• Bill Elliott is a NASCAR driver who competes in the Sprint Cup Series and the Nationwide Series for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing. He is competing in the 2009 Daytona 500.

• 1. Born: October 8, 1955
  2. Birth Place: Dawsonville, Georgia
  3. Rookie Year: 1976
  4. Career Wins: 44
  5. Top 10 Finishes: 320
  6. Pole Starts: 5
  7. Track Records: Talladega Superspeedway (212.809 mph) and Daytona International Speedway (210.364 mph)
  8. Autobiography: AWESOME BILL FROM DAWSONVILLE, My Life In NASCAR
  9. Video Game: Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge

• Background

  Elliott’s first NASCAR race was in 1976 at the Rockingham Speedway, however it wouldn’t be until the final race of the 1983 season, at the Riverside International Raceway, that he would get his first NASCAR victory.

  In 1985 he would become the first NASCAR driver to make the cover of Sports Illustrated, win NASCAR’s first million dollar prize and win 11 races on superspeedways.

  With 44 career wins he has finished in the top ten in the point standings 14 times. Popular with fans he won NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award a record 16 times before removing his name from the ballot.

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