▁ 3 5 0 ▁in ▁the ▁C raft s man ▁T ruck ▁Series , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify . ▁He ▁announced ▁that ▁Clay ▁Andrew s ▁Racing ▁would ▁form ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 5 . ▁Gill il and ▁made ▁his ▁Bus ch ▁Series ▁debut ▁at ▁Phoenix , ▁qual ifying ▁ 2 8 th . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁an ▁early ▁crash ▁and ▁finished ▁ 4 3 rd . ▁Gill il and ▁made ▁the ▁other ▁Phoenix ▁race ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁but ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁result . ▁He ▁was ▁ 4 3 rd ▁after ▁ign ition ▁troubles . ▁Also , ▁he ▁ran ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 5 ▁Billy ▁B alle w ▁Mot ors ports ▁Che vy ▁at ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁in ▁the ▁C raft s man ▁T ruck ▁Series ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 2 nd - place ▁finish . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Gill il and ▁rac ed ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁National ▁Division ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Toy ota ▁All - Star ▁Show down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁when ▁apparent ▁winner ▁Mike ▁O ls en ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁for ▁light ▁whe els ▁wider ▁than ▁reg ulation . ▁The ▁win ▁brought ▁Gill il and ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Bus ch ▁and ▁Cup ▁series ▁team ▁own ers . ▁ ▁Gill il and ▁began ▁running ▁the ▁No . ▁ 8 4 ▁Clay ▁Andrew s ▁Che vy ▁part - time ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁was