He has an estimated net worth of $7 million as of 2022. But their marriage did not work well as expected. 2016-08-26 02:25:40. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsport. This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 13:40. "Million Dollar Bill" was previously married to his high school sweetheart, Martha, though that marriage ended in 1990. 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. Resides in Mc Leansville, NC. At Daytona for that year's Daytona 500, he set the NASCAR speed record with an average speed of 210.364 miles per hour (338.548km/h). 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). 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). Bill Elliott. He also won four poles during the season, and he finished 4th in the championship standings. ), * Season still in progress1 Ineligible for series points, (key) (Bold Pole position. 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. And he has two sisters named Lauren Starr and Brittany Elliott. In 1983, Elliott picked up four more 2nd place finishes in the season, which included finishing runner-up in the Daytona 500 to Cale Yarborough, runner-up at Rockingham to Richard Petty, runner-up to Ricky Rudd in the summer race at the road course Riverside, and runner-up to Bobby Allison in the Southern 500 at Darlington. 94, Marino owned the No. Then he started 29th but needed to finish 18th or better to beat pole winner Rusty Wallace for the Championship at Atlanta, the last race of the season. Bill was previously married to Martha Elliott, although they divorced in 1990. Melling would extend his contract and give the team enough sponsorship to run a 12 race schedule in 1981. He made his 5 million dollar fortune with NASCAR, Phoenix Racing, Turner Motorsports. 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. Bill passed from earthly life to his eternal life on July 15, 2022. April 9, 2015. foxsports. active in recent years in Las Vegas and had a Western theater program on a local television . With the usage of restrictor plates at Daytona and Talladega since 1988, it is highly unlikely that these two qualifying speed records will ever be topped. William Clyde Elliott (born October 8, 1955), also known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, Million Dollar Bill, or Wild Bill is an American former professional stock car racing driver. The Auto racer is the only son of his parents, though he has two older half-sisters, Brittany and Lauren star. After a disappointing 1999 season which saw Elliott's multi-car operation dissolve back into No. Elliott made his first Winston Cup Series start at Rockingham in 1976 driving a car owned by his father. Elliott has a net worth of $7 million. View more / View less Facts of Bill Elliott. He would win again two weeks later, his 3rd of the season, with a win in the spring race at Darlington. . Racing driver Chase Elliot has two siblings, Starr Elliot and Brittany Elliot, who are his half-sisters. He holds the track record for fastest qualifying speed at Talladega at 212.809 miles per hour (342.483km/h) and Daytona International Speedway at 210.364 miles per hour (338.548km/h), both of which were set in 1987; the mark at Talladega is the fastest qualifying speed for any NASCAR race ever. 13 while Elliott owned the No. His car tangled with Dale Earnhardt's at The Winston in 1986. 6,320 posts. Since 1992, Elliott has been married to his wife Cindy Elliott. Elliott beat Earnhardt to the checkered flag three times in 1987 at Michigan, Rockingham, and the season finale at Atlanta. Bill Elliott (born 1955), 1988 NASCAR champion; Billy Elliot (jockey) (died 1941), Australian . 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 . 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. 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. View the profiles of people named Brittany Elliott. Add an answer. 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Based on our research the . Join Facebook to connect with Brittany Elliott and others you may know. Bio, Age, Girlfriend, How did Devin Willock die? And last month, a two-week span, Elliott's maternal grandmother, Audie Reece, 93, died . Today, the couple is content with their lives. As a result, Elliott's speed records will likely never be broken. Tim Durr. 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). He served 4 years in the Naval Reserves & attended Hondros College of Business . He completed one of NASCAR's greatest comebacks by making his way through the field, making up both laps under green flag conditions, and winning the race, his 4th of the season, and capturing the "second leg" of the Winston Million promotion. The championship would be determined between the two, by whoever picked up the five extra bonus points for leading the most laps in the race. 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. [30] He finished in 20th on the lead lap. He celebrates his birthday on October 8th and his birth sign is Libra. The year was marked with sadness for Elliott when he had to miss the fall Dover race to attend the funeral of his father. The couple currently resides in Blairsville, Ga., with their three children, Starr . Abby Elliott is the first second-generation cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975). The car then fell out of the top 35 again but at Bristol got back into the top 35 in points. After that, he went to university to complete his further education. Most Popular #49617. Similarly, Elliott is able to collect this decent sum of fortune from his successful long-term career as an American former professional stock car racing driver. Today, the tradition continues with Bill's son Chase, as the siren goes off every time Chase wins a race. Then he started 29th but needed to finish 18th or better to beat pole winner Rusty Wallace for the Championship at Atlanta, the last race of the season. Elliott won two poles and three races, at Michigan, Pocono, and Phoenix, and finished 6th in the championship standings. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Elliott finished a season-high 16th at the Banquet 400 at Kansas but did not qualify for the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte two weeks later. Earnhardt was posthumously voted as NASCAR's Most Popular Driver for 2001. There are no indications of divorce or separation either. There were syndicated death notices on Elliott's November 26, 1965 passing - excerpts: "LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Wild Bill Elliott, 62, Western movie and television actor, once voted one of the 10 best money-making western stars, died Friday of cancer." ; ". Alright - so today we've got the honor of introducing you to Brittany Elliott . He was born at Akron City Hospital on July 9,1938, to William Benedict & Edwina (Crews) Elliott. In 29 races, Elliott won another six races, won another six poles, had a string of 16 consecutive Top 10 finishes, and did not have a race where he finished outside the Top 20. His parents raised him and his siblings in a loving and friendly environment. However, at Talladega, Bobby Allison was spun and went airborne into the catch fence, tearing a large section away and injuring several fans. Along with winning the Winston Million, he set a NASCAR modern-era record of 11 superspeedway victories in one season, and another modern-era record for completing the season sweep at 4 different tracks in one season: Pocono, Michigan, Darlington, and Atlanta. Chase has two older half-sisters from his father's side, Lauren Starr and Britanny. In 2008, his best starts were 5th at Bristol and 7th at Kansas. Net Worth in 2023: $10 million. Ironically, Atlanta is his hometown track, being the closest to Dawsonville in the circuit. His son, The 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion, currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports in the No. In the fall of 1980, Elliott gained his first major sponsor in the form of $500 from Harry Melling of Melling Racing in the 1980 National 500 at Charlotte. 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. Kulwicki picked up the five point bonus for leading one single lap more than Elliott, and by finishing 2nd was able to maintain and keep his 10 point cushion on Elliott to win the 1992 Winston Cup Championship. Blaney revealed he's dating a Hooters model and not to be outdone, Elliott, 24, posted a video of him sucking face with a blonde that fire suit chaser intelligence officers believe is a woman named Ashley Anderson. One daughter Brittany, 19 years old is serving the country in the Air Force in New Mexico, and the other . 27 of Jimmy Spencer) beginning in 1995. The following week, Elliott captured his 5th win of the season at Dover. Elliott followed up taking the points lead after Bristol, by winning two of the next three races, both in dominating fashion; the first being his second Southern 500 victory at Darlington leading 154 of 367 laps, and then leading 392 of 500 laps completing the season sweep at Dover. [20][21] She was shot and declared brain dead, but her unborn child lived. 37 Dodge at Atlanta, marking the 30th Anniversary of Elliott driving at his hometown track. The 1985 season was still historic for Elliott. The racer is a father to 2 daughters, Starr and Brittany, and one son, William Clyde II (nicknamed "Chase Elliott"). He finished the season with one pole, five Top 5 finishes, 14 Top 10 finishes, and finishing 8th in the final point standings. Elliott and Earnhardt were essentially the only two championship contenders all year in 1987, as both battled and tangled with each other all year. 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. Actress: No Strings Attached. For the fifth-consecutive year, Chase Elliott has been named the Most Popular Driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. 9 Dodge, as Elliott won the pole for the 2001 Daytona 500. On August 8, 2006, Evernham Motorsports announced that Elliott would return to the organization for the race at Watkins Glen driving the No. 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. Gender: Male . The reason is that Evernham fielded cars with sponsorship with PepsiCo's Mountain Dew. Later that season, Elliott signed to drive the No. In 1996, Elliott missed five races to recover from injuring a broken hip at Talladega[15] and was replaced by Dorsey Schroeder and Todd Bodine. 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