On Saturday night the fans and drivers at Seven Flags Speedway , a dirt track in Douglasville, GA got quite a surprise. Bill Elliott dropped in unexpectedly to run the Late Model feature. Joe Armistead Jr., who qualified before Elliott, started on the pole with Elliott alongside. When the green flag dropped, Armistead bolted into the lead. The lead duo ran bumper-to-bumper in the early laps, but Armistead never relinquished the lead and led all 30 laps to get the victory. “It was one of the most memorable races I’ve ever run,” Armistead said. “I’ve always been a big Bill Elliott fan, so it was really cool to get to race with him.” But because Elliott didn’t tell anyone ahead of time that he planned to race at Seven Flags, only the few hundred in attendance knew he’d been there. Elliott also raced his dirt car at Talladega Short Track on Friday night, but spun on the start and was unable to work his way back to the front.( Atlanta Journal-Constitution )(4-11-2003)
