David Gilliland (born on April 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #71 TRG Motorsports. He is the son of former Cup and West Coast driver Butch Gilliland. He is mentored by former Sprint Cup race winner Jerry Nadeau.

In 1996, he began working on his father's AutoZone West Series team. By 1999, Gilliland won the track championship at Perris Auto Speedway (a dirt track). Then, the following year he began a limited season in the NASCAR AutoZone West Series.

In 2003, Gilliland won five races in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series in the #11 Centrifugal Technologies Chevrolet. He finished the season with five top-fives and eight top-tens and a 6th place finish in points.