Bobby Gill

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Bobby Gill
Born(1959-06-25)June 25, 1959
Memphis
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Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
Statistics current as of December 30, 2012.

Bobby Gill (June 25, 1959 – October 17, 2024) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He raced for a number of years in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, earning four top-tens in 16 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

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

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. This would be Gill's final start in a major NASCAR series.

Post-NASCAR

Residing in

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]

Gill died from brain cancer on October 17, 2024, at the age of 65.[3]

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

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 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]

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.
  3. ^ Evans, Zach (October 18, 2024). "Pro Cup, Snowball Derby Champion Bobby Gill Passes Away Following Cancer Battle". Racing America. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bobby Gill – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bobby Gill – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
Achievements
Preceded by Snowball Derby Winner
1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Snowball Derby Winner
1993 		Succeeded by
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