Todd Gilliland

Todd Gilliland
Gilliland at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
Born	Todd Jeremey Gilliland (2000-05-15) May 15, 2000 (age 23) Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements	2016, 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Champion 2016 Idaho 208 Winner Winner of the first ever CARS Late Model Stock Tour race (Southern National, 2015) Youngest ARCA Menards Series race winner (15 years, 2 days)
NASCAR Cup Series career
73 races run over 2 years
Car no., team	No. 38 (Front Row Motorsports)
2023 position	28th
Best finish	28th (2022, 2023)
First race	2022 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race	2024 Toyota Owners 400 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
94 races run over 6 years
2022 position	89th
Best finish	7th (2021)
First race	2017 Bar Harbor 200 (Dover)
Last race	2022 Clean Harbors 150 (Knoxville)
First win	2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 (Martinsville)
Last win	2022 Clean Harbors 150 (Knoxville)
Wins Top tens Poles 3 53 2
ARCA Menards Series career
9 races run over 3 years
Best finish	25th (2018)
First race	2015 Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care (Toledo)
Last race	2019 FORTS USA 150 (Pocono)
First win	2015 Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care (Toledo)
Last win	2019 General Tire 200 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 8 2
ARCA Menards Series East career
24 races run over 4 years
Best finish	2nd (2017)
First race	2016 Jet Tools 150 (New Smyrna)
Last race	2019 General Tire 125 (Dover)
First win	2016 Jet Tools 150 (New Smyrna)
Last win	2018 Zombie Auto 150 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 7 22 2
ARCA Menards Series West career
30 races run over 4 years
Best finish	1st (2016, 2017)
First race	2015 Casino Arizona 100 (Phoenix)
Last race	2020 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
First win	2015 Casino Arizona 100 (Phoenix)
Last win	2017 Clint Newell Toyota 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts (Douglas County)
Wins Top tens Poles 13 28 12
Statistics current as of November 5, 2023.

Todd Jeremey Gilliland^[1] (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 38 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports.^[2] He is the son of NASCAR driver and team owner David Gilliland.

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.^[3] Afterwards, he began driving a quarter midget on a neighborhood dirt track. Two years later, he started racing competitively,^[4] 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.^[5] Later in the year, he won his first late model race at Southern National Motorsports Park.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8]

On November 12, Gilliland ran his first race in the K&N Pro Series West for Frontline Enterprises and Bill McAnally Racing^[9] 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.^[10] The win made Gilliland the youngest race winner in track history.^[11] 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.^[10] On January 29, 2016, Gilliland joined Kyle Busch Motorsports' Super Late Model team.^[12]

On February 4, 2016, McAnally announced that Gilliland would compete full-time in the series, driving the No. 16 Toyota Camry.^[13] Gilliland also made a start in the K&N Pro Series East at New Smyrna Speedway. After winning the pole,^[14] 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.^[15] The race was subsequently declared official after 150 laps.^[14] 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.^[16] 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.^[17] In May, he was named a member of the 2016–17 NASCAR Next program.^[18] Gilliland clinched the Pro Series West championship on October 15.^[19]

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.^[20] 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.^[21] For his final Truck race of the year, he would drive the No. 51 at Phoenix International Raceway.^[22]

2018–2021: Truck Series full-time

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.^[23] 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.^[24] 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.^[25] 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.^[26]

On October 25, 2019, Gilliland won his first career Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway.^[27]

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.^[28] Gilliland recorded ten top-ten finishes and four top fives to qualify for the playoffs.^[29]

Gilliland returned to the No. 38 in 2021.^[29] Todd Gilliland won his second career Truck series at Circuit of the Americas, his first win for Front Row Motorsports.^[30] With his win at COTA, Gilliland qualified for the playoffs and was eliminated after the Round of 10.

2022–present: Move to Cup Series

On November 30, 2021, Front Row Motorsports announced that Gilliland would bypass the Xfinity Series to drive Front Rows No. 38 Cup Series ride and compete for NASCAR Rookie of the Year.^[31] His first Cup Series race was at the 2022 Daytona 500. Gilliland started 29th and finished 33rd after being eliminated in an incident on lap 190.^[32] On December 15, 2022, Gilliland returned to the No. 38 car for his second full-time in the Cup Series with new crew chief Ryan Bergenty. However, on February 7, Gilliland was demoted to a part-time ride since Zane Smith will be in the No. 38 car for six races.^[33] Gilliland however was able to sign a deal with Rick Ware Racing for five races; one in the No. 15 and four in the No. 51. On March 2, Front Row Motorsports announced that Gilliland will race at Talladega in the No. 36 to complete his full season.^[34] He ended up finishing the season 28th in points, scoring four top tens with a best finish of eighth.

On August 9, it was announced that Gilliland would return to Front Row Motorsports in the No. 38 in 2024, which would mark his third season in the NASCAR Cup Series.^[35]

Gilliland's early season performances showed improvement to the previous two years, as he led a then career-high 16 laps at the Daytona 500 prior to being collected in a late-race incident, before surpassing that stat by leading the most laps at Atlanta with 58, though he would fall out of win contention late on with a broken toe link.^[36][37]

Personal life

Gilliland's father David formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. His grandfather Butch, the 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series champion,^[38] formerly competed in the Cup and Truck Series.^[39]

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.)

Cup Series

NASCAR 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	32	33	34	35	36	NCSC	Pts	Ref
2022	Front Row Motorsports	38	Ford	DAY 33	CAL 20	LVS 23	PHO 19	ATL 27	COA 16	RCH 25	MAR 30	BRD 17	TAL 27	DOV 28	DAR 15	KAN 25	CLT 16	GTW 22	SON 24	NSH 24	ROA 25	ATL 17	NHA 25	POC 25	IRC 4	MCH 27	RCH 27	GLN 38	DAY 23	DAR 28	KAN 23	BRI 18	TEX 28	TAL 7	ROV 30	LVS 25	HOM 31	MAR 13	PHO 29	28th	531	[40]
2023				DAY 27	CAL 17	LVS 31		ATL 15	COA 10	RCH 15	BRD 8	MAR 25		DOV 25	KAN 24	DAR 11		GTW 15		NSH 35	CSC 19	ATL 16	NHA 21	POC 15	RCH 25	MCH 29	IRC 37	GLN 11	DAY 32	DAR 26	KAN 25	BRI 16		TAL 12		LVS 27	HOM 25	MAR 10	PHO 30	28th	554	[41]
		36											TAL 10
	Rick Ware Racing	15	Ford				PHO 32
		51															CLT 33		SON 24														TEX 35		ROV 23
2024	Front Row Motorsports	38	Ford	DAY 35	ATL 26*	LVS 24	PHO 17	BRI 26	COA 26	RCH 21	MAR	TEX	TAL	DOV	KAN	DAR	CLT	GTW	SON	IOW	NHA	NSH	CSC	POC	IND	RCH	MCH	DAY	DAR	ATL	GLN	BRI	KAN	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	-*	-*	[42]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
2022	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	29	33
2023			14	27
2024			31	35

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	[43]
		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	[44]
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	[45]
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	DRC 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	[46]
2021				DAY 31	DRC 4	LVS 13	ATL 17	BRD 4	RCH 6	KAN 6	DAR 15	COA 1	CLT 5	TEX 7	NSH 2	POC 7	KNX 4	GLN 4	GTW 29	DAR 4	BRI 10	LVS 5*	TAL 3*	MAR 25*	PHO 8		7th	2262	[47]
2022	David Gilliland Racing	17	Ford	DAY	LVS	ATL	COA	MAR	BRD	DAR	KAN	TEX	CLT	GTW	SON	KNX 1	NSH	MOH	POC	IRP	RCH	KAN	BRI	TAL	HOM	PHO	89th	01	[48]

^* Season in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

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	[49]
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	[50]
2018	DGR-Crosley	54	Toyota	NSM 1*													DOV 14	22nd	127	[51]
		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	[52]
	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	[53]
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	[54]
2019		4		DAY 2	FIF	SLM	TAL 1	NSH	TOL	CLT	POC	MCH	MAD	GTW	CHI	ELK	IOW							28th	595	[55]
	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	[56]
2016				IRW 1	KCR 1*	TUS 2	OSS 4	CNS 2	SON 24	SLS 1	IOW 1*	EVG 1*	DCS 6*	MMP 2	MMP 2	MER 1	AAS 8	1st	594	[57]
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	[58]
2020	DGR-Crosley	54	Ford	LVS	MMP	MMP	IRW	EVG	DCS	CNS	LVS	AAS	KCR	PHO 4				21st	90	[59]

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