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The No. 9 began in 1976 with driver Bill Elliott, car owner George Elliott and crew chief Ernie Elliott (Bill's brother). In 1976 Elliott Racing ran six races, with Bill Elliott driving four races (California 500, Atlanta 500, Winston 500 and World 600), David Hobbs ran the Champion Spark Plug 400 and Al Holbert ran the National 500.
His parents were Erving "George" Elliott Jr. (1924-1998) and Mildred Reece (1921-1991) His father George created a lumber company and loved racing, and later created a speed shop where Bill's brothers, Ernie (born 1947) and Dan (born 1951), worked.
The son of NASCAR engine builder Ernie Elliott and nephew of 1988 Winston Cup Series champion Bill Elliott, [2] Casey Elliott grew up among racers and racing, and, taking up the sport as a career in his teens, quickly proved adept at competition, racing at Lanier Raceway and other tracks in Georgia. [3]
How north Georgia’s most famous racing family is helping protect the region’s ecology. ‘Awesome Bill from Dawsonville’ is selling 330 acres to Dawson Forest. Here’s why
The 1997 Miller 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 29th iteration of the event.The race was held on Sunday, June 15, 1997, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway.
Elliott-Marino Racing Bill Elliott Racing: 94 Bill Elliott: Joe Garone 6 Jerry Pitts 4 Wayne Orme 23 Ernie Elliott 1: Brett Bodine Racing: 11 Brett Bodine: Gere Kennon 20 Rick Gay 14: Butch Mock Motorsports Galaxy Motorsports: 75 Ted Musgrave 33: Jon Wolfe 20 Greg Ely 14: Hut Stricklin 1: Yarborough Burdette Motorsports: 98 Rick Mast: Michael ...
The 1996 Winston Select 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 27th iteration of the event.The race was held on Sunday, April 28, 1996, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway.
A dejected Ernie Irvan wound up a lap down in 17th place. Two weeks later, Irvan was involved in a serious crash at Michigan where he suffered a near-fatal head injury. Brett Bodine 's second place with King Racing would be the final top-five finish of his career.