Todd Gilliland Shows Shades of Father David With Runner-Up at Talladega
Todd Gilliland matched his father's best Cup finish, which came at Talladega 12 years ago.
With just 10 laps to go in Sunday’s YellaWood 500, a push down the Talladega Superspeedway backstretch from Kyle Larson propelled Todd Gilliland back into the lead.
He then pulled ahead of Front Row Motorsports teammate Zane Smith on the inside, who had also found his way to the front. That was the sixth time Gilliland led the pack, totaling 11 laps led on the day.
Gilliland couldn’t hold on to win the race, but he got back to the front on the final restart and made a last-lap move to snatch second place, scoring a new career-best finish.
“I honestly don’t even know what else I could have done,”
Gilliland said about the moment he lost the lead with eight laps left. “The track got pretty wide there at the end when I was on the inside lane of two wide.
Author’s summary: Gilliland finishes second at Talladega.
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