View more / View less Facts of Bill Elliott. Elliott drove careful and conservatively through the field and finished 11th to claim the 1988 Winston Cup Championship by 24 points over Rusty Wallace. Bill Elliott. By winning the pole, Bill Elliott would become the first, and as of 2018, the only driver in NASCAR history to score his 50th career pole in the Daytona 500. He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007,[5] inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame at Darlington in 2015, and into the 2015 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. * Most laps led.). Bailey Bellamy got the #1 answer to this question! Add an answer. By birth his sun sign is Scorpio. After a 5th place finish at Kansas, and a 19th place finish at Talladega, Elliott was 8th in points with six races to go. Bill Elliott won his first and only Winston Cup Championship. It was a big weekend in the relationship department for NASCAR's dreamy drivers, Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott. In mid-1977, Elliott bought a Mercury Montego from Bobby Allison after his split from Penske Racing to replace the inferior Torino, and the move paid off. According to his autobiography, many generations of Elliotts resided there. Elliott asked Evernham to drive that number out of respect for his old team. Ernie Elliott's long list of accomplishments include the 1988 Sprint Cup title with Bill, 51 Sprint Cup poles, 39 wins, 148 top-five finishes and 291 top-10 finishes, Auto week reports. As of 2022, the 226 race winless streak is the longest drought, between wins, in NASCAR history. She was shot and declared brain dead, but her unborn child lived. However, Elliott had won twice at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1984 and 1987, and had finished runner up in the World 600 twice, in 1982 and 1990). . Despite losing power-steering in the car, he led 336 of the 500 laps, and won the race being the only car finishing on the lead lap. Earnhardt was posthumously voted as NASCAR's Most Popular Driver for 2001. The driver is married to Cindy Elliott, his starsign is Libra and he is now 67 years of age. During that run, Elliott finished runner-up in the first Michigan race, then won back-to-back races in the summer, the first one being his first Pepsi Firecracker 400 win at Daytona, followed by the July race at Pocono. After the race, Elliott became the second NASCAR driver to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, following Cale Yarborough after his win in the 1977 Daytona 500. Elliott had the first wife by the name of Martha Elliott. Her beau drives the No. Similarly, he follows the Christianity religion. At the time of Bill Elliott's "semi-retirement", he ranked 14th on NASCAR's all-time win list with 44 wins. The 2003 season ultimately became Elliott's final full-time season. Do you have an interest in the William Clyde Elliott age? 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. Elliott attempted to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500, but failed to make the race in the No. Chase Elliott was born to Bill Elliott, an American former professional stock car racing driver, and Cindy Elliott, a former photojournalist. Well, Bill Elliott has married twice in his life. After a 5th place finish at Bristol, Elliott had a chance to clinch the Winston Million Dollar Bonus in the next race, which was the 4th and "final leg" of the Winston Million Dollar promotion: the Southern 500 at Darlington. venrock portfolio. "Million Dollar Bill" was previously married to his high school sweetheart, Martha, though that marriage ended in 1990. 91 team went to the new No. He is known for his professional stock car racing, and he last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, where he drove at number 23 in . Daughter: Starr Daughter: Brittany Son: Chase Daytona 500 Winner 1985 Daytona 500 Winner 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion 1988 Winner, Brickyard 400 2002 Endorsement of McDonald's. With the season sweep at Michigan, Elliott became the first driver in NASCAR history to win 4 straight superspeedway races at one track (the record would later be tied by Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Talladega in 2003). After winning the Southern 500 at Darlington along with the Winston Million, Elliott had built a 206 point lead in the championship standings with eight races to go. 9 went to victory lane. After a disappointing 27th place finish in the Daytona 500, Elliott would then win the next four consecutive races at Rockingham, Richmond, Atlanta, and Darlington. Elliott was one of NASCAR's most endearing and popular drivers in history, as Elliott went on to win NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award a NASCAR record 16 times (1984-1988, 1991-2000, 2002), a record nearly matched by Dale Earnhardt Jr. who won the award for 15 straight years from 2003 to 2017. The first of those wins included the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono, which at the time made Elliott the winningest driver at Pocono Raceway with five career wins (Denny Hamlin and Jeff Gordon have since surpassed him at 6 wins each). In the closing laps, he and Rusty Wallace battled it out for the lead, with Elliott passing Rusty with 12 laps to go, en route to victory.[16]. Resides in Mc Leansville, NC. 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. His father was also a Ford person and later created a Ford dealership as there were none in the area. His first win of the season was at Bristol, where he was spun out by Geoff Bodine late in the race, but after pitting made his way back in the final 4 laps and won the race. 13 while Elliott owned the No. Later that season, Elliott signed to drive the No. Actor. I knew since I was an early teen that I wanted to make . 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. He won the 1988 Winston Cup Championship and garnered 44 wins in that series, including two Daytona 500 victories in 1985 and 1987, three Southern 500 victories in 1985, 1988, and 1994, one Winston 500 victory in 1985, one Brickyard 400 victory in 2002, one "The Winston All-Star Race" (non-points race) win in 1986, and a record four consecutive wins at Michigan International Speedway between 1985 and 1986 (7 wins overall at Michigan, the most at any one racetrack in his career). Elliott started the race strong, but had to fend off tough competition throughout the race which included serious threats by Harry Gant and Dale Earnhardt, who dominated the early and middle portions of the race. The racer is a father to 2 daughters, Starr and Brittany, and one son, William Clyde II (nicknamed "Chase Elliott"). According to a reliable online source, The former champion of the . 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. He grew up with his siblings Ernie and Dan in their hometown, Dawsonville, Georgia. Since 1992, Elliott has been married to his wife Cindy Elliott. Brittany Elliott is on Facebook. Brittany is the daughter of Cheryl Johnson, of Ala. and Bill and Cindy Elliot, of . In the year 2005, the Georgia State Legislature declared October 8 as Bill Elliott Day in the state of Georgia. Bill Elliott sold his six-bedroom, six-bath house that sat on 4.62 acres in Ball Ground, Georgia for $1.5 million. Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen, Brooklyn Decker . After that tied his marriage knot to Cindy Elliott. The racer is a father to 2 daughters, Starr and Brittany, and one son, William Clyde II (nicknamed Chase Elliott). The former wife of the late Junior Johnson was known far and wide as . Elliott won his second race of the season at Dover, leading 203 of 500 laps. 9 Chevrolet. In 1998, Elliott teamed up with Dan Marino to form a multi-car team, the team was renamed Elliott-Marino Motorsports, adding the No. Her father is Chris Elliott, who was featured on the show during the 1994-1995 season. Elliott won seven crown jewel races in his career, two in the Daytona 500 (1985, 1987), three in the Southern 500 (1985, 1988, 1994), one in the Winston 500 (1985), and one in the Brickyard 400 (2002). In 2005, Georgia had declared October 8 as Bill Elliott Day. Elliott finished 15th in the final points standings for 2001. William Clyde is an American born Stock car racer standing at 6 feet 1 inch. Join Facebook to connect with Brittany Elliott and others you may know. Elliott slowed himself down by crashing in successive races at Richmond, Va., and Rockingham, N.C. Prparez-vous pour une rencontre avec Dieu qui va changer votre vie. Cindy Elliott is the wife and personal manager of NASCAR driver Bill Elliott. Chase Elliott is their only child together, however Bill Elliott has two grown daughters. He finished the season with one pole, five Top 5 finishes, 14 Top 10 finishes, and finishing 8th in the final point standings. This was his first win since the Southern 500 in 1994, 7 years and 226 races. Elliott's best finish during his six year run as a driver/owner was at Michigan in 1997, finishing 2nd to Ernie Irvan. Melling would extend his contract and give the team enough sponsorship to run a 12 race schedule in 1981. William B. He completed his higher-level education at Kings Ridge Christian School in Dawsonville, Georgia, the town he grew up. In the year 1987, he marks at Talladega the fastest qualifying speed for any. Alright - so today we've got the honor of introducing you to Brittany Elliott . Elliott 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. Gender: Male . In another ironic twist, Elliott winning at Homestead would be the first time since Melling Racing and Bill Elliott himself at the Pepsi 400 in 1991, that the No. His parents raised him and his siblings in a loving and friendly environment. Elliott did not win any races, but came extremely close on several occasions. 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. Chase's mother, Cindy, is a former photographer for "Illustrated" and "Scene", are Elliott's family manager and social media director. Flossie Johnson, 90, died Thursday, and the sentiment that swept over Wilkes County was like the closing of a book. active in recent years in Las Vegas and had a Western theater program on a local television . 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. 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