Gilliland Ties Best Finish of the Season with a Fourth at Pocono

Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Crosley Brands Ford F-150
Start: 8th (random drawing)
Finish: 4th

• Stage One: 5th
• Stage Two: 28th
• Stage Three: 4th

• After Mother Nature forced the Pocono Organics 150 to be delayed until Sunday morning, Todd Gilliland started eighth based on a random drawing. The race was filled with 11 cautions and even a few red flags to clean up the track, but Gilliland managed to avoid it all. He finished the first 15-lap stage in fifth and did not pit to maintain his track position.

• He was fourth when the second 15-lap stage began. He moved up to third right away and remained up there until nearly the end of the stage when he told crew chief, Chris Lawson, he felt the right-rear tire going down. He came to pit road for right-side tires before the stage concluded. Another caution ended the stage early leaving him in 28th place.

• Since several teams pitted at the end of Stage Two, Gilliland gained track position and restarted sixth. He was fifth with 15 laps remaining and said his entry was a bit loose. Two more cautions slowed the final laps of the race. Gilliland was third coming to the final two-lap shootout to the finish. He tried to fight for the lead, but his No. 38 Crosley Brands Ford F-150 was just too tight at the end to contend for the win. He came home fourth, which ties his best finish of the season to date.

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."