Bobby Gill (born June 25, 1959) is an American former

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driver. He raced for a number of years in the

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, 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

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, and was the winner of the

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's Miller 300 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in 1995.

Career

Most of Gill's starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series came in 1996, when he started off with

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. In his debut with the team, he started 15th and finished 23rd at Homestead-Miami. Then, the very next race at

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, Gill earned his first career top-10 with a ninth-place showing. He would later better that with a 7th at

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and

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and a 6th at

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. He also earned one top-10 start at

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. Curiously, after an 11th-place finish at

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, 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

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for three races in later 1996. After finishing 22nd at

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, 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

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, where he crashed to 32nd. Gill has not competed in major NASCAR since.

Post-NASCAR career

Residing in

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, Gill has carved out a successful niche in the

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developmental series where he won three straight championships from 1999 to 2001. Gill added his fourth USAR championship in 2007."New schedule, same objective for champ Gill". Myrtle Beach, SC: ''

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'', March 15, 2008. Page B1.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Bobby Living people 1959 births People from Dalton, Georgia Racing drivers from Georgia (U.S. state) NASCAR drivers CARS Tour drivers American Speed Association drivers Sportspeople from Sarasota, Florida Racing drivers from Florida