However, a string of five consecutive finishes of 30th or worse, which included a 42nd place finish after a crash at Martinsville, and a bad water pump leading to a 39th place finish at Rockingham, ultimately dropped Elliott from 8th to finishing a disappointing 13th in the final points standings. After back-to-back 3rd place finishes at Watkins Glen and Michigan, Elliott overtook the points lead for the first time in the season with a 2nd place finish in the second race at Bristol. In 1986, Elliott won only two races, both being the Michigan races. Details about her are not known but this section will be updated when we find any new information regarding the American race car drivers first wife. Elliott won three races and $855,000 last year, down from his combined 12 victories and $2.2 million the previous two seasons. At the end of the season, Elliott was voted the National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year for 1985.[12]. Bill Elliot has two daughters from his first marriage with Martha. Elliott was scheduled to be the Team Red Bull entry for Atlanta, but A. J. Allmendinger drove the car instead, Elliott instead drove the No. In 2008, his best starts were 5th at Bristol and 7th at Kansas. Elliott also holds the distinction of recording a track record at Talladega Superspeedway of 6 consecutive pole positions from 1985 to 1987. Age, Height, and Weight Being born on October 8 1955, Bill Elliott is 67 years old as of today's date 23rd April 2023. 94 in honor of his nephew, Casey Elliott, who was battling cancer at the time he formed the team and would die in 1996. April 28, 2023, at 2:25 p.m. Georgia Governor Signs Bill to Create Cold Case Unit. The 2003 season ultimately became Elliott's final full-time season. 11 Budweiser-sponsored Ford. As of 2022, the 226 race winless streak is the longest drought, between wins, in NASCAR history. He also competed in select NASCAR Busch Series events for Rusty Wallace and also drove the No. Elliott left Melling to join Junior Johnson & Associates in 1992, replacing Geoffrey Bodine in the No. Brittany serves in the United States Air Force. Elliott made his first Winston Cup Series start at Rockingham in 1976 driving a car owned by his father. This was his 828th and final start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. 1986 D. Earnhardt None the less, Elliott led 100 of the 367 laps and crossed the finish line first, winning the Southern 500 at Darlington, capturing his 10th win of the season, and winning the first ever Winston Million Dollar Bonus, which at the time was the largest single race payday in motorsports history. His son has carried on his legacy of being a NASCAR driver. 1977 C. Yarborough 2006 J. Johnson Bill is 67 years old as of 2022. Cindy was previously photographer, now she is family manager and social media director. This was the "first leg" of the Winston Million promotion that Elliott captured. 21 to try to get the car back into the Top 35 points at Lowes Motor Speedway.[22]. Bill was previously married to his high school sweetheart Martha; the relationship ended. 1970 B. Isaac However, at Talladega, Bobby Allison was spun and went airborne into the catch fence, tearing a large section away and injuring several fans. [23], On Memorial Day May 25, 2009, Elliott became the 7th member of the "800 club", with his 800th career Sprint Cup start at Lowes Motor Speedway.[24][25]. After a year of struggle, Elliott finished a disappointing 11th in the championship standings, causing him and Coors to part ways with the Mellings. His daughter's name is Starr Elliott and Brittany Elliott. 6 Unilever Dodge Charger in the Busch Series for Evernham at Memphis, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas. 1998 J. Gordon, 1999 D. Jarrett After the fall Dover race, Elliott found himself with a 154 point lead in the championship standings with six races remaining. Elliott made his third start of the 2012 season driving for Turner Motorsports in the July race at Daytona International Speedway, in the No. Elliott and Earnhardt were essentially the only two championship contenders all year in 1987, as both battled and tangled with each other all year. Elliott would only win once that year in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona and won two poles. Elliott's best finish during his six year run as a driver/owner was at Michigan in 1997, finishing 2nd to Ernie Irvan. The fans were so enamored by him that they gave several nicknames to Bill, which define his personality and ability as a driver. Who is the fastest man in NASCAR? He resides with his wife in his hometown of Dawsonville, Georgia. He would finish the race in the Top 5, bringing home a 5th-place finish, even though the race will forever be remembered for the death of fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt. [28], On August 4, 2018, GMS Racing announced that Elliott would return to NASCAR, driving the No. He used the No. He won NASCARs Most Popular Driver Award a record 16 times (1984-1988, 1991-2000, 2002). This page was last edited on 29 April 2023, at 01:12. 91 Dodge Intrepid for Evernham in three events (along with the Budweiser Shootout). Wild Bill, Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, or Million Dollar Bill - we know him by several names. The reason is that Evernham fielded cars with sponsorship with PepsiCo's Mountain Dew. For the 2006 season, the 2005 owners' points for the No. 50 Walmart-sponsored Chevrolet. He still managed to climb through the field and lead the most laps of the race, leading 140 of the 393 laps, en route to capturing his 44th and final NASCAR race win over future seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. The 1985 season was still historic for Elliott. That lone win in 1991 would be the only time in his career that Elliott won in a car that was not painted red. Part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott started 29th, but needed to finish 18th or better to clinch the championship regardless of what Rusty Wallace did in the race. 9 vehicle. In the final stages of the race, Elliott was leading and had to fend off a hard charging Cale Yarborough who was battling an ill-handling racecar after he broke a power-steering line. 1981 D. Waltrip She has a fiancee Robert Shane Bryant and they both live in Alburquerque. Overall, in 10 seasons from 1982-1991, Melling Racing set several NASCAR records, winning the Winston Million in 1985, winning the 1988 Winston Cup Championship, and winning a total of 34 career races, all of these accomplishments with only Elliott. She worked for Coca-Cola and Budweiser; at that time, Bill drove for Budweiser. 4 pick on Ezekiel Elliott in 2016 and then gave him a six-year, $90 million extension in 2019. Elliott's lead disappeared thanks to a batch of poor finishes, which included mechanical problems beginning with an engine failure at Martinsville leading to a 30th place finish, a 26th place finish at North Wilkesboro, a broken sway bar while running in the Top 5 with less than 40 laps to go at Charlotte leading to a 30th place finish, and a cracked cylinder head leading to another engine failure at Phoenix, finishing 31st. The mark at Talladega is the fastest qualifying speed for any NASCAR race ever done in the history of racing with the current usage of restrictor plates at Daytona and Talladega since 1988. Matt Kenseth drove Elliott's No. Elliott has two daughters, Starr and Brittany, and one son, William Clyde II (nicknamed "Chase"). In 2000, Elliott sold his team to Ray Evernham and began driving the No. Elliott qualified 5th, and ran in the top 10 throughout the first half of the race, but finished 37th after being involved in an accident. She has a young daughter, Kennedy, and has blissful married life. He returned for the final four races after the 21 fell out of the top-35 once again. It was a struggle through the first 26 races of the season, as Bill only had five Top 10 finishes and was 16th in points. Chase and Bill are both managed by Cindy ( Source : instagram ). Chase is on the Elliott championship history by participating in races. 9 Chevrolet. In 2009, Elliott ran 12 races in the No. The championship would be determined between the two, by whoever picked up the five extra bonus points for leading the most laps in the race. His father George created a lumber company and loved racing, and later created a speed shop where Bills brothers, Ernie (born 1947) and Dan (born 1951), worked. On January 4, 2006, Elliott announced that he would pilot the No. There are streets and roads named after Bill back in Georgia ( Source : nascar ). Harry Gant, Kyle Petty, and Mark Martin also had long shots to win the championship. He has also been honored by the state legislature with a stretch of roadway (the entirety of Georgia State Route 183) in his native Dawson County renamed Elliott Family Parkway. In 2005, the Georgia State Legislature declared October 8 as Bill Elliott Day in the state of Georgia. Elliott publicly stated his comeback to NASCAR on August 4, 2018, driving the No. 1973 B. Parsons The couple had to meet several times for professional work turning into personal life partners. Elliott finished the season with six wins, six poles, 15 Top 5s, 22 Top 10s (including at one point 16 in a row), and an average finish of 6.6. Elliott followed that up with a 4th at Charlotte, a 9th at Martinsville, and a 4th at Atlanta. Elliott has two daughters, Starr and Brittany, and one son, William Clyde II (nicknamed "Chase"). Boost. Chase is one of three children born to Cindy & Bill Elliot and is the product of his father's second marriage. He started on the outside pole, and dominated the race leading 93 of 160 laps. 30 talking about this. The Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott's rumored girlfriend is Ashley Anderson. However, much like the ending of the 1985 season, Elliott would lose the point lead after a string of poor finishes. Their marriage produced two daughters, Starr & Brittany Elliott. His parents were Erving "George" Elliott Jr. (1924-1998) and Mildred Reece (1921-1991) His father George created a lumber company and loved racing, and later created a speed shop where Bill's brothers, Ernie (born 1947) and Dan (born 1951), worked. Chase Elliott's siblings are Starr Elliott And Brittany Ann Elliot. 1968 D. Pearson, 1969 D. Pearson Chase Elliott's father, Bill Elliott, was the most popular driver in NASCAR history, having won the NMPA's Most Popular Driver award 16 times. Elliott started the 1985 season first with a dominating victory in the Daytona 500, leading 136 of the 200 laps, starting from the pole position. Cindy resides alongside her husband in Dawsonville, Georgia. Elliotts son Chase is also a NASCAR Cup Series race winner. 2010 J. Johnson After the back-to-back victories at Pocono and Indy, Elliott was 6th in points. [20][21] He would hold the record for 10 straight years as a most popular driver from 1991 to 2000, a record that would stand until 2013, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. would win his 11th straight award. hey often go to the race venue to support him. And he's -for-11this year going into Sunday's road race at Sonoma,. Even after the divorce, Elliotts have been good friends for the growth of their two daughters. His best result was third at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, and he finished 9th in points. He also has one son William Clyde II who is also known as Chase, and he is also a NASCAR driver. Brittany is the daughter of Cheryl Johnson, of Ala. and Bill and Cindy Elliot, of . 37 Dodge. However, Elliott's most lasting accomplishment that year was setting two NASCAR qualifying records, which stand to this day. Elliott followed up taking the points lead after Bristol, by winning two of the next three races, both in dominating fashion; the first being his second Southern 500 victory at Darlington leading 154 of 367 laps, and then leading 392 of 500 laps completing the season sweep at Dover. The NASCAR driver has driven chiefly the No. The racing driver posted a picture with her captioned 'Thanks for putting up with me in May 2021. In 1982, Elliott continued to show more and more flashes, and continued to flirt with victory lane more and more, as he finished the season with eight Top 5 finishes, and nine Top 10 finishes which included three runner-up finishes in the World 600 at Charlotte to Neil Bonnett, the Firecracker 400 at Daytona to Bobby Allison, and the fall race at Charlotte to Harry Gant. The franchise used the No. 1972 R. Petty Elliott has been recognized on SportsPro's "World's 50 Most Marketable Athletes.". On December 26, 2022 04:08 AM. But in an interview on NASCAR Raceday at Kansas, Elliott was asked about him racing and said "We will be at Lowe's, and do a few more races. Chase Elliott is the only son of his parents but has two older half-sisters from his father's blood, they are known as Lauren Star and Britanny. ( Source : stltoday ). His 2nd win of the season came three weeks later at his hometrack of Atlanta Motor Speedway, leading 129 of 328 laps. He did also manage a 3rd-place qualifying effort at California. Their relationship timeline and moments are under wraps. Elliott asked Evernham to drive that number out of respect for his old team. After the disappointing finish in the World 600, Elliott rebounded with a 6th place finish at Riverside. Even after the divorce, Elliotts have been good friends for the growth of their two daughters. 2021 K. Larson He completed one of NASCAR's greatest comebacks by making his way through the field, making up both laps under green flag conditions, and winning the race, his 4th of the season, and capturing the "second leg" of the Winston Million promotion. Elliott would find success almost immediately in 1992. Elliott has a net worth of $7 million. They married on December 12, 1992, in a close circle of friends and family. Elliott ran for the Wood Brothers in 2010. Elliott entered two rounds of the 2022 season. Melling Racing, who ran the No. He managed to get an 11th place finish and a 10th place qualifying effort at Michigan, along with a 9th place qualifying effort at Texas. The driver is married to Cindy Elliott, his starsign is Libra and he is now 67 years of age. and at age 16 Elliott won a first-place ribbon in that city's annual "American Royal Horse and . He might take some time to us his wife. ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia 's governor on Friday signed a law to establish a cold case unit within the Georgia . Elliott stands at an estimated height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall. Elliott would go on to win the race leading 102 of the 325 laps, while Alan Kulwicki finished 2nd to Elliott, leading 103 of the 325 laps. Over his career, Bill had 44 wins,. Bill was previously married to his high school sweetheart Martha Elliott. Meet Jordan Poyer's Wife. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Elliott finished the 1994 season finishing 10th in the championship standings. Elliott finished his first season with Evernham Motorsports with two poles, five Top 5s, and nine Top 10 finishes, and one win at the Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead-Miami from the pole position. 1955 T. Flock Cindy is the second wife of former American racer Bill. He qualified 34th in a field of 36 cars; Elliott only lasted 32 laps that day before the oil pump failed in his Ford Torino. 91 team went to the new No. His son is the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion and currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports in the No. As of 2022, he ranks 19th on NASCAR's all-time wins list. Today, the tradition continues with Bill's son Chase, as the siren goes off every time Chase wins a race. 1953 H. Thomas Bill Elliott Facts & Wiki Where does Bill Elliott live? Race Car Driver Birthday October 8, 1955. This amount is from his long successful career as a race car driver. Does Bill Elliott have a daughter? The 1984 season also brought Elliott his first season of winning NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award, and would begin a stretch of five consecutive years, from 1984 to 1988, where he would win that award. Cindy with her husband and son after her son ( Source : twitter ). Elliott did however pick up his first, and one lone career win in the Xfinity Series (formerly known at the time, as the Busch Grand National Series) in 1993, at the road course of Watkins Glen. In 1998, Elliott was selected as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in its history, and has been honored by being inducted into numerous racing and motorsports Halls of Fame. The supportive parents love watching Chase racing around and growing. While he only made three starts during his first part-time season with Evernham, he still managed to have some success which included 2nd and 10th-place qualifying efforts at Texas and Las Vegas, and also a 9th-place finish at Indianapolis which ended up being the 320th and final Top 10 finish of Elliott's career. He would then go on a tear during the summer months of 1985, first winning back-to-back races, his 6th and 7th of the season, at Pocono and Michigan. Bill stepped out of the ride to assist his son Chase Elliott in the K&N Pro Series East. Bill was first married to Martha but divorced in 1990. 1976 C. Yarborough Bill Elliott. 1949 R. Byron 1992 A. Kulwicki Elliott finished 15th in the final points standings for 2001. 2016 J. Johnson On August 8, 2006, Evernham Motorsports announced that Elliott would return to the organization for the race at Watkins Glen driving the No. The string of poor finishes dropped Elliott out of the points lead to 3rd place, 40 points behind 1st place Davey Allison and 10 points behind 2nd place Alan Kulwicki, with one race to go. After his son, Chase Elliott, captured his first career NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway, take a look at Bill Elliott's career through the years. 1960 R. White At 27, Chase has already managed to establish himself as one of the premier drivers in the NASCAR race series. However, after Melling yielded the No. He qualified 34th in a field of 36 cars, and finished 33rd; Elliott only lasted 32 laps that day before the oil pump failed in his Ford Torino. Two years later, he married Cindy and became a stepmother to his daughters from Bill's previous relationship. 1983 B. Allison Bill Elliott's dedication to his sport and fans equals his brilliance, making him a legend among his teammates and fans. Bill married Martha Elliott; they separated in 1990, and he started dating Cindy Elliott in 1992. The car then fell out of the top 35 again but at Bristol got back into the top 35 in points. Born on Georgia, Cindy is currently 57 ( Source : twitter ). Most B-western historians today consider Wild Bill Elliott (born at Pattonsburg, MO) the successor to the realistic westerns of his hero, silent star William S. Hart, who retired in 1925, the same year, ironically, that Elliott made his first picture. Read More: Laura Blythe, Gillon McLachlan's Wife, Family And Children. [27] Elliott successfully qualified for the Sprint Cup race at Talladega driving the 97, but finished in 37th. William Clyde Elliott, famously known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, or Million Dollar Bill, is an American former professional stock car racing driver. She married Robert Shane Bryant, son of Mindi, and Robby Bryant of McAlester. In 2005, Elliott continued his part-time driving duties which included driving the No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW-sponsored Dodge Intrepid the following year. Going into the "third leg" of the Winston Million promotion, which was the World 600 at Charlotte, Elliott had a chance to capture the million dollar prize. 10 Evernham team and driver Scott Riggs and the 91 team was discontinued. In the 1981 season, he had one Top 5 and seven Top 10 finishes in 13 races, including the team's first pole in the spring race at Darlington. Kulwicki picked up the five point bonus for leading one single lap more than Elliott, and by finishing 2nd was able to maintain and keep his 10 point cushion on Elliott to win the 1992 Winston Cup Championship. Racing spirit runs through his vein; from age eight, Bill introduced him to the world of the race with karts. Elliott officially withdrew from the ballot as NASCAR's Most Popular Driver, giving the award to Dale Earnhardt Jr., who would go on to win for 15 straight years from 2003 to 2017, a NASCAR record. READ ALSO: Larry King Cause Of Death Chase's mother, Cindy, is a former photographer for "Illustrated" and "Scene", are Elliott's family manager and social media director. At his peak Elliott earned a decent amount as his salary, According to Forbes, the contract pushed his total earnings to $10.2 million, with his salary amounting to about $8 million. 21 Motorcraft Ford for the Wood Brothers, including the Daytona 500. [13] In both races, he used a Ford Thunderbird which contained an engine built by his brother Ernie Elliott. Two weeks later, Elliott captured what would be the final win of his career at Rockingham (Ironically enough, at the same track where he made his first career NASCAR start back in 1976). They brought essentially all of their starters back on defense following a stellar free . Chase Elliott with his legendary racer father Bill Elliott had competed each others as racers. 27 of Jimmy Spencer) beginning in 1995. Elliott also withdrew from the ballot as NASCAR's Most Popular Driver, and encouraged his long-time fans to vote for his friend and long-time rival Dale Earnhardt. A week later, Elliott had one of the most memorable and dominant victories in the history of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bill and Martha separated after 15 years of marriage. Also ironic, is that Elliott would remain the only winner of the All-Star race held somewhere other than Charlotte, until 2020 when his son Chase won his All-Star race at Bristol. Landon Cassill would take over the car for the fifth race of the season, which was eventually renumbered to No. On October 5, 2008, Georgia State declared the day Bill Elliott Day.
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