Frank Gilliland wrote:
On 24 Feb 2007 03:03:22 GMT, Steveo wrote in
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Frank Gilliland wrote:
On 23 Feb 2007 23:23:59 GMT, Steveo wrote in
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Is David Gilliland the Nascar driver any shirt-tail relation to you?

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/driver?statsId=1097

Nope, but did you see how he held the lead for the first 18, dropped
back to 41 and a lap down, then worked all the way back to threaten
the lead? He's one to keep an eye on for next year's Demolition Derby.

He seems like a good kid in the few interviews I've seen of him, and he
gets up on the wheel too.

I might start rooting for him.

You cannot root for him as long as he's driving
a Ford, right?

I didn't notice what he drove. I don't hate Fords.... they made the
Fairmont and the Taurus, two of the most dependable cars ever built
(don't know why they dropped the Taurus, that was pretty stupid).

The Taurus won Ford a nascar championship a few years ago, but that's
probably the only Taurus ever running a carburator. g

Now it's the Fusion or some ****, right? The COT (car of tomorrow) will be
running at Bristol in about a month.

Ford
steering systems are excellent. And the 300 I-6 was probably one of
the best engines ever made by -any- auto manufacturer. I even own an
LTD for those long road-trips.

But then again, they did make the Edsel and Pinto....

I'd like to own a cherry Edsel. For some reason I had you pegged for a Ford
hater, or maybe it's just the electronics?

BTW, no relation to Richard Gilliland (the actor), either.

Anytime I hear the name Gilliland I think of you now. It ain't a real
common name around here anyway so it's not very often.

Go #38

What did Richard Gilliland star in?

Mostly just small parts on TV & movies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gilliland

Dang, do you have a pic url for him? I can't place him without a pic.
Perhaps he's related to David?