Bobby Gill
| Bobby Gill | |||||||
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| Born |
June 25, 1959 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements |
1999, 2000, 2001, 2007 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Champion 1993, 1997 Snowball Derby Winner 1994 All American 400 Winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 16 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 21st (1996) | ||||||
| First race | 1996 Florida Dodge Dealers 400 (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last race | 2000 Quaker State 200 (Memphis) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of December 30, 2012. | |||||||
Bobby Gill (born June 25, 1959 in Sarasota, Florida) is a former NASCAR driver. He raced for a number of years in the Craftsman Truck Series, earning four top-tens in sixteen starts.
Pre-NASCAR Career
Prior to racing in NASCAR's national touring series, he found success in NASCAR's All-Pro Series, and was the winner of the ASA's Miller 300 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in 1995.[1]
Career
Most of Gill's starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series came in 1996, when he started off with Spears Motorsports. In his debut with the team, he started 15th and finished 23rd at Homestead-Miami. Then, the very next race at Phoenix, Gill earned his first career top-10 with a ninth-place showing. He would later better that with a 7th at Tucson and Bristol and a 6th at Milwaukee. He also earned one top-10 start at Colorado. Curiously, after an 11th-place finish at Louisville, Gill was released from the team for unspecified reasons. He was running 11th in the points at the time, just thirty points out of tenth.
Gill recovered by joining Billy Ballew Motorsports for three races in later 1996. After finishing 22nd at Nashville, Gill closed out the year with a pair of 11ths, allowing him to finish 21st in points, despite missing ten races during the year.
Gill returned to the series for two starts in 2000. He started 7th in his season debut at Milwaukee before finishing 34th due to a rear end gear failure. He did not fare much better at Memphis, where he crashed to 32nd. Gill has not competed in major NASCAR since.
Post-NASCAR career
Residing in Dalton, Georgia, Gill has carved out a successful niche in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup developmental series where he won three straight championships from 1999 to 2001. Gill added his fourth USAR championship in 2007.[2]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | NCTC | Pts | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Spears Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | HOM 23 |
PHO 9 |
POR 20 |
EVG 26 |
TUS 7 |
CNS 11 |
HPT 15 |
BRI 7 |
NZH 18 |
MLW 6 |
LVL 11 |
I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | 21st | 1818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Ballew Motorsports | 15 | Ford | NSV 22 |
RCH | NHA 11 |
MAR 11 |
NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Billy Ballew Motorsports | 15 | Ford | DAY | HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR 34 |
PIR | GTY | MEM 32 |
PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP | NSV DNQ |
CIC | RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL | 107th | 66 | |||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Bobby Gill's Racing Career - ultimateracinghistory.com
- ↑ "New schedule, same objective for champ Gill". Myrtle Beach, SC: The Sun News, March 15, 2008. Page B1.
External links
- Official website
- Bobby Gill driver statistics at Racing-Reference
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rich Bickle |
Snowball Derby Winner 1997 |
Succeeded by Rich Bickle |
| Preceded by Gary St. Amant |
Snowball Derby Winner 1993 |
Succeeded by Tammy Jo Kirk |