ing ▁by ▁May , ▁forcing ▁Gill il and ▁start ▁and ▁park ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁In ▁August , ▁Gill il and ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁a ▁second ▁TR G ▁car , ▁the ▁No . ▁ 7 0 , ▁at ▁Wat kins ▁Glen . ▁By ▁September ▁Lab onte ▁was ▁now ▁part - time ▁at ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁bring ▁much - ne eded ▁fund ing ▁to ▁TR G ▁in ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁ 1 2 ▁races , ▁replacing ▁Gill il and ▁who ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁run ▁full ▁races . ▁Gill il and ▁did ▁run ▁the ▁other ▁five ▁races ▁for ▁TR G ▁in ▁the ▁No . ▁ 7 1 ▁with ▁limited ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁Gill il and ▁then ▁land ed ▁a ▁ 3 - race ▁deal ▁to ▁drive ▁a ▁new ▁part - time ▁fourth ▁Joe ▁Gib bs ▁Racing ▁car , ▁the ▁No . ▁ 0 2 ▁Farm ▁Bureau ▁In sur ance - sp ons ored ▁Toy ota . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁part - time ▁r ides ▁at ▁the ▁No . ▁ 0 2 ▁and ▁the ▁No . ▁ 7 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Gill il and ▁also ▁ran ▁one ▁race ▁each ▁in ▁Cup ▁for ▁the ▁Wood ▁Brothers , ▁in ▁the ▁icon ic ▁No . ▁ 2 1 ▁Ford , ▁for ▁Rob by ▁Gordon ▁in ▁his ▁No . ▁ 7 ▁Toy ota , ▁and ▁for ▁Phoenix ▁Racing ▁in ▁the ▁No . ▁ 0 9 ▁Che vy