Todd Gilliland

2015

On November 12, 2015, Gilliland ran his first race in the K&N Pro Series West for Frontline Enterprises and Bill McAnally Racing^[11] 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.^[12] The win made Gilliland the youngest race winner in track history.^[13] 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.^[12] On January 29, 2016, Gilliland joined Kyle Busch Motorsports' Super Late Model team.^[14]

2016

On February 4, 2016, McAnally announced that Gilliland would compete for full-time in the series, driving the No. 16 Toyota Camry.^[15] Gilliland also made a start in the K&N Pro Series East at New Smyrna Speedway. After winning the pole,^[16] 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.^[17] The race was subsequently declared official after 150 laps.^[16] 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.^[18] 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.^[19] In May, he was named a member of the 2016–17 NASCAR Next program.^[20] Gilliland clinched the Pro Series West championship on October 15.^[21]

2017

On November 4 2017, Gilliland won the Pro Series West championship for the second consecutive season.^[22]

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.^[23] 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.^[24]

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.^[25] 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.^[26]

2019

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

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

2021

Gilliland returned to the No. 38 in 2021.^[29] 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

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.^[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]

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.^[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 announced that Gilliland would 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.

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.^[35] 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.^[36][37] During a run of nine consecutive Top 20 finishes in late spring and early summer, Gilliland signed a multi-year extension with Front Row.^[38][39] 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.^[40][41]

2025

On November 19, 2024, FRM announced that Gilliland would move to the No. 34 in 2025.^[42] 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.

Daytona 500