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Todd Gilliland left Indianapolis Motor Speedway with far more than a 24th-place finish.
The Front Row Motorsports driver defeated Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney in the championship matchup of NASCAR’s inaugural In-Season Challenge on Sunday , earning a $1 million payday despite never leading a lap in the Brickyard 400.
Gilliland entered the five-week tournament as the No. 25 seed and steadily knocked off higher-seeded opponents to reach the final. His reward came after finishing 24th at Indianapolis, two positions ahead of Blaney, who crossed the line 26th after battling back from mid-race damage.
Todd Gilliland completes Cinderella run through NASCAR’s bracket The In-Season Challenge featured a 32-driver bracket that rewarded the better finisher each week rather than outright race victories.
Gilliland embraced that format better than anyone.
After upsetting Chase Elliott in last week’s…
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