▁ment ored ▁by ▁former ▁S print ▁Cup ▁race ▁winner ▁Jerry ▁N ade au . ▁Gill il and , ▁however , ▁strugg led ▁to ▁finish ▁races , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁best ▁result ▁of ▁ 2 9 th ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁four ▁starts ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁However , ▁in ▁his ▁next ▁out ing , ▁Gill il and ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁Bus ch ▁Series ▁win ▁at ▁Kentucky ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 7 . ▁Gill il and ▁drove ▁the ▁No . ▁ 8 4 ▁H ype ▁Man ufact uring ▁Che v ro let ▁to ▁victory , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁driver ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Bus ch ▁race ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁also ▁running ▁a ▁full - time ▁Next el ▁Cup ▁schedule . ▁F X ▁television ▁announ cer ▁Herm ie ▁Sad ler ▁called ▁the ▁victory ▁" the ▁biggest ▁ups et ▁in ▁Bus ch ▁Series ▁history ". ▁ ▁Mon ster ▁Energy ▁Cup ▁Series ▁ ▁Gill il and ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁attempt ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁Cup ▁race ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁at ▁Inf ine on ▁Race way ▁in ▁Son oma , ▁California , ▁in ▁the ▁No . ▁ 7 2 ▁Dutch ▁Qu ality ▁Stone - sp ons ored ▁Che vy ▁for ▁C J M ▁Racing , ▁qual ifying ▁ 3 1 st , ▁and ▁finishing ▁ 3 2 nd . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Gill il and ▁replaced ▁Elli ott ▁Sad ler ▁as ▁the ▁driver ▁of ▁the ▁M & M s / M ars - sp ons