page_title: David Gilliland
hierarchical_section_title: David Gilliland
caption_attribution_description: 2018 Daytona 500
context_page_description: David Gilliland is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Formerly a full-time competitor for a decade in the NASCAR Cup Series, he currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 54 Ford for his own team, DGR-Crosley, which competes full-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series. 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 Truck 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. In his first full season in the Cup Series, Gilliland would win the pole for the 2007 Daytona 500.
context_section_description: David Gilliland (born April 1, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Formerly a full-time competitor for a decade in the NASCAR Cup Series, he currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 54 Ford for his own team, DGR-Crosley, which competes full-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series. 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 Truck 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. In his first full season in the Cup Series, Gilliland would win the pole for the 2007 Daytona 500.
caption: Gilliland at Daytona International Speedway in 2018
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