“Bill Elliott received the honor of being inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame on Jan 24, 1998. Others inducted along with Elliott included baseball great Jackie Robinson, Olympic-gold winner Edwin Moses and former professional golfer Lyn Lott. Elliott has collected 40 career victories, 49 career pole positions and earnings of more than $17 million. He was the first driver to win The Winston Million in 1985, a $1 million bonus from R.J. Reynolds for winning three of four major superspeedway races in one season.”(SpeedNet)(1-28-98)
