The NASCAR Camping World Truck and Cup Series’ took on the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track on Monday afternoon after both Saturday and Sunday’s events were postponed due to rain.
Todd Gilliland and his No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150 team score a 4th place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event.
Michael McDowell and his No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Mustang crossed the finish line in 12th during the NASCAR Cup Series event.
Anthony Alfredo and his No. 38 Dude Wipes Ford Mustang sustained heavy damage in an unavoidable on-track incident in Stage 1, to which the No. 38 would not be able to continue and finished 39th.
Todd Gilliland and his No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150 took the first green flag of Monday’s 75-mile NASCAR Truck Series race from the 13th position.
In Stage 1, Gilliland noted that he was fighting a tight race truck and needed to be able to turn better through the center of the corners. He would go on to take the first green-white-checkered flag from the 12th position. Under caution, the No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150 pitted for 4 tires and fuel.
Halfway through the second Stage, Crew Chief Chris Lawson radioed to Gilliland to say, “keep it up, your lap times are looking good compared to the rest of the guys in the Top-10” and the No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150 would go on to finish Stage 2 in the 6th position. During the Stage 2 Caution, Gilliland told the team that his Ford F-150 was “still getting better; the truck just gets tight through the center (of the corners)” and would pit for 4 tires, fuel and a trackbar adjustment.
Gilliland would run comfortably inside of the Top-5 throughout the Final Stage of Monday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series dirt race and the No. 38 Speedco Ford F-150 would go on to cross the finish line in 4th place at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Gilliland is now ranked 9th in the championship points standing.
TODD GILLILAND. NO. 38 SPEEDCO FORD F-150. FINISHED 4.
“It was a solid day for our No. 38 team at Bristol Motor Speedway. We started the race in 13th and finished it in 4th, which I’m still a little bit disappointed with because of how strong our Speedco Ford F-150 was in the Final Stage and I really think that we could have contended for the win if we only had a few more laps. But that’s racing; my team made great adjustments on our pit stops to keep up with the track and I’m super proud of everyone at Front Row Motorsports for their work in building this race truck – we need to keep this up! Also, a big thank you to Speedco and Ford Performance for all that they do for our race program.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
