Timeline
2013
First NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Win
In a dramatic finish at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park’s road course, 15-year-old Chase crossed the finish line to win his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of his stock car career. With the win in his sixth career start, Elliott became the youngest winner in series history at the..Read More
2012
Final Race of NASCAR Career
Bill Elliott’s final race of his 37-year NASCAR career came in his 828th start at the summer race at Daytona in the #50 WalMart Chevrolet for Turner Motorsports. Bill’s day ended in a crash on lap 123 of 160.
World Crown 300 Victory
Chase Elliott recorded his third major super late model victory in the 29th annual World Crown 300 super late model race at Gresham Motorsports in Georgia. In front of friends and family at his local home track, the 16-year-old driver dominated all night in his No. 9 Aaron’s Dream Machine/Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet and won..Read More
First K&N Pro Cup Series Win
At age 15, Chase won his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series race of his career after taking the lead on lap 145 at Iowa Speedway. He stayed out front over the last five laps of the race and survived a green-white-checkered flag finish that extended the race to 154 laps. “A..Read More
2011
First Snowball Derby Win
Chase won one of the most prestigious short track races in the country at the 44th Annual Snowball Derby super late model race in Pensacola, Fla. The Snowball Derby is a 300-lap super late model stock car automobile race held annually at the half-mile Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola. The race..Read More
2010
Winchester 400 Win
Chase Elliott became the youngest winner ever of the Winchester 400, a super late model race that has a previous winners list that reads like a Who’s Who of American stock car racing, including Bob Senneker, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Mike Eddie, Butch Miller and Kyle Busch. The win electrified the..Read More
2002
16-time Most Popular Driver Winner
In 2002, Bill Elliott won his record-setting 16th Most Popular Driver Award via a fan poll conducted by the National Motorsports Press Assoc. Other years won include: 1984-1988 and 1991-2000.
Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Win
At the 2002 Brickyard 400 while driving for Evernham Motorsports aboard the #9 Dodge, Bill Elliott added another signature win to his resume with a victory at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In 2016, Bill reflected back on his win: “If you ask anybody about racing, they especially know where..Read More
2001
Dodge Pole at Daytona 500
Driving for Dodge in the manufacturer’s first race back to NASCAR after a 20-year hiatus, Bill Elliott raced to the pole at the Daytona 500 as the driver of the #9 Dodge Dealers for new team Evernham Motorsports owned by Ray Evernham. A week later, Elliott would finish in fifth..Read More
1988
NASCAR Winston Cup Championship
Bill Elliott finally reached the pinnacle of NASCAR racing when he captured the 1988 Winston Cup Championship in the #9 Coors Ford owned by Harry Melling. With his brother Ernie Elliott as his crew chief, Bill recorded six wins, 15 top-5 finishes and 22 top-10 finishes in outdistancing runner-up Rusty Wallace by..Read More
1987
F-16 Fighter Jet Crash
Fastest Pole Speed in NASCAR History
Bill Elliott set the all-time NASCAR qualifying record, winning the Busch pole for the Winston 500 at a speed of 212.809 mph (44.998 seconds) on the 2.66 mile oval at Talladega. The record still stands due to the use of the carburetor restrictor, mandated after Elliott’s record run in 1987.
Second Daytona 500 Victory
Bill Elliott first won the pole and then the race of the 29th running of the Daytona 500, the last non-restrictor plate race at Daytona. He dominated much of the race, leading 104 of the 200 laps and, most importantly, the last three laps to beat Benny Parson and Richard..Read More
1985
11-Win Season
Bill Elliott’s magical year in 1985 was capped off with his 11th win of the season at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The win gave him a sweep of both races at his home track that year.
Sports Illustrated Cover
Winning the Winston Million led to Bill Elliott becoming the first NASCAR Winston Cup driver to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated.
The Winston Million Payday
Bill Elliott became “Million Dollar Bill” after winning the 1985 Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway. The Million was NASCAR’s biggest paycheck at that time and was the result of Elliott winning the designated combo of Daytona, Talladega and Darlington in the same season.
First Daytona 500 Win
Bill Elliott’s first Daytona 500 win in 1985 kicked off a career-best, 11-win Winston Cup season.
1983
First Winston Cup Victory
In his first full Winston Cup season, Bill Elliott found victory lane in the final race of the season in the #9 Melling Tool Ford at the road course at Riverside (Calif.) International Raceway.
1976
Start of Winston Cup career
Bill Elliott began his Winston Cup racing career at Rockingham (N.C.) aboard the George Elliott-owned #9 Ford Gran Torino. George Elliott, purchased this Torino from Bobby Allison Racing in late 1975. At that time it was a 1972 body style Ford which the Elliott boys worked on to update to..Read More