▁career - best ▁second - place ▁finish ▁in ▁Cup ▁at ▁Son oma ▁Race way . ▁K yle ▁Bus ch ▁won ▁the ▁race ▁with ▁Gill il and ’ s ▁old ▁spons or , ▁M & M ’ s , ▁as ▁Gill il and ▁finished ▁runner - up ▁in ▁his ▁Free Cred it Report . com - sp ons ored ▁Ford . ▁At ▁Texas ▁in ▁the ▁fall , ▁Gill il and ▁was ▁pen al ized ▁by ▁NAS C AR ▁for ▁w reck ing ▁Juan ▁Pablo ▁Mon to ya . ▁Gill il and ▁again ▁had ▁two ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁finish es ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁impro ving ▁slightly ▁to ▁ 2 7 th ▁in ▁points . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁his ▁No . ▁ 3 8 ▁S print ▁Cup ▁team ▁was ▁closed ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁spons or ship ▁and ▁his ▁points ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁Racing ▁team ▁of ▁Bobby ▁Lab onte . ▁ ▁After ▁sitting ▁out ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁without ▁a ▁ride , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁TR G ▁Mot ors ports ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁No . ▁ 7 1 ▁Toy ota , ▁with ▁spons or ships ▁from ▁Tax S layer , ▁Capital ▁Window , ▁and ▁American ▁Mon ster . ▁However , ▁the ▁season ▁proved ▁t ough ▁as ▁TR G ▁was ▁short ▁on ▁fund