David Gilliland

Birthday: April 1, 1976
Hometown: Riverside, Calif.

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RECAP

2007 -- Finished 28th in series points. ... First full season in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. ... Won the pole for the Daytona 500. ... Proved strong on restrictor-plate tracks, finishing in the top 15 in three of the four races including finishes of eighth (Daytona 500) and fourth (Talladega spring) ... Fourth-place finish at Talladega was career-best result. ... Led 18 laps in the Daytona 500

2006 -- Finished 42nd in series points. ... Made NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at Infineon Raceway in June 2006. ... Joined Robert Yates Racing in August. ... Recorded first career pole and career-best finish of 15th place, at Talladega Superspeedway in October. ... Matched career-best finish with 15th-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway in November.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY

Began career in the NASCAR Camping World Series,West; first as a crew chief for his father Butch's team, which won the series championship in 1997. ... Competed on a limited basis in the Camping World Series from 1997-2002, while also racing in the Super Late Model division at Irwindale Speedway and other Southern California short tracks. ...Raced in the NASCAR Southwest Series in 2003, collecting five wins. ... Raced full time in the Camping World Series,West from 2004-05, winning 2004 Rookie of the Year honors and posting two victories. ... Won Grand National Division portion of 2005 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale. ... Made NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in 2005, at Phoenix. ... Joined an upstart, un-sponsored team for a limited NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule in 2006 and scored a dramatic "upset" victory in his seventh career start, at Kentucky Speedway in June 2006. ... Made NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut with a team owned by Bryan Mullet, at Infineon Raceway in June, before joining Yates Racing in August 2006.

NOTEWORTHY

In high school, Gilliland played on the golf team with Tiger Woods.