Butch Gilliland

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
Born (1958-02-25) February 25, 1958
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Achievements1997 Winston West Series champion
1997 and 1999 Winston West Series Most Popular Driver
AwardsWest Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2012)
NASCAR Cup Series career
10 races run over 11 years
Best finish60th (1997)
First race1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sonoma)
Last race1999 Save Mart/Kragen 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
12 races run over 3 years
Best finish39th (1995)
First race1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race1997 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0

He is the father of former Cup Series driver David Gilliland and the grandfather of NASCAR Cup Series driver Todd Gilliland.

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.)

Winston Cup Series
NASCAR Winston Cup 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 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NWCC Pts Ref
1988 Gilliland Racing 14W Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD
DNQ		 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO
DNQ		 ATL NA - [4]
1989 24 Chevy DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO
DNQ		 ATL NA - [5]
1990 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
28		 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ		 ATL 84th 79 [6]
1991 24W Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
DNQ		 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR 78th 76 [7]
23 PHO
29		 ATL
1992 24 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
38		 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
29		 ATL 65th 125 [8]
1993 36 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
32		 CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ		 ATL 78th 67 [9]
1994 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
27		 CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL 67th 82 [10]
86W IND
DNQ		 GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
1995 Stroppe Motorsports 38 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
42		 CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 69th 37 [11]
1997 Stroppe Motorsports 38 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON
24		 TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL 60th 91 [12]
1998 Melling Racing 9 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL CLT DOV RCH MCH POC SON
24		 NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL 64th 91 [13]
1999 Gilliland Racing 38 Ford DAY CAR LVS
DNQ		 ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL
DNQ		 RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON
43		 DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL 69th 34 [14]

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR 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 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
NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NWWC Pts Ref
1987 Reno Fontana 16 Pontiac SON RSD SGP EVG POR TAC MMR
22		 RSD 41st 29 [18]
1988 Gilliland Racing 4 Chevy SON MMR
22		 19th 156 [19]
14 Buick RSD
DNQ		 SGP POR PHO
DNQ
4 EVG
28		 MMR
7
1989 24 MAD
5		 MMR
15		 RAS
16		 SON POR
9		 TCR
15		 EVG
8		 MMR
22		 SGS
9		 SON
7		 10th 1304 [20]
Chevy PHO
DNQ
1990 MMR
10		 SON
28		 SGS
10		 POR
5		 EVG
22		 RAS
4		 TCR
19		 MMR
10		 PHO
DNQ		 7th 1107 [21]
1991 Pontiac EVG
3		 MMR
4		 SGS
3		 POR
5		 EVG
11		 SSS
3		 MMR
4		 3rd 1413 [22]
29 SON
DNQ
23 PHO
29
1992 24 MMR
5		 SGS
2		 SON
38		 SHA
5		 POR
16		 EVG
6		 SSS
4		 CAJ
4		 TWS
9		 MMR
12		 PHO
29		 6th 1660 [23]
1993 Woodland Racing 88 Olds TWS
43		 8th 1416 [24]
Gilliland Racing 08 Chevy MMR
3
36 SGS
8		 SON
32		 TUS
2		 SHA
7		 EVG
10		 POR CBS SSS MMR
18		 PHO
DNQ
Olds CAJ
16		 TCR
1994 Chevy MMR
3		 TUS
9		 SON
27		 SGS
17		 YAK
3		 MMR
16		 POR IND
DNQ		 CAJ TCR LVS MMR PHO TUS 15th 885 [25]
1995 Stroppe Motorsports 38 Ford TUS
3		 MMR
4		 SON
42		 CNS
4		 MMR
7		 POR
10		 SGS
1*		 TUS
5		 AMP
6		 MAD
2		 POR
5		 LVS
10		 SON
2		 MMR
18		 PHO 3rd 2074 [26]
1996 TUS AMP MMR
6		 SON MAD
1		 POR
18		 TUS
2*		 EVG
1		 CNS
14*		 MAD
18		 MMR
2		 SON
1		 MMR
14		 PHO LVS
6		 8th 1675 [27]
1997 TUS
15		 AMP
1*		 SON
24		 TUS
2		 MMR
1		 LVS
2*		 CAL
4		 EVG
5		 POR
1*		 PPR
3		 AMP
3		 SON
1*		 MMR
9		 LVS
12		 1st 2190 [28]
1998 Hilton Racing 1 Ford TUS
1		 LVS
16		 PHO
23		 CAL
27		 HPT
22		 MMR
1		 AMP
15		 POR
2		 CAL
10		 PPR
12		 EVG
1		 SON
22*		 MMR
3		 LVS
13		 6th 1888 [29]
1999 TUS
17		 LVS
29		 PHO
8		 CAL
6		 PPR
27		 MMR
1*		 IRW
3		 EVG
17		 POR
25		 IRW
3		 RMR
1		 LVS
4		 MMR
23		 MOT
21		 10th 1821 [30]
2002 David Eshleman 01 Chevy PHO LVS CAL
11		 KAN EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS LVS 43rd 130 [31]

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

(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
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]

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