Childress interested in Gilliland:

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[#07,#29,#31] team owner Richard Childress said Sunday [at Infineon Raceway] that he is among those interested in signing David Gilliland to a contract. Gilliland, currently driving without a contract for a part-time, unsponsored entry in the Busch Series, has seen his stock skyrocket since winning the June 17 Busch race at Kentucky, then getting a weak car into Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Sonoma. "He's probably the hottest young commodity out there today," said Childress, who currently fields three Cup cars and won six Cup championships with the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. "There are several teams here that will be after him, but he'd definitely be a good fit for us." Childress noted that Gilliland's good character and family background (his father Butch was also a NASCAR driver) play into the 30-year-old's favor. Childress didn't shy away from expressing his interest in Gilliland, but said the driver might be better served to get more time in the Busch Series. Gilliland has just seven career Busch starts and made his Cup debut Sunday. "I think he has all it takes to become a Cup driver, I'll put it like that," Childress said. "I think he could win races in the Cup Series. I believe if I was him, I'd run a few more Busch races (first)."(Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)(6-26-2006)
 
Atwood and Buckshot were hot at one time also, but what ever happand to them?

Maybe David can cut the mustard, but i agree with RC, he needs to run some Busch races for jumping in to a full blown cup ride.
 
yea, I agree with RC.

somebody should sign him, give him a year in busch, then bring him up. Maybe dittle Dally him in the cup series for the cookie cutters or something.
 
Some sponsor should sign that whole team. I think with the proper funding that team could be consistant winners.
 
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