▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁limited ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Auto Zone ▁West ▁Series . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Gill il and ▁won ▁five ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁Auto Zone ▁El ite ▁Division , ▁South west ▁Series , ▁in ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 1 ▁Cent rif ug al ▁Techn ologies - sp ons ored ▁Che v ro let . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁five ▁Top ▁ 5 ’ s ▁and ▁eight ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ’ s ▁and ▁a ▁sixth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁points . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Gill il and ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁full ▁schedule ▁in ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁Auto Zone ▁El ite ▁Division , ▁South west ▁Series , ▁in ▁the ▁No . ▁ 8 8 ▁Che v ro let ▁for ▁MR G ▁Mot ors ports ▁and ▁all ▁non - conf lic ting ▁NAS C AR ▁Grand ▁National ▁Division , ▁West ▁Series ▁( now ▁Auto Zone ▁West ), ▁races . ▁He ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁Auto Zone ▁West ▁win ▁at ▁M esa ▁Mar in ▁Race way . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁named ▁NAS C AR ▁Grand ▁National ▁Division , ▁West ▁Series ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁two ▁vict ories ▁in ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁Auto Zone ▁El ite ▁Division , ▁South west ▁Series . ▁ ▁National ▁series ▁Gill il and ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁attempt ▁at ▁a ▁major ▁NAS C AR ▁race ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as