Bill Elliott - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Elliott Buys Cales Engine Shop:

Ernie Elliott, Bill's brother, has purchased the Cale Yarborough engine shop, which includes the shop, equipment and the people who worked there are now employed by Elliott. Elliott will supply engines to the #94-Bill Elliott, #11-Brett Bodine, #9-Stacy Compton, #15...

Ford DIS Testing:

#99-Jeff Burton was the fastest with a speed of 187.169mph. #94-Bill Elliott didn't run Thursday as he has a bad case of the flu and is planning to participate in Friday's final day of the test(That's Racin' Flu story). 21 drivers in 35 cars took times on Thursday. ...

McDonald’s Being Sued:

The former management company of NASCAR driver Bill Elliott is suing Elliott's multi-million-dollar racing sponsor, McDonald's Corp. Advantage Management Inc. (AMI) is suing Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's in U.S. District Court. Nashville-based AMI is alleging breach...

Melling and Elliott? UPDATE 2:

I hear Bill Elliott Racing(#94 McDonald's Ford) and Melling Racing(#9 Kodiak Ford) will work together sharing information in 2000 and in 2001 merge into a two car team owned by Melling. Elliott Racing will supply engines to the #9 team in 2001 -- UPDATE: Many rumors...

#94 News UPDATE:

hearing that Kevin Cram, Stacy Compton's former crew chief on the #86 truck is Bill Elliott's new crew chief on the #94 McDonald's Ford. Also been hearing unconfirmed reports that Elliott would a Dodge drive for Ray Evernham in 2001, but no sources have confirmed this...

Elliott cuts the cake:

Bill Elliott will be on hand at tonight's 'American Veteran Awards' to Honor (actor) Ernest Borgnine As 'Veteran of the Year 2000' Among the evening's highlights is dessert -- a life-size racecar cake cut and served by Bill Elliott. This 16-foot, 800-pound replica ...

Most Popular Driver is…

For the ninth straight year and 14th time overall, Bill Elliott, owner and driver of the #94 McDonald's Ford Taurus, was voted NASCAR's Most Popular Driver. The 1999 fan balloting was conducted by the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA). Except for 1989 and...

Toy Story 2:

As reported before, the #26-Johnny Benson, #44-Kyle Petty and #94-Bill Elliott are running Toy Story 2 paint schemes (got the #26 and 44 at the Paint Schemes page ). Also the Toy Story 2 Website: www.toystory2.com will have in-car cams and audio feeds during the race...

Hasbro Signs Drivers:

Hasbro Sports announced today that it has reached agreements with 29 NASCAR drivers enabling the leading publisher to develop interactive games featuring the drivers, their vehicles and teams. Hasbro Sports plans to release several NASCAR titles for a range of gaming...

#9 Engines:

Ernie Elliott, brother of driver Bill Elliott, agreed to provide engines for the #9 Ford of Melling Racing for Sunday's NAPA 500 and the entire 2000 season. It will be a reunion for owner Mark Melling and Elliott, who worked together for seven years before parting ...

#94 Crew Chief? UPDATE 2:

hearing that #94 crew chief Wayne Orme and the #94 McDonalds team with driver/owner Bill Elliott has parted ways, and that Elliott plans to move his team back to Georgia -- UPDATE: Have confirmed Orme is out and Elliott Racing reports that the team IS NOT moving to...

Atlanta Testing:

Stacy Compton had the fastest car Tuesday in the second of two days of testing at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Compton, a regular on the Craftsman Truck Series who will drive the #9 Ford of Melling Racing Enterprises in the final three Winston Cup races, was clocked at ...

McDonald’s Reups:

McDonald's will renew its sponsorship with NASCAR. That's a surprise to industry insiders who believed McDonald's was ready to end its run as NASCAR's "Official Drive-Through." Burger King had pursued NASCAR for most of the year and appeared close to a deal during ...

Atlanta Testing:

I hear a few teams tested at Atlanta Motor Speedway Monday. #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, #15-Derrick Cope, #93-Dave Blaney, #16-Kevin LePage and #97-Chad Little. Other teams scedhuled are #23-Jimmy Spencer, #25-Wally Dallenbach, and #01-Ron Hornaday. #41-TBA and #60-Geoffrey...

Tough Day for the crew:

Jimmy Spencer ran over the foot of Bill Elliott's front tire changer, Gordy Arbitter, while making a pit stop. In a separate incident, Jeff Burton had brake problems and hit his front tire carrier, Mike Brill, sending the crewman flying. Despite the setback, Brill ...

Evernham/Chrysler/Wells:

On Monday, team owner Cal Wells said Evernham turned down his job offer because he was already committed to a Chrysler deal. And a Chrysler motorsports executive told AutoWeek magazine he couldn't confirm Evernham's arrival until a press conference next week. It's ...

New Cup Team:

IRL Team owner Tom Kelley said plans are under way to expand Kelley Racing with a one-car team in NASCAR's Winston Cup Series, starting with the 2001 season. Kelley said no official announcement is expected until next spring, when sponsors will be identified. Jim Freudenberg...

Elliott:

what happened to Bill Elliott and the #94 McDonald's Ford? had this question a few times and had no clue, didn't mention it on the tube, anyhow: A piece of debris came up and punctured Bill Elliott's radiator, so they had to replace the radiator...

More Evernham and Chrysler:

The latest news on Ray Evernham, according to some of his closest friends, is that he won't be taking any Chrysler deal and that he definitely won't be taking a Cal Wells' Ford deal. But Evernham still isn't talking, and some say that the legal situation over Evernham...

Rensi buyout of Elliott? No:

Today's Winston Cup Scene mentions a rumor about #25 BGN and #83 ARCA Owner Ed Rensi buying the #94 Bill Elliott Team. Hadn't heard this before, but it says Rensi, a retired president of McDonald's, insisted that the rumors are just speculation. Rensi said he'd like...