Todd Gilliland Comes Away with Second-Place Finish at Thompson Speedway
Todd Gilliland turned in a strong performance with a runner-up finish in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East action at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Saturday.
The driver of the Bill McAnally Racing No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry led a race-high 58 laps in the NASCAR Busch North Throwback 100, before taking second in the race that marked the return of the series to the historic .625-mile Connecticut track.
“We had a strong NAPA Toyota tonight,” said Gilliland, a NASCAR Next driver. “We got out front early and led a lot of laps, but the (No.) 12 car got by us.”
With his finish, Gilliland remains second in the championship standings – 22 points out of first. The 17-year-old from Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, has one win, five top-five, and eight top-10 finishes in eight races this season.
Start / Finish: 2 / 2
Points Earned: 44
Points Standing / Total: 2 / 325
Next Race: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H., July 15
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Bill McAnally Racing (BMR) holds the ARCA Menards Series West (AMSW) record with 11 championships and eclipsed the 100-win mark in 2022. The team has piled on six titles in the last eight seasons with four different drivers since 2015. BMR will campaign the NAPA Auto Care entry with a newly renumbered No. 19 Chevrolet SS. Daniel Hemric will begin the 2025 AMSW behind the wheel at Kern County Raceway on Saturday, January 25th.