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Later in 1996, Elliott suffered effects after an accident at Talladega earlier in the year and, Elliott missed two races and was replaced by Tommy Kendall and Bobby Hillin Jr. Elliott also made his first career start in the Camping World Truck Series driving for Jim Smith's team Ultra Motorsports at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing 2nd.
The first major crash included Bill Elliott on lap 79, when Elliott's car would spin into the backstretch grass area and blow over into the air. The car would land on the ground hardly, with Elliott suffering a broken left femur, causing him to miss the next eight weeks of racing.
3 Ron Barfield Jr. qualified the No. 94 of the injured Bill Elliott at Michigan for Todd Bodine who was competing in the Busch Series' race at Myrtle Beach. 4 Bobby Hillin Jr. failed to qualify his regular ride at Bristol, but filled in for Bill Elliott who was still feeling effects from a crash earlier in the year at Talladega.
Lap 148: Dick May had a terminal crash; forcing him to exit the race. Lap 150: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Donnie Allison. Lap 160: Caution due to a vehicle spinning out of control; racing resumed on lap 165. Lap 161: Buddy Baker took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip. Lap 162: Bill Elliott took over the lead from Buddy Baker.
Kyle Petty spun in the oil and drifted into the oncoming Bill Elliott. Both cars slammed hard into the outside wall, with Elliott's car going airborne and erupting in flames. Dale Earnhardt also spun and clipped the front of Mike Dillon's car. It was the second week in a row in which Elliott was involved in a fiery crash.
Bill Elliott won the pole at a then-record speed of 205.114 mph. After a mediocre run in the Busch Clash, Elliott nearly lapped the field in his 125-mile qualifying race, then thoroughly dominated the Daytona 500, leading 136 of the 200 laps in his #9 Coors/Melling Ford Thunderbird.
Bill Elliott, father of the 2020 Cup champion and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, won the most popular driver award a record 16 times before “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville,” Georgia, removed his name ...
Rusty Wallace finished third (after taking damage in the lap 173 crash), Ricky Rudd finished fourth, polesitter Bill Elliott finished fifth, Wallace's brother Mike finished sixth, Marlin finished seventh, Bobby Hamilton finished eighth, Jeremy Mayfield finished ninth, and outside polesitter Stacy Compton finished 10th. Joe Nemechek finished ...