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

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

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]}