Todd Gilliland

Todd Gilliland
Gilliland (left) at Dover International Speedway in 2018
Born (2000-05-15) May 15, 2000
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina
Related to Butch Gilliland (grandfather)
David Gilliland (father)
K&N Pro Series West career
Debut season 2015
Current team Bill McAnally Racing
Car no. 16
Engine Toyota
Crew chief Chris Lawson
Starts 29
Wins 13
Poles 13
Best finish 1st in 2016, 2017
Finished last season 1st (2017)
Previous series
2015
2015
2014		 CARS Late Model Stock Tour
ARCA Racing Series
CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series
Championship titles
2016, 2017 K&N Pro Series West
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
21 races run over 2 years
Truck no., team No. 4 (Kyle Busch Motorsports)
2017 position 27th
Best finish 27th (2017)
First race 2017 Bar Harbor 200 (Dover)
Last race 2018 Fr8Auctions 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 11 0
Statistics current as of October 13, 2018.

Todd Gilliland (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. The son of NASCAR driver David Gilliland, he currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 4 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports. He also drives in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour.

Racing 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.[1] Afterwards, he began driving a quarter midget on a neighborhood dirt track. Two years later, he started racing competitively,[2] 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.[3] Later in the year, he won his first late model race at Southern National Motorsports Park.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

On November 12, Gilliland ran his first race in the K&N Pro Series West for Frontline Enterprises and Bill McAnally Racing[7] 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.[8] The win made Gilliland the youngest race winner in track history.[9] 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.[8] On January 29, 2016, Gilliland joined Kyle Busch Motorsports' Super Late Model team.[10]

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.[11] Gilliland also made a start in the K&N Pro Series East at New Smyrna Speedway. After winning the pole,[12] he won the race in controversial fashion, as the flagman failed to wave the white flag in time after lap 150 and unintentionally extended the race by a lap.[13] The race was subsequently declared official after 150 laps.[12] 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.[14] 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.[15] In May, he was named a member of the 2016–17 NASCAR Next program.[16] Gilliland clinched the Pro Series West championship on October 15.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19] For his final Truck race of the year, he would drive the No. 51 at Phoenix International Raceway.[20]

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.[21] The series did grant Gilliland a waiver to become eligible for the NASCAR playoffs with a win, as usually drivers have to start every race to make the playoffs.[22] 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.[23] He also won the second KNPSE 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.[24]

Personal life

Gilliland's father David competed in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. His grandfather Butch, the 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series champion,[25] formerly competed in the Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series.[26]

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
2017 Kyle Busch Motorsports 46 Toyota DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV
20		 TEX MAR
5		 TEX 27th 178
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 TEX PHO HOM -* -*

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
2016 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Toyota NSM
1*		 MOB GRE BRI
9		 VIR DOM STA
5		 COL
7		 NHA
2		 IOW GLN GRE NJE DOV 20th 202
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		 NJE
2		 DOV
13		 2nd 585
2018 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota NSM
1*		 DOV
14		 22nd 127
98 BRI
1*		 LGY SBO SBO MEM NJE THO NHA IOW GLN GTW NHA

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSWC Pts
2015 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Toyota KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA SON SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO
1		 70th 17
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		 PHO
8		 1st 594
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

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing 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 ARSC Pts
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
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 IRP SLM KAN -* -*

* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ "Like Father, Like Son – The Gillilands". Motor Racing Network. April 8, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Todd Gilliland To Make NASCAR K&N Pro Series Debut At Phoenix". Bill McAnally Racing. November 8, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Williams, Deb (May 13, 2014). "Todd Gilliland already finding late model success". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (March 29, 2015). "Todd Gilliland, son of NASCAR driver David Gilliland, earns first career Late Model win". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ "DAVID GILLILAND'S SON WINS IN ARCA SERIES DEBUT". NASCAR. May 17, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Toyota driver Todd Gilliland becomes youngest ARCA winner at 15". Autoweek. May 17, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ Associated Press (November 13, 2015). "Todd Gilliland, 15, wins NASCAR K&N Pro Series race". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Utter, Jim (November 18, 2015). "Todd Gilliland's first NASCAR win clouded by severe penalty". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ Associated Press (November 12, 2015). "15-year-old Todd Gilliland wins NASCAR K&N Pro Series race". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (January 29, 2016). "Kyle Busch Motorsports' Super Late Model team: Gilliland, Bell, Byron". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2016 BMR Drivers Introduced, Cars Unveiled". Bill McAnally Racing. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  12. 1 2 Cunningham, Jason (February 14, 2016). "Gilliland Gets the Victory at New Smyrna". NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  13. ↑ Utter, Jim (February 14, 2016). "Todd Gilliland wins K&N season-opener in bizarre finish". Motorsport.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  14. ↑ Lair, Keith (March 19, 2016). "Todd Gilliland wins K&N West race at Irwindale Speedway". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  15. ↑ King, Alanis (April 3, 2016). "Todd Gilliland takes Toyota to victory in NASCAR K&N West race". Autoweek. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ "FUTURE STARS UNVEILED IN NASCAR NEXT 2016-17 CLASS". NASCAR. May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  17. ↑ Utter, Jim (October 17, 2016). "At just 16, Todd Gilliland wins his first NASCAR championship". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Todd Gilliland to run partial slate with Kyle Busch Motorsports". NASCAR. December 21, 2016. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  19. ↑ Utter, Jim (November 5, 2017). "Todd Gilliland, 17, wins second consecutive NASCAR K&N West title". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  20. ↑ "THE PEDIGREE® BRAND AND BANFIELD® PET HOSPITAL TO SPONSOR GILLILAND AND BUSCH". Kyle Busch Motorsports. May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  21. ↑ McFadin, Daniel (2018-01-17). "Todd Gilliland to drive No. 4 for Kyle Busch Motorsports; father to fill-in at Daytona". NASCAR Talk. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  22. ↑ "Off Axis Podcast | Episode S2E18; Todd Gilliland". offaxispaint.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  23. ↑ Souza, Kyle (12 February 2018). "Todd Gilliland Edges Harrison Burton In A Win For The Ages – NASCAR Home Tracks". hometracks.nascar.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  24. ↑ Segal, Davey (14 April 2018). "Todd Gilliland Conquers Bristol For 20th Win". hometracks.nascar.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  25. ↑ "NASCAR Cup driver David Gilliland's son Todd is making a racing name for himself". Autoweek. July 13, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  26. ↑ Brewster, Louis (July 16, 2014). "Irwindale Speedway: Butch Gilliland, David Gilliland, Todd Gilliland to compete in three-generation race". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
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