Spouse Cindy
                     Kids Starr, William Jr.
                     Height 6' 1
                     Weight 185
                     Hometown Dawsonville, Ga.
                     Birthdate October 8, 1955
                     Favorite Book Anything with history and aviation
                     Favorite Movie Stroker Ace
                     Favorite TV Show Wings
                     Personal Heroes David Pearson, Jody Ridley
                     Personal Vehicle Ford Mustang
                     Hobbies Snow skiing, flying and bulldozing
 Bill Elliott will not be putting memories from the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup 
 Series season into a scrapbook any time soon.






 He's treating this season like he would a pack of cars in his rear view 
 mirror. Which is to say that he's trying to distance himself from it as 
 quickly as possible.






        Elliott suffered broken left femur in an early season crash at 
 Talladega that forced him to use a backup driver at several events, 
 including the physically demanding road course at Sears Point. 




 Whether it was the injury, or the struggle to gain momentum as an owner
 /driver, Elliott's year was one that fans of the No. 94 McDonald's driver
  would scarcely recognize. He finished the season in 30th place, after 
 four consecutive years in the top-10. 





  Six times Elliott put his car into the top-10, with a season-best effort 
  of ninth at Darlington in the Mountain Dew Southern 500. Leave it to Elliott
  to make his comeback complete at the place known as "The Track Too Tough 
  To Tame." For Elliott, though, it was a case of too little too late. 






  So the man who holds the mark for the fastest recorded time in a stock 
  car -- going 212.809 mph at 1987 Winston 500 qualifying -- must figure
  out a way to turn it up a notch in 1997. 






  Staying healthy would be the biggest goal, and after that, things should
  fall into place. For Elliott, that will likely mean a return to Victory 
  Lane.






   Elliott started racing short tracks in Georgia with brothers Dan and
   Ernie. He started in the Sportsman division in 1970 and made his NASCAR
   Winston Cup Series debut in 1976. His first full NASCAR Winston Cup Series
   season was 1983. 



His first win came in his 117th start, in the Winston Western 500 at 
  Riverside in 1983. His first pole came in his 56th attempt, in the 1981 
  Rebel 500 at Darlington.






  In 1992 Elliott won four consecutive races to tie the modern-era record.
  He won a single-season record 11 superspeedway races in 1985, the season
  he won the Winston Million, from which came the nickname "Million Dollar
  Bill."






  He owns the fastest recorded time in a stock car, going 212.809 mph in
  qualifying for the 1987 Winston 500 at Talladega.





  So Far.....1998 hasnt been a very good year for Bill Elliott Racing.
  After hiring Jerry Nadeau for the #13 car, he was released halfway
  in the 1998 season. Bill also suffered two Extreme Crashes at Talladega
  and at California. In the Second Michigan race in August. Bill finished
  a terrible 40th place after Engine trouble.

  Elliott's greatest loves, aside from family and racing, are snow skiing
  and flying. He has a multi-engine rated and helicopter-rated pilots 
  licenses. He owns three planes, a Cessna Conquest 11, Cessna 210 and
  a Cessna 182.