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Gilliland to take over flagship No. 34 car at Front Row Motorsports in 2025
Todd Gilliland will drive the No. 34 at Front Row Motorsports in 2025 and carry the Love’s Travel Stops colors.
Gilliland had driven the No. 38 for the organization, but he takes over the flagship No. 34 Ford Mustang after the departure of Michael McDowell.
“It is really humbling to race the No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Mustang beginning next season,” Gilliland said. “It’s just another cool moment in my career to race for a company that represented my father at FRM. The 34 Ford is what started FRM in the Cup Series and there is a lot of history with Love’s, FRM, and my family. I still remember watching my dad race the Love’s Ford.
“I do not take this next step lightly. I have seen the rise of the team and the new level of expectations. It is an honor that Love’s is putting their trust in me to continue to grow this team and compete for wins and get into the playoffs. I am gracious for this opportunity and look forward to 2025.”
David Gilliland drove the Love’s car for the first time in 2013 in the Daytona 500. The older Gilliland competed with Front Row Motorsports for the 2014-2015 season.
Todd Gilliland, however, has raced under the Love’s Travel Stops banner himself – but he carried the Speedco colors, not Love’s – in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2020 and 2021.
A crew chief for Gilliland was not announced. He will be the longest tenured Front Row Motorsports driver beginning next season.
Gilliland will be teammates with Noah Gragson. The car number and team for Gragson has not been announced. The organization is also working through plans to expand to a third car.
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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