Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
ESPN says that Casey Mears is close to signing a deal to drive the fourth RCR car. Scenedaily.com reports that with Martin Truex Jr. signed to a DEI deal, the next driver needing a new contract is Paul Menard. Citifinancial is going to sponsor the David Gilliland ride for races this season starting with the Michigan race. The [...]
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
DAVID GILLILAND – No. 38 Dish Network Turbo HD Ford Fusion WHAT KIND OF A ROLE DOES CONFIDENCE PLAY? AND, AFTER FINISHING SECOND AT SONOMA, HOW MUCH CONFIDENCE DO YOU HAVE HEADING INTO TOMORROW’S RACE?
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
LONG POND, Pa. - David Gilliland is one of 15 drivers entered in today's Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 that have never won a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
DAVID GILLILAND – No. 38 citifinancial Ford Fusion (Qualified 40th) “It was a little bit slick and definitely slicker than it was earlier in practice. We were just a little on the free side. We were on the too loose side on throttle up off the corner, so we’ll probably tighten it up just a little bit, but we’ll be alright. The car drives good overall. I like the balance. It’s consistent...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
NASCAR.com makes it more offical in ana article that Ryan Newman is going to be the second driver for Stewart Haas Racing. Sponsorship for the car is unclear at this time, but Ryan will be driving the #4 car next year. David Gilliland is going to be in the #27 Baker Curb Racing #27 Nationwide series [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
What seemed like a routine race at Watkins Glen erupted into mangled mess of metal when Michael McDowell and David Gilliland collided in Turn 11 just before the entrance of pit road and collected nine drivers in the middle of the pack with just nine laps remaining in the Centurian Boats at the Glen on Sunday.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
... pit road, several cars involved. The incident started when Michael McDowell got into the side of David Gilliland. The two went into the wall and while McDowell continued, Gilliland bounced off the wall and got rammed hard by Bobby Labonte to begin the multi-car fracas that included Joe Nemechek, Max Papis, Dave Blaney, Sam Hornish Jr., Ryan Newman, Reed Sorenson and Michael...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
... on Lap 82, but two circuits later a nine-car melee triggered mid-pack by Michael McDowell and David Gilliland drew the red flag and stalled action for just over 43 minutes. McDowell continued, but Gilliland's No. 38 Ford was junk. Both drivers were summoned to the NASCAR hauler following the race. Once the smoke and sheet metal cleared, NASCAR ran two additional laps of caution...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
... pit road, several cars involved. The incident started when Michael McDowell got into the side of David Gilliland. The two went into the wall and while McDowell continued, Gilliland bounced off the wall and got rammed hard by Bobby Labonte to begin the multi-car fracas that included Joe Nemechek, Max Papis, Dave Blaney, Sam Hornish Jr., Ryan Newman, Reed Sorenson and Michael...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... pit road, several cars involved. The incident started when Michael McDowell got into the side of David Gilliland. The two went into the wall and while McDowell continued, Gilliland bounced off the wall and got rammed hard by Bobby Labonte to begin the multi-car fracas that included Joe Nemechek, Max Papis, Dave Blaney, Sam Hornish Jr., Ryan Newman, Reed Sorenson and Michael...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Sprint Cup drivers look to put the Indy tire debacle behind them while racing 500 miles today at Pocono. Jimmie Johnson has the poll the race, but Mother Nature came along later on in the race to have some fun. “Good in practice,” said David Gilliland. Clint Boyer stated that he is looking for some big [...]
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
David Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 freecreditreport.com Ford Fusion, will start third in tomorrow’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500. The starting spot is his best of the season and even if rain cancels practice on Saturday, Gilliland and crew chief Cully Barraclough feel the team will still race well on Sunday.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
... Daily reports that the Budweiser Shootout for the 2009 season is going to have a different format. David Gilliland is going to have the Dish Network as a primary sponsor for the WatkinsGlen race. Sunday on the ESPN show Outside the Lines they are going to look at diversity and NASCAR.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... and a win last week at Indianapolis, will start from the pole, with Mark Martin alongside and David Gilliland and Jeff Gordon close behind. Kahne will start seventh.The final practice for the race was rained out Saturday.This is the first race since the tire debacle at Indy. No tire problems are expected today."Last week was unfortunate,'' Kahne said. "We had a really good tire that...
Sports - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... an event marred by poor tire wear that forced caution flags to be displayed every 10-12 laps.David Gilliland and Jeff Gordon will make up the second row for Sunday's race. Points leader Kyle Busch will start 27th.Busch leads Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 253 points with six races remaining before the chase for the cup playoff series. Johnson, the two-time defending series champion, is in...
