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This was his first win since the Southern 500 in 1994, seven years and 226 races. As of 2022, the 226 race winless streak is the longest drought, between wins, in NASCAR history. However, after Melling yielded the No. 9 for 2001, Bill Elliott would win at Homestead driving that number, but this time, with Evernham Motorsports.
Bill Elliott: Melling Racing: 1992: Junior Johnson & Associates: 1993: 1994: 1995: Bill Elliott Racing: 1996: Missed seven races due to injuries. 1997: 1998: Missed one race due to the death of his father. 1999: 2000: Missed two races due to injuries. 2001: Dale Earnhardt: Richard Childress Racing: Awarded posthumously. 2002: Bill Elliott ...
Petty also holds the record for the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first race in 1960 and his last in 1984, a span of 24 years. [6] Bill Elliott holds the record for the longest period of time between two race victories, seven years between the 1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500 and the 2001 Pennzoil Freedom 400.
Bill Elliott Racing (formerly known as Charles Hardy Racing, Elliott-Hardy Racing, and Elliott-Marino Racing) was a NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series team. It was owned and operated by 1988 NASCAR champion Bill Elliott from 1995 until 2000, when it was sold to Evernham Motorsports .
Bill Elliott (2007–2010) Jon Wood's 2007 Busch car after a wreck Bill Elliott's 2008 Cup car. In 2007, Schrader and young Jon Wood planned to share driving duties in the No. 21 car. Wood participated in one of the two races he attempted but was then pulled from both the No. 21 and his No. 47 Busch car due to medical issues.
In the Winston Million program's first year (1985), Bill Elliott captured the million-dollar bonus, and the victory thrust him into superstardom. He dominated the season-opening Daytona 500, then won the Winston 500 at an all-time NASCAR record speed.
1984: Cale Yarborough's bid for a ninth Michigan win faltered and Bill Elliott ran away from Dale Earnhardt for his first Michigan win and first win on an oval. 1986: Elliott posted a third straight Michigan 400 win, edging Harry Gant, who was competing despite injuries sustained at Pocono the week earlier.
55th and last career pole for Bill Elliott. Final time in his career as well that Bill Elliott won a race from the pole. With this win, Bill Elliott, at the time, became the first 5-time winner at Pocono Raceway. He would be the only driver to do so until Jeff Gordon accomplished that feat in 2011. Gordon however, would break out of the tie ...