David Gilliland News

New Crew Chief for #90; David Green Hired as Spotter:

New Crew Chief for #90; David Green Hired as Spotter:

September 19, 2006
Cully Barraclough has been named crew chief of the #90 CitiFinancial Ford. He replaces interim crew chief, Skip Eyler, who returns to his original position in RYRs engineering development program. Barraclough previously served as a crew chief in the NASCAR Busch Series

Martin says he will NOT drive the #6 in 2007 UPDATE 2 to the #88? UPDATE 3 Denied….MORE:

Martin says he will NOT drive the #6 in 2007 UPDATE 2 to the #88? UPDATE 3 Denied….MORE:

September 9, 2006
Mark Martin on Friday said that he will not drive the #6 Roush Racing Ford in 2007. "I'm not worried about next year, but I will tell you this: there never has been -- ever -- a consideration for me to drive the 6 car in 2007," Martin said. "Everybody's in this frenzy

Gilliland to run #25 Busch car in 2007?

Gilliland to run #25 Busch car in 2007?

September 6, 2006
hearing that David Gilliland, driver of the #38 M&M's Ford of Robert Yates Racing, will drive either a part or full-time 2007 Busch Series schedule in the #25 Team Rensi Ford. The team recently announced that current driver Aston Lewis would not return in 2007 and

Gilliland to Replace Leicht in #90 at Richmond:

Gilliland to Replace Leicht in #90 at Richmond:

September 6, 2006
Robert Yates Racing announced today that David Gilliland will replace Stephen Leicht in the #90 CitiFinancial Ford for this Fridays Emerson 250 at Richmond. In an effort to improve the chassis setups at Robert Yates Racing in both the Busch and Cup cars, we felt by

Gilliland to run #25 Busch car in 2007?

Gilliland to run #25 Busch car in 2007?

September 6, 2006
hearing that David Gilliland, driver of the #38 M&M's Ford of Robert Yates Racing, will drive either a part or full-time 2007 Busch Series schedule in the #25 Team Rensi Ford. The team recently announced that current driver Aston Lewis would not return in 2007

Rumblings – California:

Rumblings – California:

September 3, 2006
How big would the margin of victory have been without the penalty? Kasey Kahne dominated tonight's SONY HD 500 at California Speedway, leading eight times for 130 laps, and pulled away to a 3.4 second victory in the Nextel Cup event.....in spite of getting caught for

Ramblings – Qualifying Notes – California:

Ramblings – Qualifying Notes – California:

September 1, 2006
Kurt Busch kept his qualifying success rolling today at California Speedway as he took the Bud Pole for the SONY HD 500 with a time of 39.016 sec (184.540 mph). This is the third top-spot for Busch in the last four races, his 5th of the season (he leads in that category

Kenseth wins at Michigan:

Kenseth wins at Michigan:

August 20, 2006
#17-Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 2nd win at the track, 3rd win of 2006 and 13th of his career. Kenseth led the most laps with 87 [of 200] dominating the 2nd half of the race. #24-Jeff Gordon finished 2nd, followed

Burton wins pole at Michigan:

Burton wins pole at Michigan:

August 18, 2006
#31-Jeff Burton won the Budweiser Pole for the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 187.936mph for his 4th pole of 2006 and 6th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #19-Elliott Sadler [in the first race in the ride], #17-

M&M’S Chocolate Candies Names Gilliland Driver Of The #38:

M&M’S Chocolate Candies Names Gilliland Driver Of The #38:

August 18, 2006
M&M’S Chocolate Candies Names Gilliland Driver Of The #38: Masterfoods USA announced Friday that David Gilliland will be the new driver for its M&M’S Chocolate Candies sponsored entry in the Nextel Cup series effective immediately. Gilliland will be behind

Sadler out at RYR as of Monday? Gilliland in at MIS? UPDATE 2:

Sadler out at RYR as of Monday? Gilliland in at MIS? UPDATE 2:

August 17, 2006
Elliott Sadler cleaned out his locker Monday at Robert Yates Racing, clearing the way for David Gilliland to take over the #38 M&M's Ford. Gilliland, 30, will make his second Nextel Cup start, his first for RYR, Sunday in the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International

Testing at Kentucky UPDATE:

Testing at Kentucky UPDATE:

August 16, 2006
#66-Jeff Green, #23-Bill Lester, #1-Martin Truex Jr., Evernham Motorsports [no driver/team# listed] and #38-RYR,driver TBA [Gilliland?] are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday, August 15th.(Kentucky Speedway PR), Gilliland is rumored to be testing the

More news on Mayfield:

More news on Mayfield:

August 15, 2006
It has been reported that Jeremy Mayfield (released by Ray Evernham Friday) might be in the #38 Robert Yates Racing Ford beginning this week at Michigan. Mayfield certainly seems to be available. However, it appears David Gilliland, who has been working his way through

Gilliland in the #38 at Michigan or is it Mayfield…as fill in?:

Gilliland in the #38 at Michigan or is it Mayfield…as fill in?:

August 13, 2006
Busch series driver David Gilliland will replace Elliott Sadler as the driver of the #38 M&M's Ford for Robert Yates Racing, beginning next Sunday in the GFS Marketplace 400 in Brooklyn, Mich., ESPN's Mike Massaro reports. Sadler previously announced he was leaving

Mayfield out..totally at Evernham? UPDATE 2 yep:

Mayfield out..totally at Evernham? UPDATE 2 yep:

August 11, 2006
hearing Evernham Motorsports has released #19 driver Jeremy Mayfield from driving duties for the rest of the season, no word if the contract situation has been resolved if he has been released....or if he will drive again this season in the Cup series.(8-10-2006) UPDATE