April 12, 2025
It may be a long race on Sunday for Todd Gilliland, as the Food City 500 is set to take place at Bristol Motor Speedway and 500 laps are scheduled to be run in "Thunder Valley" with tire concerns running rampant for all teams. Gilliland will roll off the starting grid from 30th-place and could find himself a lap down early due to that poor track position to start with. Additionally, the No. 34 Ford hasn't shown the most speed this weekend. In addition to being pretty slow in qualifying, Gilliland was 34th-fastest on the practice speed chart (out of 39 drivers) and ranked 33rd-fastest in 10-lap average (out of 34). With that being said, because of how volatile races at Bristol can be, and because of Gilliland Place Differential upside, you should have some exposure to the Front Row Motorsports driver in DFS this weekend at his $6,200 price tag. Gilliland does have a couple of respectful finishes here at Bristol in his four career starts, finishing 18th and 16th in his first two attempts in 2022 and 2023.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Driver Averages
April 6, 2025
Don't be surprised if Todd Gilliland sneaks into the top 15 in the Goodyear 400 on Sunday afternoon. In his six career starts at Darlington Raceway, Gilliland has finished 17th or better four times, including a career-best 11th-place finish in the spring race here back in 2023. This weekend, Todd ended up posting the 12th-fastest lap in qualifying and will roll off the starting grid from the sixth row on Sunday. In practice, the No. 34 Ford looked pretty decent on the long run, too, as Gilliland ranked 11th-best in terms of 30-lap average during that session. Typically not known for his intermediate prowess, Todd Gilliland has a better-than-expected record at Darlington Raceway. He's an extremely risky DFS pick on Sunday ($6,100 on DraftKings) due to his high starting position, but Gilliland could surprise people this weekend and grab a third top-10 finish of the 2025 season. He's fresh off of a 10th-place result at Martinsville one week ago.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: BVM Sports
March 31, 2025
Todd Gilliland grabbed his second top-10 finish of the season on Sunday afternoon, coming home 10th at Martinsville Speedway after a mistake-free day in the 400-lap race. This is Gilliland's second top-10 result of the season (and third top 15) through the first seven races of the year, with the other being a 10th-place finish at COTA. His race at Martinsville ends a skid for the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team, as they had a rough couple of weeks at Las Vegas and Homestead, finishing 29th and 30th (respectively) in those two races. He currently sits in 22nd-place in the points standings as the Cup Series heads to Darlington next weekend. Gilliland could be in line for another good run there, as he has finished between 11th and 17th in four of his six career starts at "The Lady in Black."
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Front Row Motorsports
March 30, 2025
Todd Gilliland could end up with a good finish in the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. "The Paperclip" has been a pretty solid track for Gilliland over the last few years, as he has finished 13th or better in three of his six starts at this track--including a 10th-place finish in the fall 2023 race. As far as this weekend goes, Gilliland qualified in 25th-place for Sunday's race, and he was 13th-fastest in practice when it came to 10-lap average--although it's worth noting that the No. 34 Ford never actually made a long run during time trials, so it's hard to get a good read on the speed in the car. Still, Gilliland finished 17th at Phoenix earlier this season despite starting back in 27th. We could see a similar performance out of this No. 34 Ford this weekend. At just $5,600 on DraftKings, Gilliland is a pretty good low-dollar DFS option on Sunday with a strong record at this particular race track.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Jayski
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