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. The win made Gilliland the youngest race winner in track history. 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, 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. 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.
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.
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. Gilliland won his second career Truck Series at Circuit of the Americas, his first win for Front Row Motorsports. 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.
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
Stock car career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5Top 10PointsPosition2015CARS Super Late Model TourDavid Gilliland Racing10001555thCARS Late Model Stock Car Tour813417113thNASCAR K&N Pro Series WestBill McAnally Racing11111770thARCA Racing SeriesVenturini Motorsports211242053rd2016CARS Super Late Model TourKyle Busch Motorsports20014833rdNASCAR K&N Pro Series WestBill McAnally Racing14611135941stNASCAR K&N Pro Series East513520220th2017NASCAR K&N Pro Series WestBill McAnally Racing14611146101stNASCAR K&N Pro Series East14410135852ndNASCAR Camping World Truck SeriesKyle Busch Motorsports602317827th2018NASCAR K&N Pro Series EastDGR-Crosley322212722ndARCA Racing Series402383025thNASCAR Camping World Truck SeriesKyle Busch Motorsports1904959010th2019NASCAR K&N Pro Series EastBill McAnally Racing10017723rdDGR-Crosley1011ARCA Menards Series212259528thJoe Gibbs Racing1011NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck SeriesKyle Busch Motorsports23161472311th2020ARCA Menards Series WestDGR-Crosley10119020thNASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck SeriesFront Row Motorsports230410214110th2021NASCAR Camping World Truck SeriesFront Row Motorsports231101622627th2022NASCAR Camping World Truck SeriesDavid Gilliland Racing11110NC†NASCAR Cup SeriesFront Row Motorsports3601253128th2023NASCAR Cup SeriesFront Row Motorsports3100455428thRick Ware Racing50002024NASCAR Cup SeriesFront Row Motorsports3600463022nd2025NASCAR Cup SeriesFront Row Motorsports3601561627th2026NASCAR Cup SeriesFront Row Motorsports27002489*22nd* † As Gilliland was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
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