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Winston schemes

Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip will all sport new colors for this Saturday night's Winston. The Winston Open will also see its share of special paint schemes as well. Brett Bodine, Ward Burton, Wally Dallenbach (driving ...
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Bill Elliott to the hospital

Bill Elliott was taken to Loma Linda Medical Center after his second bad crash in as many weeks, where he received two stitches for a cut on his chin. He had minor fractures in his left foot and left hand, and bruises on his back and stomach, his spokeswoman said. ...
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McDonalds, Coke sponsorship

I have some clarification of the #94 McDonald's deal that I reported on a week ago. McDonald's Corporation and it's franchisees pay for the sponsorship of all of our sports alliances, including auto racing. The story that Coke pays for the McDonald's sponsorship of...
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Elliott plans to race at California

Bill Elliott, driver/owner of the #94 McDonald's Ford, has a bruised sternum and bruised knee from THE WRECK at Talladega. He plans to run the race at California May 3rd but will have Dennis Setzer standing by just in case.(RPM2Nite-Dr Jerry Punch)(4-28-98)...
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Earnhardt and Elliott injury updates

Dale Earnhardt was treated for second-degree burns to his face and neck in the infield care center. "Just about the same thing happened to Elliott that happened to me here in '96. The fire came off Elliott's car and singed my hair and burned my mustache a little bit...
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Bobby Labonte wins from the pole

Until Bobby Labonte won today at Talladega, Bill Elliott was the last driver to win the DieHard 500 from the pole. He accomplished the feat in 1985.(NASCAR Online)(4-26-98)...
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LaJoie, Elliott blow engines

Randy LaJoie blew an engine at the beginning of 'Happy Hour' practice and will start the Diehard 500 with an untested engine. Bill Elliott also changed an engine prior to the race.(TNN's Raceday)(4-26-98)...
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Second round qualifying at Talladega

Fourteen teams requalified Saturday for the DieHard 500. Dennis Setzer was the fastest in the Bill Elliott owned #89 McRib Thunderbird during second round qualifying with a lap of 192.332mph(would have been 18th fastest on 1st day) in the McRib Ford Thunderbird. All...
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Donlavey Racing loses another fabricator

Having already lost a fabricator to Roush Racing, Richmond, Va.-based Donlavey Racing had a chassis specialist lured away this week by the first-year team owned by Bill Elliott and Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino. Team manager Jeff Kirk is frustrated by the defections...
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McDonald’s sponsoring Setzer at Talladega

McDonald's announced today its sponsorship of Bill Elliott Racing's second entry into the DieHard 500 at Talladega on April 26. The #89 McRib Sandwich THUNDERBIRD, driven by Dennis Setzer of NASCAR's Busch Series, will be a one-race sponsorship...
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Coke / McDonalds

And I hear that Coke is behind the deal with Elliott/Setzer -- and that McDonald's spends no money on the Elliott sponsorship deal. It is totally funded by Coke as part of a deal to get their products in McDonalds worldwide.(4-21-98)...
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A few testing speeds at Texas Motor Speedway

#94-Bill Elliott 180.000; #35-Todd Bodine 177.632; #81-Kenny Wallace 177.398. Andy Hillenburg hit the wall but was uninjured(RPM2Nite)(3-11-98)...
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Engine change for Elliott

Bill Elliott's crew performed an engine change on Sunday morning when the McDonald's Ford crew discovered metal fragments in the engine oil. Elliott made good use of the new powerplant by running the top-10 all day and finishing ninth.(NASCAR Online)(3-2-98) (03-02...
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Staring from fourth

Interesting Note: So far the winners of the Daytona 500 and Rockingham started from the 4th spot, Bill Elliott starts 4th for the Las Vegas 400 in his #94 McDonald's Ford Taurus on Sunday(2-27-98) - Didn't happen at Vegas(3-1-98)...
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Bill Elliott fastest

Practice ended at 5pm(pt) on Thursday and Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford was fastest at 166.384.(2-27-98)...
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Top 10s

Rusty Wallace who finished 2nd and Bill Elliott who finished 6th at the Rock are the only drivers who have finished in the top 10 at Daytona and Rockingham, the first two races(2-22-98)...
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Serengeti Eyewear

"Serengeti Eyewear Inc., will be the official marketing partner of NASCAR's 50th anniversary celebration this year. Throughout the year, there will be a mobile demonstration center at selected events that allow fans to try the sunglasses during the race. During the...
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Kenny Wallace and Bill Elliott teammates

Got a ton of email on this one: Per RPM2Nite: Kenny Wallace said he would be teammates with Bill Elliott. Here is the deal from what I hear from many sources: The #81(Wallace), #94(Elliott) and the #13(Nadeau) will be sharing information and test results, very similar...
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Elliott inducted into Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

"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...
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January 26, 1998

Part Two of a story on Bill Elliott's new operation:BAD SIGN: Taurus is slow in tests; Elliott steps up preparations.(JournalNow)(1-26-98) (01-26-1998)...