 Start: 19th (based on random drawing)
Finish: 5th
Gilliland on Michigan: "We worked hard all day to get that fifth-place finish. We started 19th, so on paper it's going to look like a good day, but a lot of good trucks wrecked and we still aren't where we need to be. My Front Row Motorsports team is working harder than ever and this is still good momentum. A good finish is always good for morale. We've got a busy week ahead of us and I love road course racing, so I can't wait to get to Daytona next weekend. Big thanks to Speedco, Love's, Ford and Front Row Motorsports for giving me this opportunity. Another top five is a great thing and we'll keep building."
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 Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Speedco/Love's Ford F-150
Todd Gilliland is hoping to turn his NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (NGROTS) season around this weekend at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Coming off 10th and 20th-place finishes in the doubleheader at Kansas Speedway two weeks ago, Gilliland is looking for a strong run to keep him safely above the cut line for the Truck Series playoffs. Gilliland has two prior NGROTS starts at the fast two-mile track. He had his best run in 2018 when he started second and finished fifth. Last year he was running around the top five when he was ironically caught up in an accident with the three DGR-Crosley trucks and finished 24th. The Front Row Motorsports team will be taking the same Speedco Ford F-150 it raced at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May where Gilliland finished 37th after being involved in an accident. Speedco, part of the Love's family of companies, will be back on Gilliland's No. 38 Ford F-150 at Michigan. Love's provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to clean and safe places to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel, fresh coffee, restaurant offerings and more. Love's has more than 380 truck service centers, which include on-site and stand-alone Speedco and Love's Truck Care locations. Love's and Speedco combined is the largest oil change, preventive maintenance and total truck care nationwide network. Love's is committed to providing customers with "Clean Places, Friendly Faces" at every stop. To learn more, visit loves.com. The NGROTS 200 from Michigan International Speedway will be run on Friday, Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. ET. The race will be broadcast live on FS1. The 100-lap race will be broken into three segments with stage-ending cautions on laps 20 and 40. Quick Facts: Number of Starts at Michigan: 2 Best Start: 2nd (2018) Best Finish: 5th (2018) 2020 Driver Point Standings: 10th (+22 above playoff cut line) Gilliland on Michigan: "I'm really looking forward to going back to Michigan. It's a fun track because it's very fast and there are several lines you can run since it's so wide. I had a great run there in 2018 and had a good run going last year until I got caught up in a wreck in the last few laps. We're 10th in the points right now, so hopefully all of our bad luck is behind us. We need some good runs to stay above the cut line for the playoffs. A win this Friday would be a good way to do that and lock ourselves into the playoffs."  Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Speedco/Love's Ford F-150
Start: 6th (based on Friday's finish) Finish: 20th
Gilliland on Kansas: "Man that was a tough way to end the weekend at Kansas. We were decent all day, but not where we needed to be. We worked on the handling all afternoon and had a solid top-10 finish going until I felt the right-front tire going down. With that happening so late in the race, there was no way to get our lap back and recover from that. I have to thank my Front Row Motorsports team for all the hard work they have put in this weekend and all season. I also want to thank Speedco for their support. We're off next weekend before we head to Michigan, so hopefully we can come back stronger there and stay ahead of the cut line for the playoffs."  Start: 3rd (random drawing)
Finish: 10th
Gilliland on Kansas: "We had a fast Speedco Ford F-150 at the end of the race. We were really hoping for a caution late in the race so we could have caught up to the leaders to see what we had for them. We overcame a lot tonight to finish 10th, and it felt really good to be up front leading laps for a while and we know we have a really good truck to race again tomorrow afternoon. Chris (Lawson, crew chief) and the guys have been working so hard on these trucks. We're getting closer and hopefully we can get everything dialed in for tomorrow."  Todd Gilliland is hoping to put a tough night at Texas Motor Speedway behind him and focus on not one, but two NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (NGROTS) races this weekend at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City. This will be the first doubleheader weekend for the trucks racing on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.
Gilliland has one prior NGROTS start at the intermediate track. Last year he started fifth and finished third. He was not able to compete at Kansas in 2018 since the race was held just before his 18th birthday. The Front Row Motorsports team will be taking the same Speedco Ford F-150 it raced at Kentucky Speedway where Gilliland finished 10th and Pocono (Pa.) Raceway where he finished fourth. Speedco, part of the Love's family of companies, will be back on Gilliland's No. 38 Ford F-150 at Kansas. Love's provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to clean and safe places to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel, fresh coffee, restaurant offerings and more. Love's has more than 380 truck service centers, which include on-site and stand-alone Speedco and Love's Truck Care locations. Love's and Speedco combined is the largest oil change, preventive maintenance and total truck care nationwide network. Love's is committed to providing customers with "Clean Places, Friendly Faces" at every stop. To learn more, visit loves.com. The NGROTS 200 doubleheader from Kansas Speedway will be run on Friday, July 24 at 7 p.m. ET and Saturday, July 25 at 1:30 p.m. ET. Both races will be broadcast live on FS1. The 134-lap races will be broken into three segments with stage-ending cautions on laps 30 and 60. Quick Facts: Number of Starts at Kansas: 1 (2019) Best Start: 5th Best Finish: 3rd 2020 Driver Point Standings: 9th Gilliland on Kansas: "I really enjoyed racing at Kansas last year, so I'm excited to get to race there twice this weekend. After wrecking at Texas last week I'm ready to put that behind me and focus on having two good races to make up some of the points we lost. It's hard to believe we aren't that far away from the playoffs starting, so every point counts. My Front Row Motorsports team has been working late at the shop this week to get ready for the doubleheader so we are ready to go when we unload the Speedco Ford."  Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Speedco/Love's Ford F-150
Start: 5th (random drawing) Finish: 27th (out)
Gilliland on Texas: "For the most part of the race we were really loose. We just got going on the last long run and were battling for fifth. I just made a big mistake and drove in way too hard and didn't clear the 99 (Ben Rhodes) and hit the wall ending our night. By Monday I'll put this behind me and focus on our two races at Kansas next weekend."  Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150
You know your season is going well when you are disappointed with a 10th-place finish. That was Todd Gilliland's feeling last weekend when rain ended the race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta after only the second stage. Gilliland was 10th at the time and wanted to keep racing to see how well he could finish in his No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150. Although Mother Nature did not cooperate with his plans, this Saturday Gilliland will be able to race at Texas Motor Speedway, a track where he has quite a bit of experience, for a 20-year-old. He has four previous starts in the Lone Star State. He won the pole there last June, but finished 27th after an accident. His best finish of fourth came in the fall race in 2018. Gilliland nearly got his first Truck Series win in that race. He was leading on the final lap when he ran out of fuel, handing the win to Justin Haley. The Front Row Motorsports team will be taking the same Ford F-150 it raced at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway in February and finished seventh. This truck also competed at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway in June where Gilliland finished sixth. Speedco, part of the Love's family of companies, will be back on Gilliland's No. 38 Ford F-150 at Texas. Love's provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to clean and safe places to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel, fresh coffee, restaurant offerings and more. Love's has more than 380 truck service centers, which include on-site and stand-alone Speedco and Love's Truck Care locations. Love's and Speedco combined is the largest oil change, preventive maintenance and total truck care nationwide network. Love's is committed to providing customers with "Clean Places, Friendly Faces" at every stop. To learn more, visit loves.com. The No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150 will compete in the 167-lap Vankor 350 on Saturday, July 18, at 8:00 p.m. ET. A live broadcast of the race will be shown on FS1. Stage ending breaks will be on laps 40 and 80. Quick Facts: Number of Starts at Texas: 4 Best Start: 1st (2019) Best Finish: 4th (2018) 2020 Driver Point Standings: 7th Gilliland on Texas: "Racing at Texas is a lot of fun and I think we'll have a fast Speedco Ford F-150 Saturday. My Front Row Motorsports team brings fast trucks to the track every week. Last weekend at Kentucky was disappointing that we didn't get to finish the race before it rained, but we'll have another chance this weekend. I've had some good runs at Texas and almost got my first win there back in 2018, until I ran out of fuel while leading the last lap of the race. I even had my high school graduation there back in 2018, so I look forward to every race at Texas."  Start: 9th (random drawing)
Finish: 10th
Gilliland on Kentucky: "Not the night we were hoping for today. We were sixth in the first stage and 10th in the second stage, which ended up being the end of the race. We lost a few spots in points. We struggled with being loose in and tight center/exit. I've got to thank Speedco and Delo on our truck for the first time. Hopefully we can keep giving those guys good runs and all we can do now is go on to Texas Motor Speedway next weekend."  Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150
Todd Gilliland is ready to get back behind the wheel of his No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150 Saturday evening at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta. Coming off a successful month of racing in June, he's hoping to pick up where he left off in July. In the three NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races in June, Gilliland earned two top-five and three top-10 finishes. That momentum vaulted him up to fifth in the driver point standings. He has two previous starts at the intermediate track. He finished seventh in 2018 and last year was running well, finishing third in the first stage of the race. In the second stage he began to lose power and after the race determined a spark plug wire had come loose, leaving him in 17th place, five laps off the pace. The Front Row Motorsports team will be taking the same Ford F-150 it raced at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway two weeks ago. Gilliland finished fourth in that race and hopes to improve on that at Kentucky. Speedco, part of the Love's family of companies, will be back on Gilliland's No. 38 Ford F-150 at Kentucky. Love's provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to clean and safe places to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel, fresh coffee, restaurant offerings and more. Love's has more than 380 truck service centers, which include on-site and stand-alone Speedco and Love's Truck Care locations. Love's and Speedco combined is the largest oil change, preventive maintenance and total truck care nationwide network. Love's is committed to providing customers with "Clean Places, Friendly Faces" at every stop. To learn more, visit loves.com. The No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150 will compete in the 150-lap Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 on Saturday, July 11, at 6:00 p.m., ET. A live broadcast of the race will be shown on FS1. Stage breaks will be on laps 35 and 70. Quick Facts: Number of Starts at Kentucky: 2 Best Start: 2nd (2018) Best Finish: 7th (2018) 2020 Driver Point Standings: 5th Gilliland on Kentucky: "I love racing at Kentucky. It's a really nice race track. We were running really well there last year and had a spark plug wire come off. I'm hoping to back up some of the momentum we have gained the last few races this year and just keep continuing to click off good finishes. I feel like our Front Row Motorsports (FRM) team is in a really good place right now and we just keep getting better every week. Since DGR-Crosley got its first truck win at Kentucky last year, it would cool if I could get FRM's first truck win there this weekend."  Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Crosley Brands Ford F-150
Start: 8th (random drawing) Finish: 4th
Gilliland on Pocono: "It was an up-and-down-day. We struggled with being really tight. We were in the right lanes part of the day and made up some positions there and maintained them on the race track. Before the end of the second stage we got a flat right-rear tire coming to the green. We had to pit under green and luckily my crew chief (Chris Lawson) called for two tires which got us out in front of the guys we were racing and we were able to get back up there. At the end of the day, it was another solid run. If we keep getting these top fives, the wins will come. I'm really proud of my Front Row Motorsports team. Thanks to Ford and I'm excited to have Crosley Brands on board today." |
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