No. 51 Toyota Tundra June 17 at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois.
The third-generation driver will also compete at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Sept. 3, New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon Sept. 23 and Phoenix International Raceway Nov. 10. With six victories this year in the K & N Pro Series West, the 16-year-old matched three other drivers for the series record for most wins in a single season and also collected six poles, 11 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes en route to becoming the youngest champion in the history of any NASCAR national or touring series. The K & N West Series Rookie of the Year also competed in five K & N Pro Series East events in 2016, registering one win, one pole, three topfive and five top-10 finishes.
Gilliland was victorious in his K & N Pro Series West debut at Phoenix International Raceway in November of 2015 and opened up the 2016 season with wins in both the East Series opener at New Smyrna Speedway and the West Series opener at Irwindale Speedway. He followed it up with a win at Kern County Raceway Park in April, giving him wins in each of his first four K & N Starts which matched a 60-year-old record