Bobby Gill

Bobby Gill (born June 25, 1959) is an American former stock car racing driver. He raced for a number of years in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, earning four top-tens in 16 starts.

Bobby Gill
Born (1959-06-25) June 25, 1959
Sarasota, Florida
Achievements1999, 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 finish21st (1996)
First race1996 Florida Dodge Dealers 400 (Homestead)
Last race2000 Quaker State 200 (Memphis)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
Statistics current as of December 30, 2012.

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
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

  1. Bobby Gill's Racing Career - ultimateracinghistory.com
  2. "New schedule, same objective for champ Gill". Myrtle Beach, SC: The Sun News, March 15, 2008. Page B1.
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
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