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Todd Gilliland
Gilliland at Martinsville Speedway in 2019
BornTodd J. Gilliland
(2000-05-15) May 15, 2000 (age 24)
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina
Achievements2016, 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Champion
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
71 races run over 4 years
Truck no., teamNo. 38 (Front Row Motorsports)
2020 position10th
Best finish10th (2018, 2020)
First race2017 Bar Harbor 200 (Dover)
Last race2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 36 2
Statistics current as of November 6, 2020.

Todd J. Gilliland[1] (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. The son of NASCAR driver David Gilliland, he competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 38 Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports.

Racing career

Early career

Gilliland first started driving when he was three years old; his parents purchased a pink (later repainted to black) Barbie corvette with modified pedals and an additional battery to increase its speed.[2] Afterwards, he began driving a quarter midget on a neighborhood dirt track. Two years later, he started racing competitively,[3] but stopped for two years at the decision of his father. In 2012, he won championships in the North Carolina Quarter Midget Association, USAC World Formula National Quarter Midget Championship and on the West Coast; he concluded his quarter midget career with 34 wins. The following year, he started limited late model racing, running three races. In 2014, he won his first limited late model race from the pole position at Ace Speedway.[4] Later in the year, he won his first late model race at Southern National Motorsports Park.[5]

2015–2017: First ARCA win and K&N West championships

On May 17, two days after his fifteenth birthday, Gilliland became the youngest driver to compete in the ARCA Racing Series when he made his debut at Toledo Speedway with Venturini Motorsports.[6] After leading the race weekend's practice session and qualifying fifth, he held off Tom Hessert and Josh Williams to win, becoming the youngest winner in ARCA series history.[7]

On November 12, Gilliland ran his first race in the K&N Pro Series West for Frontline Enterprises and Bill McAnally Racing[8] at Phoenix International Raceway, taking the lead with five laps to go after J. J. Haley's tire went down and defeated William Byron on the green–white–checker finish to win.[9] The win made Gilliland the youngest race winner in track history.[10] In postrace inspection, Gilliland's car was found to have the lubrication oil reservoir tank cover bolted improperly. As a result, his team received a P5 penalty (the second-worst in NASCAR) and was docked thirty points, although Gilliland was allowed to keep the victory.[9] On January 29, 2016, Gilliland joined Kyle Busch Motorsports' Super Late Model team.[11]

Gilliland's No. 16 at Sonoma Raceway in 2017

On February 4, 2016, McAnally announced that Gilliland would compete full-time in the series, driving the No. 16 Toyota Camry.[12] Gilliland also made a start in the K&N Pro Series East at New Smyrna Speedway. After winning the pole,[13] he won the race in controversial fashion, as Ronnie Bassett Jr. was originally declared the winner since the flagman failed to wave the white flag in time after lap 150 and unintentionally extended the race by a lap.[14] The race was subsequently declared official after 150 laps.[13] On March 19, 2016, Gilliland went on to win his second Pro Series West race and his third Pro Touring series race at Irwindale Speedway.[15] After winning at Kern County Raceway Park, the victory marked his fourth K&N Series win in four starts, tying the record set by Dan Gurney 50 years earlier.[16] In May, he was named a member of the 2016–17 NASCAR Next program.[17] Gilliland clinched the Pro Series West championship on October 15.[18]

In December 2016, Gilliland signed with Kyle Busch Motorsports to run four Camping World Truck Series races in the No. 51 Toyota Tundra in 2017.[19] In May 2017, KBM announced plans for Gilliland to make his Truck Series debut at Dover International Speedway in the No. 46 truck, followed by stints in the No. 51 at Gateway Motorsports Park, Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and New Hampshire Motor Speedway before returning to the No. 46 at Martinsville Speedway. On November 4, Gilliland won the Pro Series West championship for the second consecutive season.[20] For his final Truck race of the year, he would drive the No. 51 at Phoenix International Raceway.[21]

2018–present: Truck Series full-time

Gilliland with his KBM teammates Harrison Burton and Noah Gragson at Dover in May 2018
Gilliland made an East Series start at Dover in October 2018
Gilliland's No. 4 for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Martinsville in October 2018
Gilliland's No. 38 for Front Row Motorsports at Pocono in 2020

On January 17, 2018, KBM announced that Gilliland would compete for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year in 2018, driving the No. 4 Toyota Tundra beginning at Martinsville Speedway, and most of the races following that.[22] The series did grant Gilliland a waiver to become eligible for the NASCAR playoffs with a win, as drivers usually have to start every race to make the playoffs.[23] Gilliland started the 2018 season by holding off Harrison Burton to win the K&N Pro Series East season opener at New Smyrna Speedway, leading the most laps and winning on a last lap pass.[24] He also won the second K&N East race of the season, triumphing at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 20th overall win in K&N Pro Series competition, also having won races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.[25]

On October 25, 2019, Gilliland won his first career Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway.[26]

On January 13, 2020, Front Row Motorsports announced that Gilliland would drive the newly-opened No. 38 Ford F-150 for the full 2020 Truck season.[27] Gilliland recorded ten top-ten finishes and four top fives to qualify for the playoffs.[28]

Gilliland returned to the No. 38 in 2021.[28]

Personal life

Gilliland's father David competed in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. His grandfather Butch, the 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series champion,[29] formerly competed in the Cup and Truck Series.[30]

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2017 Kyle Busch Motorsports 46 Toyota DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV
20 		TEX MAR
5 		TEX 27th 178 [31]
51 GTW
21 		IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP
11 		CHI NHA
3 		LVS TAL PHO
7 		HOM
2018 4 DAY ATL LVS MAR
14 		DOV
10 		KAN CLT
10 		TEX
6* 		IOW
29 		GTW
2 		CHI
16 		KEN
7 		ELD
22 		POC
7 		MCH
5 		BRI
5 		MSP
11 		LVS
27 		TAL
20 		MAR
12 		TEX
4* 		PHO
17 		HOM
13 		10th 590 [32]
2019 DAY
19 		ATL
9 		LVS
7 		MAR
15 		TEX
14 		DOV
15 		KAN
3 		CLT
7 		TEX
27 		IOW
10 		GTW
2 		CHI
6 		KEN
17 		POC
7 		ELD
5 		MCH
24 		BRI
9 		MSP
18 		LVS
5 		TAL
2 		MAR
1 		PHO
14 		HOM
8 		11th 723 [33]
2020 Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford DAY
16 		LVS
7 		CLT
37 		ATL
4 		HOM
6 		POC
4 		KEN
10 		TEX
27 		KAN
10 		KAN
20 		MCH
5 		DAY
33 		DOV
4 		GTW
24* 		DAR
7 		RCH
17 		BRI
14 		LVS
13 		TAL
28 		KAN
13 		TEX
31 		MAR
32 		PHO
9 		10th 2141 [34]
2021 DAY DAY LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW MSP BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2016 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Toyota NSM
1* 		MOB GRE BRI
9 		VIR DOM STA
5 		COL
7 		NHA
2 		IOW GLN GRE NJM DOV 20th 202 [35]
2017 NSM
9 		GRE
3 		BRI
8 		SBO
3 		SBO
2 		MEM
8 		BLN
1 		THO
2* 		NHA
1* 		IOW
1* 		GLN
2 		LGY
1 		NJM
2 		DOV
13 		2nd 585 [36]
2018 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota NSM
1* 		DOV
14 		22nd 127 [37]
98 BRI
1* 		LGY SBO SBO MEM NJM THO NHA IOW GLN GTW NHA
2019 Bill McAnally Racing 19 Toyota NSM BRI SBO SBO MEM
8 		NHA IOW GLN BRI GTW NHA 23rd 77 [38]
DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota DOV
3

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2015 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL
1 		NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW
9 		IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 53rd 420 [39]
2018 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT
4* 		POC MCH MAD GTW CHI
3 		IOW ELK POC
6 		ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN
22 		25th 830 [40]
2019 4 DAY
2 		FIF SLM TAL
1 		NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW 28th 595 [41]
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota POC
2* 		ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSWC Pts Ref
2015 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Toyota KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA SON SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO
1 		70th 17 [42]
2016 IRW
1 		KCR
1* 		TUS
2 		OSS
4 		CNS
2 		SON
24 		SLS
1 		IOW
1* 		EVG
1* 		DCS
6* 		UMC
2 		UMC
2 		MER
1 		AAS
8 		1st 594 [43]
2017 TUS
2 		KCR
1 		IRW
1* 		IRW
1* 		SPO
1* 		OSS
6 		CNS
3* 		SON
6 		IOW
1* 		EVG
8 		DCS
1 		MER
2* 		AAS
2 		KCR
2 		1st 610 [44]
2020 DGR-Crosley 54 Ford LVS UMC UMC IRW EVG DCS CNS LVS AAS KCR PHO
4 		21st 90 [45]

* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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