David Gilliland bumped from his TRG Sprint Cup ride by Bobby Labonte has been entered by the Wood Brothers for Sunday’s at Atlanta.
In a dizzying game of musical chairs David Gilliland will now fill in for Bill Elliott. Elliott is experiencing some back problems and uncertain how he will feel driving the car. Gilliland had been bumped from his TRG ride by Bobby Labonte, who had been sidelined by Erik Darnell over at Yates Racing. In a press release team, co-owner Eddie Wood stated, “Given the modified practice schedule where the practices and qualifying are all being done on Saturday, we didn’t feel there was enough time to make changes to the seat if Bill wasn’t comfortable and we needed to get another driver. We called David to see if he was available. Thankfully he was and agreed to help.” In his fourth year in the Sprint Cup Series, Gilliland has raced in 22 of the 24 Cup races this season. Gilliland has 6 starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway with his best finish (15th) coming in 2006. Gilliland is also rumoured to have four additional drives in a fourth Gibbs Racing Toyota. Keep watching here for updates. Photos: NASCAR - Getty Images
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