Gilliland Looking Forward to ‘Wild Deal’ in Phoenix

February 25, 2014

No. 38 Team Bringing Faster Love’s Travel Stops Ford

STATESVILLE, FEBRUARY 25, 2014 – David Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 Love’s Travel Stops Ford comments on racing at Phoenix International Raceway:“Phoenix is an awesome racetrack. I’ve won there in other divisions and really enjoy going out west and seeing friends and family. We’d struggled there in past years, but last year we ran really well there in both races. So that gives us confidence going back.“With the new rule changes and the qualifying format changes, it’s going to be a different Phoenix than we’ve ever seen. Qualifying is going to be a wild deal. I’m anxious to get out there and do it. I’ve been telling everybody, if I was a fan, I would definitely want to come out and watch it.

“We’re looking forward to getting on track at Phoenix. Frank (Kerr) feels like he’s got a great package figured out and I think it will give us some extra speed. I consider Phoenix a short track, and short tracks kind of put things back in the driver’s hands, where last week we had to deal with a lot of stuff out of our control.”

JUST THE FACTS: Gilliland has 15 Sprint Cup career starts at Phoenix International Raceway … His top finish at Phoenix is 15th (2008) … Love’s Travel Stops returns for its second of 14 races this season.

. @DavidGilliland visited @PhoenixRaceway’s Victory Lane in 2005. He won the K&N West @NASCARHomeTrack race from the pole.

About Front Row Motorsports

Front Row Motorsports is a race-winning organization competing in the NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup Series, fielding the No. 34 of David Ragan, the No. 38 of David Gilliland and the No. 35 Ford. The team is owned by Bob Jenkins and is headquartered just outside of Charlotte, N.C. FRM was named to INC Magazine’s “INC 5000” list in 2012, recognizing the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The team’s partnership base is representative of more than $200 billion of the U.S. economy and includes organizations such as Ford Motor Company, CSX Transportation, Love’s Travel Stops, Farm Rich, Taco Bell and Long John Silver’s. For sponsorship inquiries, contact Mike Laheta at mlaheta@frontrowmotorsports.com.

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