| Todd Gilliland | |
| Birth Name: | Todd Jeremey Gilliland |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 2000 |
| Birth Place: | 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) |
| Total Cup Races: | 108 |
| Years In Cup: | 3 |
| Cup Car Team: | No. 34 (Front Row Motorsports) |
| Prev Cup Pos: | 22nd |
| Prev Cup Year: | 2024 |
| Best Cup Pos: | 22nd (2024) |
| First Cup Race: | 2022 Daytona 500 (Daytona) |
| Cup Wins: | 0 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 10 |
| Cup Poles: | 0 |
| Total Truck Races: | 94 |
| Years In Truck: | 6 |
| Prev Truck Pos: | 89th |
| Prev Truck Year: | 2022 |
| Best Truck Pos: | 7th (2021) |
| First Truck Race: | 2017 Bar Harbor 200 (Dover) |
| Last Truck Race: | 2022 Clean Harbors 150 (Knoxville) |
| First Truck Win: | 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 (Martinsville) |
| Last Truck Win: | 2022 Clean Harbors 150 (Knoxville) |
| Truck Wins: | 3 |
| Truck Top Tens: | 53 |
| Truck Poles: | 2 |
| Total Arca Races: | 9 |
| Years In Arca: | 3 |
| Best Arca Pos: | 25th (2018) |
| First Arca Race: | 2015 Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care (Toledo) |
| Last Arca Race: | 2019 FORTS USA 150 (Pocono) |
| First Arca Win: | 2015 Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care (Toledo) |
| Last Arca Win: | 2019 General Tire 200 (Talladega) |
| Arca Wins: | 2 |
| Arca Top Tens: | 8 |
| Arca Poles: | 2 |
| Total Arca East Races: | 24 |
| Years In Arca East: | 4 |
| Best Arca East Pos: | 2nd (2017) |
| First Arca East Race: | 2016 Jet Tools 150 (New Smyrna) |
| Last Arca East Race: | 2019 General Tire 125 (Dover) |
| First Arca East Win: | 2016 Jet Tools 150 (New Smyrna) |
| Last Arca East Win: | 2018 Zombie Auto 150 (Bristol) |
| Arca East Wins: | 7 |
| Arca East Top Tens: | 22 |
| Arca East Poles: | 2 |
| Total Arca West Races: | 30 |
| Years In Arca West: | 4 |
| Best Arca West Pos: | 1st (2016, 2017) |
| First Arca West Race: | 2015 Casino Arizona 100 (Phoenix) |
| Last Arca West Race: | 2020 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix) |
| First Arca West Win: | 2015 Casino Arizona 100 (Phoenix) |
| Last Arca West Win: | 2017 Clint Newell Toyota 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts (Douglas County) |
| Arca West Wins: | 13 |
| Arca West Top Tens: | 28 |
| Arca West Poles: | 12 |
| Updated: | November 10, 2024 |
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. 34 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports.[2] He is the son of NASCAR driver and team owner David Gilliland.
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]
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. 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.[11] On January 29, 2016, Gilliland joined Kyle Busch Motorsports' Super Late Model team.[12]
On February 4, 2016, McAnally announced that Gilliland would compete for 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, 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.[15] 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]
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. 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.
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 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 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] On June 5, 2024, Gilliland signed a multi-year extension with Front Row. On November 19, 2024, FRM announced that Gilliland would move to the No. 34 in 2025.[38]
Gilliland's father David formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. His grandfather Butch, the 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series champion,[39] formerly competed in the Cup and Truck Series.[40]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 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 | [41] |
| 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 | [42] | |||||||||
| 36 | TAL 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Ware Racing | 15 | PHO 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | CLT 33 | SON 24 | TEX 35 | ROV 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Front Row Motorsports | 38 | DAY 35 | ATL 26* | LVS 24 | PHO 17 | BRI 26 | COA 26 | RCH 21 | MAR 13 | TEX 31 | TAL 8 | DOV 31 | KAN 14 | DAR 15 | CLT 17 | GTW 16 | SON 10 | IOW 12 | NHA 12 | NSH 17 | CSC 7 | POC 34 | IND 6 | RCH 17 | MCH 36 | DAY 23 | DAR 17 | ATL 27 | GLN 16 | BRI 32 | KAN 27 | TAL 23 | ROV 18 | LVS 31 | HOM 20 | MAR 26 | PHO 20 | 22nd | 630 | [43] | ||
| 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 | -* | -* | |||
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29 | align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 33 |
| 2023 | 14 | align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 27 | ||
| 2024 | 31 | align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 35 |
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 20 | TEX | MAR 5 | TEX | 27th | 178 | [44] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [45] | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [46] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [47] | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | [48] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [49] | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 1* | MOB | GRE | BRI 9 | VIR | DOM | STA 5 | COL 7 | NHA 2 | IOW | GLN | GRE | NJM | DOV | 20th | 202 | [50] |
| 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 | [51] | |||
| 2018 | DGR-Crosley | 54 | Toyota | NSM 1* | DOV 14 | 22nd | 127 | [52] | ||||||||||||
| 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 | [53] | |||
| DGR-Crosley | 54 | Toyota | DOV 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 1 | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW 9 | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 53rd | 420 | [54] |
| 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 | [55] |
| 2019 | 4 | DAY 2 | FIF | SLM | TAL 1 | NSH | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | ELK | IOW | 28th | 595 | [56] | ||||||||
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Toyota | POC 2* | ISF | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN | ||||||||||||||||||
| ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 1 | 70th | 17 | [57] | ||
| 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 | [58] | ||||
| 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 | [59] | ||||
| 2020 | DGR-Crosley | 54 | Ford | LVS | MMP | MMP | IRW | EVG | DCS | CNS | LVS | AAS | KCR | PHO 4 | 21st | 90 | [60] | ||||