Travis Tiller

Travis Branton Tiller (May 15, 1937 – November 7, 2024) was an American professional stock car racing driver who had previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, with his best finish of twelfth occurring at Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway in 1974.

Tiller also competed in the ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series. Tiller died on November 7, 2024, at the age of 87.

Tiller was also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, enlisting in September 1954 and spending eight years as a "Flying Leatherneck." He was an Aviation Machinist Mate and Crew Chief on an R4Q "Flying Boxcar" at MCAS Cherry Point, and then Plane Captain for the Aircraft Engineering Squadron (AES) of A4 Skyhawk aircraft and HMX-1 Helicopters at MCAS Quantico. While stationed at Quantico, he was also a Middle Weight boxer on the Quantico Boxing Team. During his service, he was awarded 2 Good Conduct and National Defense Service Medals (Korea and Vietnam). His remains are interred at Mountain Home National Cemetery in Mountain Home, Tennessee.[citation needed]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold- Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics- Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *– Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1974	Tiller Racing	46	Dodge	RSD	DAY	RCH 18	CAR	BRI 19	ATL 35	DAR DNQ	NWS	MAR 20	TAL 35	NSV		CLT 26	RSD	MCH 29	DAY	BRI	NSV	ATL	POC 24	TAL 38	MCH 17	DAR	RCH 12	DOV 36	NWS 16	MAR DNQ	CLT	CAR	ONT		34th	146.44
45		DOV 23
1975	46	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR 16	BRI 21	ATL	NWS 21	DAR	MAR 24	TAL 23	NSV 26	DOV 24	CLT 30	RSD	MCH 23	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	DAR	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	RCH	CAR	BRI 28	ATL	ONT		36th	922
1976	RSD	DAY DNQ	CAR 18	RCH 17	BRI 18	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR 26	TAL	NSV	DOV 23	CLT	RSD	MCH 22	DAY	NSV	POC 33	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH 28	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR 32	ATL	ONT DNQ		37th	816
1977	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	NWS	DAR	BRI	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI 21	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR 29	NWS	CLT		ONT DNQ		62nd	243
Chevy		CAR 32	ATL
1978	Dodge	RSD	DAY Wth	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	NSV	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT		N/A	0
1979	RSD	DAY Wth	CAR	RCH	ATL	NWS	BRI	DAR 36	MAR	TAL 40	NSV	DOV	CLT 35	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY 36	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS		61st	229
Buick		CAR 34	ATL	ONT
1980	Warren Racing	79	Dodge	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI 28	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV		65th	237
Tiller Racing	46	Olds		POC 40	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV 26	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR	ATL 30	ONT
1981	Chevy	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT DNQ	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL 32	RSD	102nd	64
1982	DAY Wth	RCH	BRI	ATL	CAR	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	POC	RSD	MCH		51st	316
Buick		DAY 26	NSV	POC	TAL 28	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT 40	MAR	CAR	ATL 18	RSD
1983	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR 15	NWS	MAR		73rd	164
Chevy		TAL DNQ	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL 39	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	ATL DNQ	RSD

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start
1976	Tiller Racing	Dodge	DNQ
1978	Tiller Racing	Dodge	Wth
1979	Wth
1982	Tiller Racing	Chevy	Wth
1983	Buick	DNQ

External links

driver statistics at Racing-Reference