You know, you'd like to think that this would be a big deal event but I haven't heard anything about it until just now.  You'd also like to think that if anyone out there were going to cover this story it would be NASCAR.com but I couldn't find it there.

Shame on them.

Bill started his very first race in 1976, got his first win 7 years later in 1983, and won his only Championship in 1988.

For the record Bill has had 799 starts; 44 wins; 55 poles; 175 top 5s; 320 top 10s; and has won more than $43,000,000.

 

1976 - Nov - THE WAY IT WAS... at Atlanta International Raceway in November 1976 when a 21-year-old Bill Elliott cleaned Gene Felton’s windshield during a pit stop in the Dixie 500. A road racing veteran, Felton said car owner Junie Donlavey didn’t think he would be able to go the distance so he had Elliott standing by as a relief driver. When Elliott wasn’t needed in that role, he assisted the crew. The winner Dave Marcis, in the 36-car field. - WINSTON CUP SCENE

 

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