Auto Club Speedway Is Site of Driver’s Front Row Motorsports Debut
STATESVILLE, MARCH 18, 2014 – David Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 Love’s Travel Stops Ford, comments on racing at Auto Club Speedway:”Fontana’s a different racetrack. It’s a two-mile track, so you’re going really fast, but it never feels like it has quite enough banking. You get down there in the corner, and it just feels like you need about 10 degrees more banking. And it’s gotten rougher and rougher over the years. So, it definitely presents its own set of challenges. It’s unique as a racetrack.
“It’s my home track, so I always look forward to going there. There are so many people out west who helped my career and helped me get where I am today. Whenever we visit California, we always try to visit with everybody and try to do what we can to remind them how grateful we are. And this week we get to show off our awesome Love’s Travel Stops paint scheme to everybody.”
JUST THE FACTS: Gilliland has 12 Sprint Cup career starts at Auto Club Speedway … His top finish in Fontana is 17th (2008) … The 37-year-old driver is from nearby Riverside, Calif. … Love’s Travel Stops returns as the primary sponsor on the No. 38 Ford Fusion … Gilliland will make an appearance at the Ford Racing display Sunday at 9:15 a.m.
Hometown debut: @DavidGilliland made his first-ever @FrontRowNASCAR start at @ACSupdates in 2010. #NASCAR
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. Visit teamfrm.com.