Gilliland to drive a fourth JGR car for three races

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- Joe Gibbs Racing on Tuesday announced that David Gilliland will drive the No. 02 Farm Bureau Insurance Toyota in three Sprint Cup Series races, starting Oct. 17 in Charlotte, and continuing with the Nov. 8 race at Texas and the Nov. 22 season finale at Homestead.

Wally Brown, JGR's R&D/test team crew chief, will serve as crew chief for each of the three races.

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Earlier this year, Farm Bureau Insurance announced that it would sponsor six races in 2009 with Joe Gibbs Racing. Two of those races have been run in the No. 11 Toyota, driven by Denny Hamlin, earlier this year at Darlington and Atlanta. Farm Bureau also will appear on the No. 20 Toyota driven by Joey Logano on Oct. 25 at Martinsville.

"Thus far, it's been an exhilarating partnership between Farm Bureau Insurance and Joe Gibbs Racing. We're excited to welcome David Gilliland to our Farm Bureau Insurance family. David and crew chief Wally Brown are both talented and established NASCAR sportsmen, and I know both will represent our agents and customers flawlessly the remainder of 2009," said Bubby Trosclair, vice president of agency for Farm Bureau Insurance.

Gilliland is in his fourth year driving in the Cup Series, having now accumulated more than 100 starts in the sport's premiere division. He has started 24 races this season, driving primarily for TRG Motorsports.

Brown has been with JGR for three years. He served as crew chief last year for the No. 02 Toyota at Texas, the site of Joey Logano's first start in the Sprint Cup Series, and has filled in as crew chief for JGR's Nationwide Series program.

"Farm Bureau Insurance is an outstanding partner with us and we think David and Wally will represent them well in these three races" JGR president J.D. Gibbs said. "Denny did a good job for them earlier this year and we're confident Joey will give them a good run in Martinsville, as well. We want to make sure we provide their agents, members and customers a program they can be proud of."

For more information and to stay up to date on all Farm Bureau Insurance Racing news, visit www.farmbureauinsuranceracing.com.

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