1971 R. Petty She now shares her husband's passion for racing, and her son Chase is also chasing his dreams on the race track, which makes her love the sport even more. 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. His only threat to the championship was Rusty Wallace, who entered the race winning three of the last four races and was 79 points behind Elliott. [6], William Clyde Elliott was born in Dawsonville, Georgia on October 8, 1955. Elliott also won eight poles, and finished 2nd in the final point standings again, this time to Dale Earnhardt by 489 points. Landon Cassill would take over the car for the fifth race of the season, which was eventually renumbered to No. After a year of struggle, Elliott finished a disappointing 11th in the championship standings, causing him and Coors to part ways with the Mellings. 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 scored just one win the following season in 1994; his 3rd win in the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington. 9 Dodge, as Elliott won the pole for the 2001 Daytona 500. He also competed in select NASCAR Busch Series events for Rusty Wallace and also drove the No. Part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The couple had to meet several times for professional work turning into personal life partners. Fargo: Directed by Lewis D. Collins. Bill has been inducted into the hall of fame of Motorsports America and NASCAR. After his Darlington victory, Elliott announced he would be leaving Junior Johnson & Associates, and start his own team with sponsorship from McDonald's (leaving Johnson's other car, the No. She was born in Columbus, Georgia. About . They include the following: Bill Elliott is widely considered as one of the greatest and most well-respected racecar drivers, not only in NASCAR history, but in motorsports history as a whole. 1957 B. Baker Elliott made his third start of the 2012 season driving for Turner Motorsports in the July race at Daytona International Speedway, in the No. He was named after two relatives and is the youngest of three boys. However, since the driver switch was made past the entry deadline, NASCAR said that Elliott was not eligible for the past champions provisional. Bill, like every father, wishes the best for his kid. Elliott won two poles and three races, at Michigan, Pocono, and Phoenix, and finished 6th in the championship standings. In the final seven races of the season starting at Kansas, Elliott started 8th and led the most laps, 115 of 267 laps, and finished 2nd to Ryan Newman who won on fuel strategy. Apart from Chase, Cindy also is a mother to two stepdaughters, Starr Elliot and Brittany Elliot. Chase is on the Elliott championship history by participating in races. 1965 N. Jarrett After leaving Johnson's team, Elliott fielded his own Winston Cup race team from 1995 to 2000. Before Ashley, Chase's rumored girlfriend was Kaylie Green, daughter of NASCAR Busch Series winner David Green. The racer is a father to 2 daughters, Starr and Brittany, and one son, William Clyde II (nicknamed "Chase 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. Chase's sisters, Starr Elliott, and Brittany Ann Elliott, are his half-sisters from his father Bill and his previous relationship with Martha. [30] He finished in 20th on the lead lap. During his long career, Bill took part in a total of 828 races. Elliott failed to win a race during this time, though he did manage two top-ten finishes in the championship standings, with 8th-place finishes in 1995 and 1997. However, Elliott's most lasting accomplishment that year was setting two NASCAR qualifying records, which stand to this day. 1991 D. Earnhardt Brittany Ann Eliott is a 2010 graduate of Harvester Christian Academy in Douglasville. Elliott set numerous NASCAR records throughout his career, many of which still stand to this day. [13] In both races, he used a Ford Thunderbird which contained an engine built by his brother Ernie Elliott. 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. 30 talking about this. Elliott beat Earnhardt to the checkered flag three times in 1987 at Michigan, Rockingham, and the season finale at Atlanta. This page was last edited on 29 April 2023, at 01:12. Ken Schrader returned to the No. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) PURCHASE A . Elliott followed that up with a 4th at Charlotte, a 9th at Martinsville, and a 4th at Atlanta. He was named after two of his relatives and is the youngest of three boys. Elliott withdrew his name from the ballot for that award after winning it in 2002. 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. In 1988, Elliott had one of the greatest seasons of his career when his captured his first and only Winston Cup Championship in NASCAR. 9, which was owned by Melling, his championship-winning team. Bill Elliott with his former wife Martha Elliott and daughter Starr Elliott. Both of them are the children of Bill Elliott's first wife, Martha Elliott. 13 while Elliott owned the No. His 44 career wins does not include six exhibition wins, which include one "Winston All-Star Race" win in 1986, one "Busch Clash" win in 1987, and four Gatorade Twin 125 wins at Daytona in 1985, 1986, 1992, and 2000. Their relationship timeline and moments are under wraps. 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. 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. 39 Coors Dodge Charger (in a paint scheme reminiscent of his 1987 Coors Light Ford) for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Budweiser Shootout and the No. [4] Elliott was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998, and has been inducted into numerous racing and motorsports Halls of Fame, including being inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1998, and being an inaugural inductee into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in 2002. At 27, Chase has already managed to establish himself as one of the premier drivers in the NASCAR race series. Cindy has a moderate social media presence, as she is active on Twitter. Elliott had the first wife by the name of Martha Elliott. Chase belongs to the racing stock family, his father, Bill Elliott, was the 1988 Winston Cup Series champion. Elliott also drove the No. Elliott publicly stated his comeback to NASCAR on August 4, 2018, driving the No. Chase Elliott's mother, Cindy Elliott, was Scene and Illustrated's photographer. Elliott has been recognized on SportsPro's "World's 50 Most Marketable Athletes.". At the time of Elliott's "semi-retirement", he ranked 14th on NASCAR's all-time win list with 44 wins. 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. After this incident, NASCAR mandated the use of restrictor plates at Daytona and Talladega. He competes full time in the Camping World Superstar Racing Experience. However, after Melling yielded the No. Brittany Elliott also joined the Air Force in Security Forces. He is the son of Erving George Elliott Jr. (1924-1998) and Mildred Reece (1921-1991). Elliott left Melling to join Junior Johnson & Associates in 1992, replacing Geoffrey Bodine in the No. Who is Bill Elliott's wife? In 2002, Elliott won four poles and went to victory lane twice in memorable back-to-back races. His father won 16 Popular Driver titles, while Chase only pocked one in the Cup Series in 2018-2021. As a result, NASCAR restricted the cars' speed on pit road. 1966 D. Pearson Wild Bill, Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, or Million Dollar Bill - we know him by several names. Elliott ran for the Wood Brothers in 2010. He followed that up with his 8th win of the season at Pocono, then leading 100 of 188 laps at Talladega and finishing 4th, and then leading 90 of 200 laps and winning at Michigan, his 9th of the season. The Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott's rumored girlfriend is Ashley Anderson. Elliott started 29th, but needed to finish 18th or better to clinch the championship regardless of what Rusty Wallace did in the race. It also eventually became the final win for the team of Junior Johnson & Associates. He shares two daughters with Martha. Bill is 67 years old as of 2022. His last competition in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. Together, they won 34 of Bill's 44 race wins, set numerous NASCAR records, won the Winston Million in 1985, and won the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship in 1988. Busch 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 soon earned his first Top 10 finish in the Southern 500 (10th), and his first top-5 finish 2 years later in the same race, finishing 2nd to race winner (and Elliott's boyhood hero) David Pearson. A week later in the season finale, Elliott came within a lap of winning his final race as a full-time driver in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami. Elliott won three races and $855,000 last year, down from his combined 12 victories and $2.2 million the previous two seasons. Chase's mother did not know much about racing, but through photo works with Bill, she started catching up with sports. This was his first win since the Southern 500 in 1994, 7 years and 226 races. 2011 T. Stewart His son has carried on his legacy of being a NASCAR driver. 9 for Hendrick Motorsports. They were seen hanging out in 2021 but have not been spotted together these days. | September 27, 2022 05:47 PM. Chris Elliott's daughter, Abby, is a happily married woman, but her journey to motherhood did not come as a breeze. Chase Elliott with his legendary racer father Bill Elliott had competed each others as racers. The state of Georgia actually named a street back in his hometown after his name in his honor. 1990 D. Earnhardt Bill and Martha separated after 15 years of marriage. Bill married Martha Elliott; they separated in 1990, and he started dating Cindy Elliott in 1992. Elliott and his wife were divorced in 1961. The car then fell out of the top 35 again but at Bristol got back into the top 35 in points. After a disappointing 1999 season which saw Elliott's multi-car operation dissolve back into No. [8] Brittany Elliott joined the Air Force Security Forces. A few weeks later after the 2003 season ended, Elliott announced that he was relinquishing the No. There are streets and roads named after Bill back in Georgia ( Source : nascar ). The NASCAR driver has driven chiefly 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. Since 1992, Elliott has been married to his wife Cindy Elliott. In 2000, Elliott sold his team to Ray Evernham and began driving the No. Born on 21 March 1965, Cindy Elliott is currently 57 years of age. 9 Chevrolet. Elliott qualified for ten races that season, with a best finish of 20th in the Sunoco Presents: The American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. According to his autobiography, many generations of Elliotts resided there. Chase is one of three children born to Cindy & Bill Elliot and is the product of his father's second marriage. Birthplace Dawsonville, GA . Elliott entered two rounds of the 2022 season. 2006 J. Johnson However in the season finale at Riverside, a 31st place finish due to a broken oil pump and a 7th place finish by Darrell Waltrip ended Elliott's championship hopes, as he finished in 2nd place in the final championship standings, 101 points behind Waltrip. 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. She serves for the Chase Elliott Foundation, it's marketing, and its contributions to different programs. 1976 C. Yarborough 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). 2 of 26. Harry Gant, Kyle Petty, and Mark Martin also had long shots to win the championship. 1997 J. Gordon 21 to try to get the car back into the Top 35 points at Lowes Motor Speedway.[22]. They both combined for winning 17 of the 29 races in 1987 (Earnhardt with 11 wins, Elliott with 6 wins), and finishing 1-2 four times that season, which included Earnhardt beating Elliott on a last lap pass in the spring race at Darlington, the TranSouth 500, when Elliott ran out of gas on the last lap. 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. With his first win to go along with 12 Top 5s and 22 Top 10 finishes, Elliott finished the season in 3rd place in the final championship point standings of 1983. Brittany serves in the United States Air Force. 46 Red Line Oil-sponsored Chevrolet for Whitney Motorsports at Talladega but J. J. Yeley would finish the race. A week later, Elliott had one of the most memorable and dominant victories in the history of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This amount is from his long successful career as a race car driver. 1972 R. Petty Cindy Elliott is also the mother of the famous race driver Chase Elliott. 1987 D. Earnhardt Driving a car owned by his father, George Elliott,[9] Elliott made his first Winston Cup Series start at Rockingham in 1976. In 2011, Elliott did not return to Wood Brothers Racing, but ran 4 races for Phoenix Racing in the No. Melling Racing, who ran the No. By [20][21] Her grandkid calls her CC. 9 for 2001, Bill Elliott would win at Homestead driving that number, but this time, with Evernham Motorsports. 1974 R. Petty The following week, Elliott captured his 5th win of the season at Dover. 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. The late George Elliott began the racing in the Elliotts family with fast fords. 2014 K. Harvick * Most laps led.). Born on Georgia, Cindy is currently 57 ( Source : twitter ). 94, Elliott announced in early 2000 he was selling his equipment to championship-winning crew chief Ray Evernham to become part of Dodge's return to NASCAR. [28], On August 4, 2018, GMS Racing announced that Elliott would return to NASCAR, driving the No. The Elliotts have three kids, two daughters and one son, Brittany Starr, and chase. Bill Elliott. Even though he struggled the entire six years as a driver/owner and did not win a single race, Elliott's fans still voted him as NASCAR's Most Popular Driver. It was the final career race for NASCAR legend Richard Petty, while future NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon was making his first career start. 1996 T. Labonte [29] It was Elliott's first Xfinity start since 2005 and first National Series start since 2012. After the disappointing finish in the World 600, Elliott rebounded with a 6th place finish at Riverside. Chase Elliott maintains a close relationship with his siblings, Starr and Brittany Ann Elliott. In 1986, Elliott won only two races, both being the Michigan races. She has a master's degree in Public Administration. In 1990, Elliott won one race, at Dover, and two poles and finished 4th in the championship standings. 9 Chevrolet. She has a young daughter, Kennedy, and has blissful married life. Elliott stands at an estimated height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall. 91 Evernham Dodge in several events. 91 Dodge Intrepid for Evernham in three events (along with the Budweiser Shootout). Awesome Bill from Dawsonville currently holds the track record for the fastest qualifying speed at Talladega at 212.809 miles per hour (342.483 km/h) and Daytona International Speedway at 210.364 miles per hour (338.548 km/h), both of which were set in 1987. Not only that, Bill is a grandfather through his daughter and he likes to spend time with his grandkids. By Shishir Paudel, 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. 1962 J. Weatherly Boost. 91 team went to the new No. 1970 B. Isaac Elliott would find success almost immediately in 1992. Even after the divorce, Elliotts have been good friends for the growth of their two daughters. Chase Elliott's siblings are Starr Elliott And Brittany Ann Elliot. 1964 R. Petty In 2004, Elliott drove the No. Starr Elliott lives in Dawsonville and is married. In 2009, Elliott ran 12 races in the No. 21 Motorcraft Ford for the Wood Brothers, including the Daytona 500. 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. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW-sponsored Dodge Intrepid the following year. Although he made three more starts than the previous season, he did not have the same amount of success. 2008 J. Johnson, 2009 J. Johnson Elliott made his first Winston Cup Series start at Rockingham in 1976 driving a car owned by his father. In 1990, Konami released the first officially licensed NASCAR game, Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge for MS-DOS. 1992 A. Kulwicki It was also during this stretch, Elliott would set an unprecedented NASCAR record of winning five consecutive pole qualifying sessions in 1985; the June Pocono race, the Firecracker 400 at Daytona, the July races in Pocono and Talladega, and the August Michigan race. 2020 C. Elliott (key) (Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Even after the divorce, his former wife worked at the Elliott Trophy Shop in Dawsonville. Earnhardt would win the award for 15 straight years from 2003 to 2017, a NASCAR record. She worked for Coca-Cola and Budweiser; at that time, Bill drove for Budweiser. 1961 N. Jarrett 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). Chase Elliott with his mother Cindy Elliott and father Bill Elliott. After Davey Allison crashed out late in the race, the championship came down to Elliott and Kulwicki who ran 1-2 together throughout the later stages of the race. 1994 D. Earnhardt 94, Marino owned the No. 13 and keeping the No. Racing spirit runs through his vein; from age eight, Bill introduced him to the world of the race with karts. Elliotts son Chase is also a NASCAR Cup Series race winner. 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. In 1998, Elliott teamed up with Dan Marino to form a multi-car team, the team was renamed Elliott-Marino Motorsports, adding the No. Elliott drove careful and conservatively through the field and finished 11th to claim the 1988 Winston Cup Championship by 24 points over Rusty Wallace. 2018 J. Logano, 2019 Ky. Busch Four weeks later after a 3rd place finish in the Southern 500 at Darlington, Elliott then found himself 7th in points with 11 races to go, and on his way to finishing the season in the Top 10 in points for the first time since 1997. She has a fiancee Robert Shane Bryant and they both live in Alburquerque. His father is a hall of fame NASCAR diver; he supported and boosted him with confidence. From the start of his racing career, every family member was there cheering him; Bill sponsored him, and uncles Ernie and Dan led the crew alongside him. Brittany Elliot and Starr Elliot are the daughters of Bill Elliot. His father was also a Ford person and later created a Ford dealership as there were none in the area. Does Bill Elliott have a daughter? It is improbable that these two qualifying speed records will ever be topped again. He aspired to be like his father. He won NASCARs Most Popular Driver Award a record 16 times (1984-1988, 1991-2000, 2002). The two couldn't remain together for long as they divorced in 1990. The 2003 season ultimately became Elliott's final full-time season. In contrast, Darrell Waltrip won at Richmond, finished 2nd at both Dover and Martinsville, and finished 14th at North Wilkesboro, thus overtaking the points lead over Elliott.
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