Third Generation Driver, Todd Gilliland Wins K&N West Season Finale at Phoenix

Todd Gilliland at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, November 23, 2015. Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Todd Gilliland at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, November 23, 2015. Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Todd Gilliland is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, November 23, 2015 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite, @Sal_Sigala or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

As the youngest winner in K&N Pro Series West history, third generation driver Todd Gilliland won the Casino Arizona 100 with Bill McAnally Racing with his first series start  in season finale at Phoenix International Raceway last weekend. His McAnally teammate, Chris Eggleston came home with the 2015 series championship title.

Gilliland was born in 1999, the first year Bill McAnally Racing won a K&N Pro West title with Sean Woodside. McAnally added championships with Brendan Gaughan in 2000 and 2001 and Eric Holmes in 2008 and 2010. Gilliland turned 15 in May and is son of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Gilliland.  The young Gilliland drove his No. 54 to the same Victory Lane his dad did in the series ten years ago. Continue reading

Todd Gilliland’s Star Shines Brightest in Family Night at Irwindale

Todd Gilliland is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, July 21, 2014 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with Todd Gilliland and the Fan4Racing panel. 

Following the footsteps of his father David Gilliland, a Sprint Cup Series driver and grandfather Butch Gilliland, a K&N West champion, Todd Gilliland’s star was the brightest at Irwindale Event Center on July 19th.

Saturday night, 14-year-old Todd finished third in the Super Late Models main event, the first time that all three generations of Gillilands have raced each other. Their goal was to finish with all three cars among the top-five. But a ‘twist of fate’ wreaked havoc for one. Continue reading

Three Generations of Gillilands will Compete at Irwindale Event Center

L-R Butch, David and Todd Gilliland Photo - Breaking Limits

L-R Butch, David and Todd Gilliland Photo – Breaking Limits

David Gilliland is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, July 14th at 8:55 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with David Gilliland and the Fan4Racing panel. 

Butch, David and Todd to Compete in July 19 Super Late Model Race at Irwindale Event Center

Former NASCAR K&N West Series champion Butch Gilliland will dust off his old racing uniform to take on his son and grandson — current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Gilliland and up-and-coming late-model driver Todd Gilliland — in a Super Late Model Series race at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway on July 19.  The 75-lap feature event will be the first time the three generations of Gillilands will compete against each other on track. Continue reading