David Gilliland News

Double M&M’s schemes at Daytona:

Double M&M’s schemes at Daytona:

July 6, 2007
Robert Yates Racing teammates' #38-David Gilliland and #88-Ricky Rudd will be running special M&M's paint schemes in Saturday's Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. Gilliland and Team 38 welcome the return of a fan-favorite special paint scheme

COT Pts:

COT Pts:

July 1, 2007
the top 12 in drivers pts in the eight [of 16] COT races: Pos, Car#, Driver, COT Pts, 2007 Standings 1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1354, 1 (2 wins) 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 1305 2 (1) 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1220, 4 (2) 4) #5-Kyle Busch, 1117, 9 (1) 5) #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1074

2nd Annual Driver Development Clinic Set for October 18th:

2nd Annual Driver Development Clinic Set for October 18th:

June 27, 2007
Mike Calinoff will present the 2nd Annual Driver Development Clinic [on Oct 18th in Mooresville, NC] for drivers who are looking to pursue a career in NASCAR and those in the grassroots divisions who seek advice about moving to the next level. Calinoff has been presenting

Testing update from Milwaukee MORE:

Testing update from Milwaukee MORE:

June 27, 2007
There were no incidents, no speeds reported from Tuesday test at The Milwaukee Mile. Wednesday and Thursday, Richard Childress is scheduled to be at The Milwaukee Mile with all three cars. Ford teams will run part or all of Wednesday to complete their 2-day test. Other

Some Cup teams testing at Milwaukee today:

Some Cup teams testing at Milwaukee today:

June 26, 2007
Five Ford teams are testing at the The Milwaukee Mile today in preparation for this weeks race at New Hampshire: #21 Wood Brothers w/Bill Elliott; #6 Roush Fenway w/David Ragan; #26 Roush Fenway w/Jamie McMurray; #7-Robby Gordon and #38 Robert Yates w/David Gilliland

Gilliland wins West Series race at Infineon:

Gilliland wins West Series race at Infineon:

June 24, 2007
#38-David Gilliland held off another second-generation Grand National Division West Series competitor, P.J. Jones, to capture his third career series win by 1.246 seconds in the Blue Lizard Australian Suncream 200 at Infineon Raceway. They were followed by road race

Stewart unhappy with Gilliland after Happy Hour incident:

Stewart unhappy with Gilliland after Happy Hour incident:

June 17, 2007
#20-Tony Stewart was none too pleased Saturday with #38-David Gilliland, who caused considerable damage to Stewart's Chevy during the final Nextel Cup practice prior to Sunday's Citizen's Bank 400 at Michigan. The accident occurred when Gilliland was headed to pit

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Kentucky:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Kentucky:

June 12, 2007
David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville. Ragan finished seventh, his third top-10 effort of the 2007 season, and took top rookie honors for the fifth time in 2007. Ragan grabbed the lead in the Raybestos Rookie

Rudd and Gilliland to visit home of M&M’s:

Rudd and Gilliland to visit home of M&M’s:

June 7, 2007
On Thursday, June 7th, #88-Ricky Rudd and #38-David Gilliland will visit the Masterfoods USA headquarters in Hackettstown, NJ where M&M's® are produced. They will be joined by the crew members of both teams and will tour the facility as well as meet with associates

Rumblings – Coca Cola 600:

Rumblings – Coca Cola 600:

May 27, 2007
If they told ya' a Hendrick Motorsports driver was gonna win tonight, it may have taken you four guesses.... Casey Mears won the Coca-Cola 600 tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway, and he did it on fumes. Running out of gas on the cool-down lap, he captured his first-ever

Testing at Nashville:

Testing at Nashville:

May 23, 2007
A closed-test session Tuesday [no word if it was with the COT or old car] at the Nashville Superspeedway featured #00-David Reutimann, #84-A.J. Allmendinger, #20-Tony Stewart, #14-Sterling Marlin, #38-David Gilliland, Mark Green, #66-Jeff Green, and #88-Ricky Rudd.

Shrek back on the #38 at LMS:

Shrek back on the #38 at LMS:

May 23, 2007
On this Memorial Day weekend, as the nation pays tribute to our heroes in the Armed Forces, RYR co-owner Doug Yates is asking his team to remember two local Charlotte heroes who lost their lives in the line of duty, Officers Jeff Shelton and Sean Clark of the Charlotte

Shrek scheme for Gilliland in Nextel Open:

Shrek scheme for Gilliland in Nextel Open:

May 17, 2007
Usually M&M'S driver David Gilliland has a strong supporting cast on his #38 Ford with the iconic M&M'S Characters, Red and Yellow. This weekend the list grows as Gilliland welcomes Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots from the upcoming DreamWorks release Shrek the Third

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Testing Day 2 evening;

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Testing Day 2 evening;

May 8, 2007
Final testing for the car of yesterday at Lowe's Motor Speedway ended Tuesday night. The fastest was #2A-Kurt Busch [Dodge] with a speed of 185.644mph [the second fastest lap after #40-Stremme's 187mph on Monday night] followed by #88B-Ricky Rudd [Ford], #36A-Jeremy

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

April 29, 2007
We had a green/white/checker finish today at Talladega Superspeedway....and we didn't make it a mile into the final five before it was over. Jeff Gordon won the Aaron's 510 today under caution to give him his second win of the season, his 5th at Talladega, and the