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Bill Elloitt's Father Passes Away
Elliott's father passes away DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (Sept. 18, 1998) George Elliott, patriarch of the Elliott racing family, passed away Friday morning at his home in Dawsonville, Ga. He passed away due to complications after a cancerous brain tumor ...
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DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (Sept. 18, 1998) George Elliott, patriarch of the Elliott racing family, passed away Friday morning at his home in Dawsonville, Ga. He passed away due to complications after a cancerous brain tumor was removed in May.
Elliott, 74, is survived by wife Joyce and his three children, Ernie, Dan and Bill. He is preceded in death by his first wife Mildred in 1991.
Bill Elliott, driver of the No. 94 McDonald's Ford, will not drive in this weekend's NASCAR Winston Cup Series MBNA Gold 400 at Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Del.
Elliott's replacement driver will be NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division standout Matt Kenseth. This will be Kenseth's first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series start.
George Elliott was instrumental in getting his sons involved in racing. He owned a building supply company that financed their racing ventures in the 1970s. The brothers made their mark in NASCAR in the '80s, with Bill winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1988. Both Ernie and Dan continue to be important assets in the operation of Bill's two NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams, by supplying engines and gears and transmissions, respectively.
Elliott, a graduate of North Georgia College, was a commissioned office in the Navy. He was also an educator, having taught at two elementary schools -- Lumpkin County (Ga.) and Westside Elementary in Dawson County (Ga.). He later became principal of Westside Elementary. Elliott owned a Ford dealership in Dahlonega, Ga., but sold it in the mid-eighties.
Cards and Letters to: (Kim will be happy to forward them on. The Elliott Family C/O Bethel United Methodist Church 100 Lumpkin Campground Rd., S. Dawsonville, GA 30534
Funeral services will be held Sunday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. EDT at the Bethel United Methodist Church in Dawsonville, Ga., with a burial following at McKee's Chapel United Methodist Cemetery in Dawsonville, Ga.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be sent to the following:
Casey Elliott Memorial Fund c/o M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Facility 1515 Holcomb Blvd. 135 Houston, TX 77030
Lumpkin Campground c/o Bethel United Methodist Church 100 Lumpkin Campground Rd. Dawsonville, GA 30534
Wesley Chapel Church Building Fund 1751 Wesley Chapel Rd. Dahlonega, GA 30533
Source: NASCAR Online and MNI
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NASCAR Winston Cup Series Racing Qualifying Results MBNA Gold 400 Dover Downs International Speedway Race No. 26 /September 18, 1998
Pos No. Name Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Frd 00:23.082 155.966
2 2 Rusty Wallace Frd 00:23.118 155.723
3 30 Derrike Cope Pon 00:23.154 155.481
4 16 Kevin Lepage Frd 00:23.163 155.420
5 18 Bobby Labonte Pon 00:23.169 155.380
6 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 00:23.171 155.367
7 43 John Andretti Pon 00:23.190 155.239
8 9 Jerry Nadeau Frd 00:23.212 155.092
9 90 Dick Trickle Frd 00:23.227 154.992
10 88 Dale Jarrett Frd 00:23.244 154.879
11 10 Ricky Rudd Frd 00:23.247 154.859
12 28 Kenny Irwin Frd 00:23.251 154.832
13 1 Steve Park Chv 00:23.258 154.785
14 00 Buckshot Jones Chv 00:23.271 154.699
15 7 Geoff Bodine Frd 00:23.285 154.606
16 94 Matt Kenseth Frd 00:23.303 154.487
17 22 Ward Burton Pon 00:23.310 154.440
18 46 Jeff Green Chv 00:23.334 154.281
19 42 Joe Nemechek Chv 00:23.356 154.136
20 31 Mike Skinner Chv 00:23.361 154.103
21 13 Ted Musgrave Frd 00:23.371 154.037
22 44 Kyle Petty Pon 00:23.373 154.024
23 36 Ernie Irvan Pon 00:23.395 153.879
24 5 Terry Labonte Chv 00:23.400 153.846
25 26 Johnny Benson Frd 00:23.400 153.846
Positions 1-25 will be guaranteed a starting position. The rest of the field will be determined following second-round qualifying.
26 99 Jeff Burton Frd 00:23.409 153.787
27 12 Jeremy Mayfield Frd 00:23.412 153.767
28 33 Ken Schrader Chv 00:23.421 153.708
29 23 Jimmy Spencer Frd 00:23.432 153.636
30 11 Brett Bodine Frd 00:23.439 153.590
31 21 Michael Waltrip Frd 00:23.455 153.485
32 40 Sterling Marlin Chv 00:23.469 153.394
33 35 Darrell Waltrip Pon 00:23.473 153.368
34 81 Kenny Wallace Frd 00:23.481 153.315
35 78 Gary Bradberry Frd 00:23.497 153.211
36 97 Chad Little Frd 00:23.525 153.029
37 91 Todd Bodine Chv 00:23.539 152.938
38 4 Bobby Hamilton Chv 00:23.546 152.892
39 41 Steve Grissom Chv 00:23.552 152.853
40 96 Morgan Shepherd Chv 00:23.575 152.704
41 3 Dale Earnhardt Chv 00:23.626 152.375
42 71 Dave Marcis Chv 00:23.659 152.162
43 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chv 00:23.692 151.950
44 75 Rick Mast Frd 00:23.707 151.854
45 98 Rich Bickle Frd 00:24.093 149.421
46 77 Hut Stricklin Frd 00:24.110 149.316
Source: NASCAR Online
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