on ▁Cass ill ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁FR M ▁for ▁the ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁No . ▁ 3 5 . ▁However , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁race . ▁Though ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁was ▁only ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁one ▁race ▁deal , ▁Gill il and ▁and ▁Front ▁Row ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁run ▁at ▁T alla de ga ▁in ▁April . ▁Gill il and ▁qualified ▁the ▁race ▁be ating ▁Josh ▁W ise , ▁and ▁finished ▁ 1 7 th ▁after ▁running ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 3 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁la ps . ▁The ▁two ▁starts ▁in ▁the ▁No . ▁ 3 5 ▁were ▁Gill il and ’ s ▁only ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Cup ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Gill il and ▁did ▁not ▁race ▁in ▁Cup , ▁or ▁any ▁NAS C AR ▁series ▁for ▁that ▁matter . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Gill il and ▁joined ▁R icky ▁Bent on ▁Racing ▁to ▁attempt ▁the ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁No . ▁ 9 2 ▁Car Qu est ▁Auto ▁Part s - sp ons ored ▁Ford ▁F usion . ▁Gill il and , ▁who ▁had ▁run ▁for ▁R BR ▁in ▁the ▁T ruck ▁Series ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁had ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁backup ▁car ▁for ▁the ▁