Driver Believes Night Race Will Produce More Grip, Better Racing
STATESVILLE, MAY 6, 2014 – David Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford, comments on racing at Kansas Speedway:
“I love night racing so I think it will be great. Kansas is a great racetrack, and I personally like the banking that they added. It fits my racing style a little bit better. The day race there was never my favorite race, but now it’s something we’re definitely looking forward to. I think the car’s going to have more grip, and more grip promotes better racing. The season’s already gotten kicked off with a bunch of different winners, and I think that opportunity applies to Front Row Motorsports, too.
“Kansas still drives like a fairly new surface. I haven’t heard from anybody that’s tested there this year to know if it’s really changed much more this year. It takes a little bit more time than that, so I think it will drive similar to last year, only under the lights.”
JUST THE FACTS: Gilliland has 10 Sprint Cup career starts at Kansas Speedway … He has three consecutive top-25 finishes at the 1.5-mile oval … His top finish at Kansas is 22nd (2006).
. @DavidGilliland on night racing at @KansasSpeedway: ‘I think the cars will have more grip, and more grip promotes better racing.’
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.
