Bill Elliott

Choose an answer from the three choices offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1) William Clyde “Bill” Elliott NEXTEL Cup (Winston Cup) Champion and 16 time Most Popular Driver was born on October 8, 1955. Where was he born?

• Nashville, Tennessee
• Dawsonville, Georgia
• Mansville, Ohio

2) In 1976, Bill made his first Cup race in NASCAR. What was the race?

• Southern 500 (Atlanta)
• Carolina 500 (Rockingham)
• Autoworks 500 (Phoenix)

3) How many years before the Elliott team got a sponsor, even with a number of good finishes?

• 1
• 3
• 5

4) Bill won his first Winston Cup race in 1983. What was the race?

• Winston Western 500 (Riverside)
• Talladega 500 (Talladega)
• Peak AntiFreeze 500 (Dover)

5) Bill won the first Winston Million. He won the Daytona 500, the Winston 500 at Talladega and the Southern 500. He became the first NASCAR driver with a cover photo on this national sports magazine. What was the magazine?

• ESPN Magazine
• Sport Illustrated
• Life Magazine

6) In 1985, beside winning the Winston Million, he won an additional 8 races with 11 pole in 28 races. However, he came in second in the Winston Cup. Who beat him for the Cup?

• Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
• Rusty Wallace
• Darrell Waltrip

7) In 1984, who became Bill Elliott's sponsor?

• Pepsi
• Coors
• Miller

8) In 1992, he left Melling Racing. What racing team did he join?

• Junior Johnson
• Hendricks
• Dawsonville Racing

9) Bill lost the Winston Cup by 10 points. Who did he lose the championship too?

• Michael Waltrip
• Rusty Wallace
• Alan Kulwicki

10) In 1995, Bill started his own race team. Who was the sponsor?

• Coke
• Pepsi
• McDonald’s

Check Your Answers

• 1) Dawsonville, Georgia
• 2) Carolina 500 (Rockingham)
• 3) 5 years
• 4) Winston Western 500 (Riverside)
• 5) Sport Illustrated
• 6) Darrell Waltrip
• 7) Coors
• 8) Junior Johnson
• 9) Alan Kulwicki
• 10) McDonald’s

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