Todd Gilliland

Todd Jeremey Gilliland (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 34 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports. He is the son of NASCAR driver and Tricon Garage 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. Afterwards, he began driving a quarter midget on a neighborhood dirt track. Two years later, he started racing competitively, 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. Later in the year, he won his first late model race at Southern National Motorsports Park.

ARCA (2015–2017) ARCA Menards Series (2015) 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. 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.

ARCA Menards Series East (2018) 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. He also won the second K&N East race of the season, triumphing at Bristol Motor Speedway for his twentieth overall win in K&N Pro Series competition, also having won races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.

ARCA Menards Series West (2015–2017) 2015 On November 12, 2015, Gilliland ran his first race in the K&N Pro Series West for Frontline Enterprises and Bill McAnally Racing 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. In post-race 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. On January 29, 2016, Gilliland joined Kyle Busch Motorsports' Super Late Model team.

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

2017 On November 4 2017, Gilliland won the Pro Series West championship for the second consecutive season.

NASCAR (2017–present) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (2017–2021) 2017 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. 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. For his final Truck race of the year, he would drive the No. 51 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Gilliland's No. 4 for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Martinsville in October 2018

2018 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. 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.

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

Gilliland's No. 38 for Front Row Motorsports at Pocono in 2020

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

2021 Gilliland returned to the No. 38 in 2021. With his win at COTA, Gilliland qualified for the playoffs and was eliminated after the Round of 10.

NASCAR Cup Series (2022–present 2022

On November 30, 2021, Front Row Motorsports announced that Gilliland would bypass the Xfinity Series to drive Front Row's No. 38 Cup Series ride and compete for NASCAR Rookie of the Year. 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.

2023 On December 15, 2022, Gilliland returned to the No. 38 car for his second full-time season 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 would be in the No. 38 car for six races. 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 announced that Gilliland would race at Talladega in the No. 36 to complete his full season. He ended up finishing the season 28th in points, scoring four top-tens with a best finish of eighth.

2024 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. Gilliland's early season performances showed improvement to the previous two years, as he led a then career-high sixteen 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. During a run of nine consecutive Top 20 finishes in late spring and early summer, Gilliland signed a multi-year extension with Front Row. With four top-ten finishes and an average finish of 20.9, Gilliland finished 22nd in the standings, one position higher than his experienced teammate Michael McDowell.

2025

On November 19, 2024, FRM announced that Gilliland would move to the No. 34 in 2025. He started the season with a 27th-place finish at the 2025 Daytona 500.

2026

Gilliland started the 2026 season with a 39th-place DNF at the 2026 Daytona 500. At Pocono, he won his first career stage before finishing 19th. Gilliland's No. 34 being pushed to the grid before his In-Season Challenge win at Indianapolis Seeded 25th in the 2026 NASCAR In-Season Challenge, Gilliland earned upset wins over Spire Motorsports teammates Daniel Suárez and Carson Hocevar at Sonoma and Chicagoland to advance to the Round of 8. At Atlanta he defeated Alex Bowman to advance to the Final Four. He defeated Bowman's Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott at North Wilkesboro to advance to the Finals at Indianapolis. He defeated Ryan Blaney by one car gap to win the NASCAR In-Season Challenge and the 1 million prize.

2027 On July 17, 2026, it was announced that Gilliland signed a contract extension to remain at FRM for 2027.

Personal life Gilliland's father David formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. His grandfather Butch, the 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series champion, formerly competed in the Cup and Truck Series.

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 Pts Ref 2022 Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR BRD TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH RCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 28th 531 2023 DAY CAL LVS ATL COA RCH BRD MAR DOV KAN DAR GTW NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TAL LVS HOM MAR PHO 28th 554 36 TAL Rick Ware Racing 15 Ford PHO 51 CLT SON TEX ROV 2024 Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH 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 22nd 630 2025 34 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI TAL TEX KAN CLT NSH MCH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN RCH DAY DAR GTW BRI NHA KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 27th 616 2026 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2022 Front Row Motorsports Ford 29 33 2023 14 27 2024 31 35 2025 14 27 2026 18 39

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 Pts Ref 2017 Kyle Busch Motorsports 46 Toyota DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MAR TEX 27th 178 51 GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL PHO HOM 2018 4 DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 10th 590 2019 DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 11th 723 2020 Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 10th 2141 2021 DAY DRC LVS ATL BRD RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 7th 2262 2022 David Gilliland Racing 17 DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNX NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 89th 0

Season in progress Ineligible for series points

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 Pts Ref 2015 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 53rd 420 2018 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 25th 830 2019 4 DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW 28th 595 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN

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 Pts Ref 2016 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Toyota NSM MOB GRE BRI VIR DOM STA COL NHA IOW GLN GRE NJM DOV 20th 202 2017 NSM GRE BRI SBO SBO MEM BLN THO NHA IOW GLN LGY NJM DOV 2nd 585 2018 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota NSM DOV 22nd 127 98 BRI LGY SBO SBO MEM NJM THO NHA IOW GLN GTW NHA 2019 Bill McAnally Racing 19 Toyota NSM BRI SBO SBO MEM NHA IOW GLN BRI GTW NHA 23rd 77 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota DOV

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 Pts Ref 2015 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Toyota KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA SON SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO 70th 17 2016 IRW KCR TUS OSS CNS SON SLS IOW EVG DCS MMP MMP MER AAS 1st 594 2017 TUS KCR IRW IRW SPO OSS CNS SON IOW EVG DCS MER AAS KCR 1st 610 2020 DGR-Crosley 54 Ford LVS MMP MMP IRW EVG DCS CNS LVS AAS KCR PHO 20th 90

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts Ref 2015 David Gilliland Racing 98G Ford SNM ROU HCY SNM TCM MMS ROU CON MYB HCY 13th 171

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key)