Todd Gilliland has advanced to the semifinal round of NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge, and now, he and Front Row Motorsports have announced a contract extension that will keep the driver where he is for the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Gilliland will officially return as the driver of the team’s No. 34 Ford Mustang Dark Horse next season. Front Row Motorsports announced Gilliland’s return via a photo gallery captioned with “He’s back,” on the team’s social media channels.
He’s back.@ToddGilliland_ pic.twitter.com/P6zPqeC4EV
— Front Row Motorsports (@Team_FRM) July 17, 2026
Among the set of four photos was a graphic featuring the team’s logo, Todd Gilliland’s signature, and the words, “Todd Gilliland has signed a contract extension with FRM.”
The 26-year-old Gilliland has driven full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports since the start of the 2022 season, and has piloted the organization’s No. 34 Ford since the 2025 campaign.
In 164 career Cup Series starts, the North Carolina native has amassed two top-five finishes and 16 top-10s. Gilliland finished a career-best 22nd in the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings in 2024 and ranks 24th through 20 races in the 2026 season.
Gilliland will continue to try to build momentum throughout the remainder of the season to set himself and the No. 34 team up for a potential breakout performance in 2027.
Prior to moving to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022, Gilliland was a proven winner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, where he boasted three career victories in 94 starts, and he was a two-time ARCA Menards Series West champion (2016 and 2017).
Overall, Gilliland piled up 22 victories between the three ARCA Menards Series divisions from 2015 to 2020.
