As the NASCAR Cup Series gears up for the Goodyear 400 during the official Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway, Todd Gilliland is paying homage to his early racing days. The No. 38 Front Row Motorsports team will unveil a special paint scheme that harks back to Gilliland’s first-career CARS Tour win in 2015.
‘Lionel Racing’ shared photos of the car and wrote: “Todd Gilliland’s car for Darlington will feature the same colors and stylized number design that his No. 98 Late Model Stock Car had in his first CARS Tour win”
Todd Gilliland’s car for Darlington will feature the same colors and stylized number design that his No. 98 Late Model Stock Car had in his first CARS Tour win🏁
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Gilliland’s No. 38 gener8tor Ford Mustang Dark Horse will feature the same colors and stylized number design as his No. 98 Late Model Stock Car from that historic victory. The red “G” identifier, which adorned the car during the CARS Tour race, will be proudly displayed behind Gilliland’s No. 38 number font on the Cup Series car.
The Historic Win of Todd Gilliland
In 2015, a young Todd Gilliland made waves in the Late Model Stock Car racing scene. At Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, North Carolina, Gilliland piloted the No. 98 car to victory in the inaugural CARS Tour Late Model Stock Tour race. It was a defining moment in his career, and the memories associated with that win remain vivid.
Reflecting on the throwback scheme, Gilliland expressed his excitement: “It’s really cool, definitely a lot of hard work and sweat had gone into this car. I was just a 14-year-old kid trying to get experience with the dream to race in the Cup Series and taking it step-by-step. This car makes me think about all the memories made along the way and my journey to Cup and to even race at Darlington for throwback weekend.”
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