Leonard N. "Butch" Gilliland [1] (born February 25, 1958) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series driver from California.[2] He was the 1997 Winston West Series champion and based on the west coast.[2] All of his 10 Cup starts came at either Sears Point Raceway 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.[2] He has one NASCAR top-ten, which he recorded in a Truck Series race at Saugus Speedway in Santa Clarita, California in 1995.[2] He retired from competitive racing in 2002.[3]
Butch Gilliland | |||||||
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Born | Albuquerque, New Mexico | February 25, 1958||||||
Achievements | 1997 Winston West Series champion 1997 and 1999 Winston West Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
Awards | West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2012) | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
10 races run over 11 years | |||||||
Best finish | 60th (1997) | ||||||
First race | 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sonoma) | ||||||
Last race | 1999 Save Mart/Kragen 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
12 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 39th (1995) | ||||||
First race | 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 1997 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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He is the father of former Cup Series driver David Gilliland and the grandfather of NASCAR Cup Series driver Todd Gilliland.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
editCraftsman Truck Series
editNASCAR Craftsman 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 | 25 | 26 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||
1995 | Ultra Motorsports | 06 | Ford | PHO 31 |
TUS 26 |
SGS 7 |
MMR 29 |
POR | EVG | I70 | LVL | BRI | MLW | CNS | HPT 13 |
IRP | FLM | RCH | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | 39th | 501 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Stroppe Motorsports | 14 | Ford | HOM 15 |
PHO 24 |
POR 23 |
EVG 21 |
TUS 25 |
CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR 30 |
PHO DNQ |
LVS DNQ |
40th | 611 | [16] | ||||||||||||||
1997 | Doran Racing | 71 | Chevy | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS 19 |
104th | 106 | [17] |
Winston West Series
editARCA Hooters SuperCar Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Hooters SuperCar 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 | AHSCSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
1992 | Gilliland Racing | 24W | Pontiac | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS 9 |
SLM | ATL | 88th | - | [32] | |||||||||||||||||
1993 | Woodland Racing | 88W | Olds | DAY | FIF | TWS 43 |
TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | FRS | POC | KIL | ISF | DSF | TOL | SLM | WIN | ATL | NA | - | [33] |
References
edit- ^ {{cite U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 [database on-line] - 2020.|access-date=April 25, 2022}}
- ^ a b c d "Driving statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ Brewster, Louis (July 16, 2014). "Irwindale Speedway: Butch Gilliland, David Gilliland, Todd Gilliland to compete in three-generation race". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1991 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1992 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1994 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1995 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Butch Gilliland – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
External links
edit- Butch Gilliland driver statistics at Racing-Reference