Travis Tiller

Travis 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, where he earned two top-ten finishes with a best finish of twelfth at Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway in 1974.

Travis Branton Tiller
Born	(1937-05-15)May 15, 1937 Haysi, Virginia, U.S.
Died	November 7, 2024(2024-11-07) (aged 87)
Awards	People's Choice (Back to the Roots)
NASCAR Cup Series career
51 races run over 10 years
Best finish	12th (1974)Richmond 500 (Richmond)
First race	1974 Richmond 500 (Richmond)
Last race	1983 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of August 6, 2025.

Tiller also competed in the ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series.^[1] Tiller died on November 7, 2024, at the age of 87.^[2]

Travis was also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, enlisting in September 1954 and spending 8 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, Mountain Home, Tennessee.

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	[3]
		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	[4]
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	[5]
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	[6]
			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	[7]
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	[8]
			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	[9]
	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	[10]
1982				DAY Wth	RCH	BRI	ATL	CAR	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	POC	RSD	MCH																	51st	316	[11]
			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	[12]
			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	Finish
1976	Tiller Racing	Dodge	DNQ
1978	Tiller Racing	Dodge	Wth
1979			Wth
1982	Tiller Racing	Chevy	Wth
1983		Buick	DNQ