"I'm not making no money" - NASCAR drivers including Austin Hill and Ryan Blaney react to hot chocolate sales pitch in summer heat challenge

NASCAR on NBC tested NASCAR drivers' salesmanship in a recent video on Instagram. Cup Series drivers Austin Hill, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, and a few others took part in the fun challenge where they were asked to sell hot chocolate on a hot summer day.

Hill, who competes in the Xfinity Series and part-time in the Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing, had a simple response while Blaney chose to offer ice cream.

"I'm not making no money," Hill said.

"I would offer 'em ice cream with the hot chocolate. I would also buy ice cream cones. Or, I'd just be like 'Buy this. It's free, have it,'" Blaney said.

23XI's Tyler Reddick had a funny and creative idea as he said:

"Yeah, there's a deadly disease, if you don't eat hot chocolate, you'll die"

The reigning Cup champion Logano had a compelling sell:

"The great thing about being on the beach with a hot chocolate, it will never get cold. You can leave it out in the sun. If you like chocolate, I mean, your chocolate's gonna melt anyways. Why not get one that's prepped that way"

AJ Allmendinger, William Byron, and Noah Gragson also gave fun answers.

"Okay, so we're out here on the beach, it's nice and relaxing. I get it, it's a little warm but at the end of the day what really helps you, just completely relax and become one with the beach. A nice cup of hot chocolate," Allmendinger said.

"It tastes good. It's chocolatey," Byron stated.

"I can sell snow to an Eskimo, man. I'll be good," Gragson said.

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Richard Childress Racing to add a part-time car in NASCAR Cup Series next year

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) recently announced its plans to add a part-time third car to its NASCAR Cup Series team in 2025. The team's two full-time cars failed to qualify for the playoffs this year.

The car's driver is not known yet but Andy Street, who worked as Austin Hill's crew chief in the Xfinity Series, will lead the third car. RCR owner Richard Childress believes Street's experience will help the team grow.

"Andy Street brings a wealth of knowledge to our NASCAR Cup Series program as we continue to evaluate ways to build a deeper bench and promote from within. This move gives Andy the chance to gain NextGen experience and have a bigger opportunity on the Cup side while contributing to our Xfinity Series program and working with our alliance partners,” Childress said in a press release.

Chad Haney will take over as Austin Hill’s crew chief in the Xfinity Series.