Leonard N. "Butch" Gilliland (born February 25, 1958) is a former NASCAR

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and

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driver from California. He was the 1997

Winston West Series The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racin ...

champion and based on the west coast. All of his 10 Cup starts came at either

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or Phoenix International Raceway, most of them as West competitors in Cup/West combination races, and all 12 of his Truck Series starts came at various west coast tracks. He has one NASCAR top-ten, which he recorded in a Truck Series race at Saugus Speedway in

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in 1995. He retired from competitive racing in 2002. He is the father of former Cup Series driver David Gilliland and the grandfather of

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driver

Todd Gilliland Todd J. Gilliland (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 38 Ford Mustang for Front Row Motorsports. He is the son of NASCAR driver and team owner Dav ...

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.)

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ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilliland, Butch Living people 1958 births Sportspeople from Anaheim, California Racing drivers from California NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers