NASCAR driver Austin Dillon and wife Whitney Dillon’s relationship timeline

A champion-worthy love! NASCAR driver Austin Dillon found love at Whitney Dillon (née Ward) — which has only continued to grow over the years.

“I think center [our relationship] off of God is in the first place,” the driver told exclusively Us weekly in June 2022.”[We] both have a relationship with God and [also] knowing that Whitney constantly reminds me ‘put the phone down, it’s time for family now’ [because] I mean, I’m constantly racing or our PBR [professional bull riding] team.”

He continued, “So when we sit down to have time for each other, we really worked on that and just worked together and pushed each other in our careers and what we love to do. And, you know, ever since we’ve had [our son] Ace, we’ve really set our sights on him.’

The North Carolina native and Whitney first hooked up in 2015, almost a year before they got engaged.

“I actually went back for an exhibition race at Boyd’s when Whitney and I were talking, and her dad came with her brother to see me race, and we had a really good night there,” Austin recalled during an April interview 2022 on Chattanooga, Tennessee’s WDEF News 12. “That’s the night I set the fast time. I took her brother and him for a spin around the track, and that’s when I felt like I was cooped up in the family. … When I spoke into the mike that night, I said, ‘Yeah, I’m dating a girl from Soddy.’ Everyone cheered. It was awesome.”

As the couple’s romance continued to flare, the former Tennessee Titans cheerleader remained a staunch supporter of her husband’s career.

“I always get nervous [watching him compete]. I’m just a person with a lot of energy,” Whitney admitted Us in June 2022 ahead of the pair’s premiere Austin Dillons live in the fast lane reality TV series. “My emotions are always at about 50,000. So yes, I always get nervous and very excited. It’s an exciting sport and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.”

The pair eventually expanded their brood when their first child, son Ace RC Dillon, was born in June 2020.

“I would love it if Ace was a racing driver and took on the three and really carried on the family legacy [because] that’s what it’s all about. RCR is all about family,” said the boutique owner Usreferring to Richard Childress Racing, founded by her husband’s grandfather, Richard Kindes.

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