David Gilliland

David Gilliland
David Gilliland at Daytona International Speedway in 2018
Born	David Leonard Gilliland (1976-04-01) April 1, 1976 (age 48) Riverside, California, U.S.
Achievements	2007 Daytona 500 Pole Winner
Awards	2004 NASCAR West Series Rookie of the Year West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2022)
NASCAR Cup Series career
333 races run over 12 years
2018 position	54th
Best finish	26th (2013)
First race	2006 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Last race	2018 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 8 3
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
56 races run over 6 years
2010 position	48th
Best finish	39th (2007)
First race	2005 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)
Last race	2010 Ford 300 (Homestead)
First win	2006 Meijer 300 (Kentucky)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 3 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
22 races run over 7 years
Truck no., team	No. 1 (Tricon Garage)
2023 position	43rd
Best finish	29th (2018)
First race	2005 Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas)
Last race	2023 Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 2
ARCA Menards Series East career
3 races run over 3 years
Best finish	30th (2019)
First race	2019 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 (Gateway)
Last race	2021 General Tire 125 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
50 races run over 14 years
Best finish	3rd (2004)
First race	1997 Winston West 150 (Tucson)
Last race	2020 Arizona Lottery 150 (Phoenix)
First win	2004 Lucas Oil 150 (Mesa Marin)
Last win	2020 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 5 28 5
Statistics current as of May 12, 2024.

David Leonard Gilliland (born April 1, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Since 2017, he has operated Tricon Garage, a team that races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team has also competed in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series West and CARS Tour.

Formerly a full-time competitor for a decade in the NASCAR Cup Series, he is now semi-retired and competes part-time in the Truck Series, in the No. 1 Toyota Tundra and the ARCA Menards Series East and West, driving for his team. Born in Riverside, California, he is the son of former NASCAR Cup and West Series driver Butch Gilliland, and the father of current full-time Cup Series driver Todd Gilliland.

After competing full-time in the West Series like his father, Gilliland ran part-time in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2006, and scored a win at Kentucky Speedway, which is considered one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history.^{[by whom?]} In his first full season in the Cup Series, Gilliland would win the pole for the 2007 Daytona 500.