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Bill Elliott
Cars: #37, Daytona International Speedway 2007. He is a part-time driver with the #91 Coors Dodge Charger in the Budweiser Shootout and the #39 Evernham Dodge Charger for Chip Ganassi Racing. #91
Other cars include: #9 and #98
"Million Dollar Bill" Elliot was
Born: October 8, 1955
Career highlights: Bill Elliott could usually be found in victory lane. In 1985, he won 11 races and 11 poles on his way to winning the first Winston Million in NASCAR history, bring a new fame to himself and the sport of auto racing.. His victories in the Daytona 500, the Winston 500 at Talladega and the Southern 500 at Darlington earned him the million-dollar bonus and the nickname, "Million Dollar Bill." Elliott's "fuel-injected" success also landed him on the cover of Sports Illustrated as the first Winston Cup driver to appear on the cover. Additional glory followed and in 1988, with six wins, six poles, 11 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes in 29 races, Elliott earned NASCAR's Winston Cup championship.
Winston Cup veteran Bill Elliott won the pole for the 2001 Daytona 500 in his No. 9 Dodge Intrepid.
Awsome Bill's All-Time NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver Victories-44 Wins
Special Awards and Honors
- NASCAR Most Popular Driver: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002. Fan poll conducted by National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA).
- ESPN Speedweek's Fan Poll Driver of the Decade: 1980s.
- American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) All-America Team: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992.
- Jerry Titus Memorial Award: 1985. Annual Award to the All-American team member receiving the most votes from the AARWBA membership.
- American Driver of the Year: 1985, 1988.
- National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year: 1985.
- Auto Racing Digest Driver of the Year: 1985.
- Georgia Professional Athlete of the Year: 1985, 1988.
- Grand Marshal Peach Bowl Parade: 1986.
- North Carolina Chapter of United Cerebral Palsy Humanitarian of the Year: 1987.
- Air Force Reserve Honorary Recruiter of the Year: 1987.
- McDonald's All-Star Race Team: 1991, 1992, 1993.
- Member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame: 1998.
- True Value Man of the Year - second quarter: 1997, fourth quarter: 1998 and fourth quarter: 2001.
- Spirit of Ford Award: 2000
- Motorsports Hall of Fame: To be inducted, August 2007
"THAT'S ALL RIGHT" Bill Elliott Will Drive 'Elvis' Car in Memphis Busch Race in Oct.
July 5, 2004  |
| NASCAR champion Bill Elliott (third from left) unveiled the No. 9 Elvis Presley 'He Dared To Rock' Dodge at Sun Studio in Memphis on July 5 - the 50th Anniversary of Rock 'N' Roll - and was joined by Kevin Kane (President & CEO, Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau), Jason Rittenberry (Vice President & General Manager, Memphis Motorsports Park) and Jack Soden (CEO, Elvis Presley Enterprises). Photo by Phil Bowden |
BILL ELLIOTT and ELVIS PRESLEY – ON THE SAME RACETRACK? ONLY IN MEMPHIS 50TH Anniversary Celebration Combines NASCAR and Rock 'n' Roll
MEMPHIS, TN (July 5, 2004) - On the front steps ...(Please note that this link has some typos in it. The actual car numer was #9. The story is correct however.......Read more
Official die-cast replicas of Elliott's noteworthy No. 09 'He Dared to Rock'
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Bill Elliot Official: http://www.billelliott.com/index.php
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