Phillip McGilton (born October 6, 1978)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver and businessman. He formed PJM Enterprises in 2002, a residential and commercial construction company that eventually grew into include automotive fabrication, and motorsports and educational ventures.

Phillip McGilton
Born (1978-10-06) October 6, 1978 (age 46)
Marion, Illinois
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 1 year
Best finish44th (2008)
First race2008 Chevy Silverado 250 (Daytona)
Last race2008 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of June 1, 2010.

Racing career

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McGilton began racing at the age of eight in dirt bikes and moved up to the Arena Cross Series. After spending time as a rodeo competitor in steer wrestling,[2] he resumed racing as a hobby in go-karts and off-road racing, before eventually moving up to stock cars. After graduating from Fast Track Driving School, he made his debut in the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Michigan International Speedway in 2006. In six starts in the No. 42 Ford, he earned a best finish of 9th at Kansas Speedway. In 2007, McGilton signed with the Brewco Motorsports driver development program in the No. 47 Ford Fusion, and finished sixth in points, runner-up to Michael McDowell for the SunTrust Rookie of the Year award. He earned eight top 10s, including a career best finish of 3rd at The Milwaukee Mile.

After the 2007 season, McGilton paid to race for Bill Davis Racing to drive the No. 22 Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the full 2008 season.[3] In four races, he earned a best finish of 10th at California Speedway and did not finish worse than 16th. After the Kroger 250 at Martinsville, he was released and replaced by Scott Speed. After his release, his businesses were shut down.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2008 Bill Davis Racing 22 Toyota DAY
12
CAL
10
ATL
16
MAR
16
KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 44th 491 [4]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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 ARSC Pts Ref
2006 Phillip McGilton 42 Ford DAY NSH
DNQ
SLM WIN MCH
34
KAN
9
KEN
40
BLN POC GTW NSH
34
MCH
DNQ
ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI
32
SLM IOW
40
64th 535 [5]
Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Chevy KEN
DNQ
TOL POC
Phillip McGilton 42 Chevy TAL
DNQ
2007 Clarence Brewer 47 Chevy DAY
9
6th 4745 [6]
Ford USA
13
NSH
17
SLM
7
KAN
18
WIN
30
KEN
8
TOL
27
IOW
4
POC
19
MCH
6
BLN
14
KEN
29
POC
30
NSH
14
ISF
10
MIL
3
GTW
11
DSF
14
CHI
26
SLM
28
TAL
21
TOL
10

References

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  1. ^ Phillip McGilton Career Statistics
  2. ^ "Southern Illinoisan from Carbondale, Illinois on September 3, 2000 · Page 9". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ Bill Davis Racing names driver for truck team
  4. ^ "Phillip McGilton – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  5. ^ "Phillip McGilton − 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "Phillip McGilton − 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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