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| Bobby Gill | |||||||
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| Born | (1959-06-25)June 25, 1959 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | October 17, 2024(2024-10-17) (aged 65) | ||||||
| Achievements | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007USAR Hooters Pro Cup Champion 1993, 1997Snowball Derby Winner 1994 All American 400 Winner | ||||||
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 16 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 21st (1996) | ||||||
| First race | 1996Florida Dodge Dealers 400 (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last race | 2000Quaker State 200 (Memphis) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of December 30, 2012. | |||||||
Bobby Gill (June 25, 1959 – October 17, 2024) was an American professionalstock car racing driver. He raced for a number of years in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, earning four top-tens in 16 starts.
Prior to racing in NASCAR's national touring series, he found success in NASCAR'sAll-Pro Series, and was the winner of theASA's Miller 300 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in 1995.[1]
Most of Gill's starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series came in 1996, when he started off withSpears Motorsports. In his debut with the team, he started 15th and finished 23rd atHomestead-Miami. Then, the very next race atPhoenix, Gill earned his first career top-10 with a ninth-place showing. He would later better that with a 7th atTucson andBristol and a 6th atMilwaukee. He also earned one top-10 start atColorado. After an 11th-place finish atLouisville, 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 joiningBilly Ballew Motorsports for three races in later 1996. After finishing 22nd atNashville, 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 atMemphis, where he crashed to 32nd. This would be Gill's final start in a major NASCAR series.
Residing inDalton, Georgia, Gill carved out a successful niche in theUSAR Hooters Pro Cup developmental series where he won three straight championships from 1999 to 2001. Gill added his fourth USAR championship in 2007.[2]
Gill died from brain cancer on October 17, 2024, at the age of 65.[3]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARCraftsman 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 | Ref | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [5] | ||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Snowball Derby Winner 1997 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Snowball Derby Winner 1993 | Succeeded by |
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