Butch Gilliland

Butch Gilliland
Born	(1958-02-25) February 25, 1958Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Achievements	1997 NASCAR Winston West Series champion1997 and 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Most Popular Driver
Awards	West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2012)
NASCARCup Series career
10 races run over 11 years
Best finish	60th (1997)
First race	1990Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sonoma)
Last race	1999Save Mart/Kragen 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
12 races run over 3 years
Best finish	39th (1995)
First race	1995Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race	1997Carquest 420K (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series career
2 races run over 2 years
First race	1992NASCAR/ARCA Texas World Speedway Shootout (Texas World)
Last race	1993Western Auto Texas Shootout II (Texas World)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
123 races run over 14 years
Best finish	1st (1997)
First race	1987American National Bank 200 (Mesa Marin)
Last race	2002Pontiac Widetrack Grand Prix 200 (California)
First win	1995Valencia Dodge 200 (Saugus)
Last win	1999Bank One 250 (Rocky Mountain)
Wins Top tens Poles 13 75 15
Statistics up to date as of February 25, 2025.

Leonard N. "Butch" Gilliland^[1] (born February 25, 1958) is an American former NASCARWinston 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 ten 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 twelve of his Truck Series starts came at various west coast tracks.^[2] He has one NASCAR national series 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]

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	RSDDNQ	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHODNQ	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	PHODNQ	ATL						NA	-	[5]
1990				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON28	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHODNQ	ATL						84th	79	[6]
1991		24W	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SONDNQ	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR								78th	76	[7]
		23																													PHO29	ATL
1992		24		DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON38	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO29	ATL						65th	125	[8]
1993		36	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON32	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHODNQ	ATL					78th	67	[9]
1994				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON27	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL																	67th	82	[10]
		86W																				INDDNQ	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	SON42	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	SON24	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	SON24	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	LVSDNQ	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	MAR	TAL	CALDNQ	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON43	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	PHO31	TUS26	SGS7	MMR29	POR	EVG	I70	LVL	BRI	MLW	CNS	HPT13	IRP	FLM	RCH	MAR	NWS	SON	MMR	PHO							39th	501	[15]
1996	Stroppe Motorsports	14	Ford	HOM15	PHO24	POR23	EVG21	TUS25	CNS	HPT	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	I70	IRP	FLM	GLN	NSV	RCH	NHA	MAR	NWS	SON	MMR30	PHODNQ	LVSDNQ			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	LVS19	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	MMR22	RSD								41st	29	[18]
1988	Gilliland Racing	4	Chevy	SON	MMR22														19th	156	[19]
		14	Buick			RSDDNQ	SGP	POR			PHODNQ
		4							EVG28	MMR7
1989		24		MAD5	MMR15	RAS16	SON	POR9	TCR15	EVG8	MMR22	SGS9	SON7						10th	1304	[20]
			Chevy											PHODNQ
1990				MMR10	SON28	SGS10	POR5	EVG22	RAS4	TCR19	MMR10	PHODNQ							7th	1107	[21]
1991			Pontiac	EVG3	MMR4		SGS3	POR5	EVG11	SSS3	MMR4								3rd	1413	[22]
		29				SONDNQ
		23										PHO29
1992		24		MMR5	SGS2	SON38	SHA5	POR16	EVG6	SSS4	CAJ4	TWS9	MMR12	PHO29					6th	1660	[23]
1993	Woodland Racing	88	Olds	TWS43															8th	1416	[24]
	Gilliland Racing	08	Chevy		MMR3
		36				SGS8	SON32	TUS2	SHA7	EVG10	POR	CBS	SSS			MMR18	PHODNQ
			Olds											CAJ16	TCR
1994			Chevy	MMR3	TUS9	SON27	SGS17	YAK3	MMR16	POR	INDDNQ	CAJ	TCR	LVS	MMR	PHO	TUS		15th	885	[25]
1995	Stroppe Motorsports	38	Ford	TUS3	MMR4	SON42	CNS4	MMR7	POR10	SGS1*	TUS5	AMP6	MAD2	POR5	LVS10	SON2	MMR18	PHO	3rd	2074	[26]
1996				TUS	AMP	MMR6	SON	MAD1	POR18	TUS2*	EVG1	CNS14*	MAD18	MMR2	SON1	MMR14	PHO	LVS6	8th	1675	[27]
1997				TUS15	AMP1*	SON24	TUS2	MMR1	LVS2*	CAL4	EVG5	POR1*	PPR3	AMP3	SON1*	MMR9	LVS12		1st	2190	[28]
1998	Hilton Racing	1	Ford	TUS1	LVS16	PHO23	CAL27	HPT22	MMR1	AMP15	POR2	CAL10	PPR12	EVG1	SON22*	MMR3	LVS13		6th	1888	[29]
1999				TUS17	LVS29	PHO8	CAL6	PPR27	MMR1*	IRW3	EVG17	POR25	IRW3	RMR1	LVS4	MMR23	MOT21		10th	1821	[30]
2002	David Eshleman	01	Chevy	PHO	LVS	CAL11	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	TWS9	SLM	ATL	88th	-	[32]
1993	Woodland Racing	88W	Olds	DAY	FIF	TWS43	TAL	KIL	CMS	FRS	TOL	POC	MCH	FRS	POC	KIL	ISF	DSF	TOL	SLM	WIN	ATL			NA	-	[33]

References

1. {{cite U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 [database on-line] - 2020.|access-date=April 25, 2022}}
2. "Driving statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
3. 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.
4. "Butch Gilliland – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
5. "Butch Gilliland – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
6. "Butch Gilliland – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
7. "Butch Gilliland – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
8. "Butch Gilliland – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
9. "Butch Gilliland – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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11. "Butch Gilliland – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
12. "Butch Gilliland – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
13. "Butch Gilliland – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
14. "Butch Gilliland – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
15. "Butch Gilliland – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
16. "Butch Gilliland – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
17. "Butch Gilliland – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
18. "Butch Gilliland – 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
19. "Butch Gilliland – 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
20. "Butch Gilliland – 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
21. "Butch Gilliland – 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
22. "Butch Gilliland – 1991 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
23. "Butch Gilliland – 1992 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
24. "Butch Gilliland – 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
25. "Butch Gilliland – 1994 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
26. "Butch Gilliland – 1995 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
27. "Butch Gilliland – 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
28. "Butch Gilliland – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
29. "Butch Gilliland – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
30. "Butch Gilliland – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
31. "Butch Gilliland – 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
32. "Butch Gilliland – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
33. "Butch Gilliland – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

External links

• Butch Gilliland driver statistics at Racing-Reference