- race ▁spons or ship ▁from ▁Mod space ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season . ▁Gill il and ▁nearly ▁finished ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁the ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁year , ▁but ▁a ▁late ▁red ▁flag ▁was ▁lifted ▁and ▁Gill il and ▁was ▁sh uff led ▁back ▁to ▁ 2 3 rd . ▁Gill il and ▁had ▁a ▁best ▁finish ▁of ▁ 1 3 th , ▁and ▁w ound ▁up ▁ 3 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁standing ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Gill il and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁No . ▁ 3 8 ▁Ford , ▁with ▁Love ’ s ▁Tra vel ▁St ops ▁coming ▁on ▁board ▁to ▁join ▁Long ▁John ▁Sil vers ▁on ▁the ▁car . ▁At ▁the ▁spring ▁T alla de ga ▁race , ▁Gill il and ▁pushed ▁FR M ▁team mate ▁David ▁R agan ▁to ▁victory ▁in ▁a ▁green - white - check ered ▁finish ▁that ▁saw ▁Gill il and ▁tie ▁his ▁career - best ▁finish ▁of ▁second , ▁giving ▁FR M ▁a ▁one - two ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁race , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁team ▁history ▁Gill il and ▁recorded ▁two ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁finish es ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁finishing ▁ 2 6 th ▁in ▁points , ▁the ▁best ▁Cup ▁points ▁finish ▁of ▁Gill il and ’ s ▁career . ▁ ▁Gill il and ▁returned ▁once ▁again ▁to ▁the ▁No . ▁ 3 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0