Bill Elliott
William Clyde Elliott (born October 8, 1955) is an American racecar driver. He drove in the Sprint Cup Series He won the 1988 Sprint Cup, and was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2007.[1][2] In 2014, Elliot was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in January of 2015.[3]
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Elliott, after he won the Budweiser 500 at Dover Downs International Speedway in 1985
Bill Elliott's 1985 record setting Ford Thunderbird which set at the time, the fastest qualifying speed at 209.398 MPH for the 1985 Winston 500, and famously made up a 2 lap deficit to win the race, on display at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talladega.
Bill Elliott's 1987 Daytona 500 Winning Ford Thunderbird, which also set the all-time fastest qualifying speed at Daytona International Speedway at 210.364 MPH, on display at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.
Elliott racing at Road America in 2018
References
- ↑ "Bill Elliot at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ↑ "NASCAR.com". Archived from the original on 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ↑ "Bill Elliott highlights 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees". USA Today. Retrieved 2014-06-13.