Bill Elliott is back. Walmart announced Thursday morning that it will sponsor former Sprint Cup champion Elliott in a one-race deal for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in July. The car, a Chevrolet numbered 50 in celebration of the retail giant’s 50th anniversary, will be entered by Turner Motorsports and will have [...]
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NASCAR By The Numbers
NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 31, 2010) 3: Drivers who have run enough miles in Cup races at Atlanta Motor Speedway to circle the earth. Richard Petty, Ricky Rudd and Bill Elliott have driven more than 26,000 miles at Atlanta; the circumference of the earth at the equator is [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
August 10th, 2010
Stephen Rhodes
Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 10, 2010) 60: Cup starts at Michigan International Speedway for Bill Elliott, tying him with Ricky Rudd for most Cup starts at the track. Elliott, who made his first start at the 2-mile track in 1976 in Bill Champion’s No. 10 Ford, has seven [...]
Saturday Sprint Cup notebook
June 19th, 2010
Stephen Rhodes
Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Notebook: Elliott does double duty at Infineon By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 19, 2010) SONOMA, Calif.—Unlike Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski and Paul Menard, driver Bill Elliott did double duty on Saturday by staying in one place. With Edwards, Keselowski and Menard commuting between Infineon Raceway and the Nationwide Series race at [...]
Prelude to the Dream
Cup drivers converge on Eldora for charity race By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 8, 2010) Even though there’s a new wrinkle in the format, the favorite in Wednesday night’s Prelude to the Dream charity race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, is the same as it ever was—the guy who owns [...]
Nuts And Bolts
Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR: After back-to-back wins by Jimmie Johnson, the 48 haters are looking for a glimmer of hope. It’s a 50-50 proposition with Chassis No. 558, the primary car that Johnson will drive at Atlanta. In two starts, the car has an average finish of 18.5, including a 36th-place [...]


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