Bill Elswick
| Bill Elswick | |||||||
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| Born | William Reed Elswick February 23, 1948 Charleroi, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Died | November 2, 2009 (aged 61) New York, New York | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 18 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 36th (1980) | ||||||
| First race | 1979 Capital City 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 1981 Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 12, 2024. | |||||||
William Reed Elswick (born February 23, 1948 – November 2, 2009) was an American professional stock car racing driver who previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, where he ran eighteen races from 1979 to 1981, getting a best finish of eleventh at the Daytona 500 in 1981.[1]
Elswick died on November 2, 2009 due to heart failure.[2][3]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
[edit]| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 1979 | RahMoc Enterprises | 75 | Olds | RSD | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH 16 |
DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS 19 |
CAR 14 |
ATL | ONT | 63rd | 221 | [4] | |||||||
| 1980 | 05 | RSD | DAY 24 |
CAR 36 |
ATL | ONT | 36th | 1053 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | Chevy | RCH 15 |
CAR 23 |
ATL | BRI 19 |
DAR 20 |
NWS 24 |
MAR 27 |
DOV 30 |
CLT 34 |
TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olds | TAL 35 |
NSV | RCH 14 |
DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | 57 | RSD | DAY 11 |
RCH | CAR | 85th | 91 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buick | ATL 13 |
BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | DAY 24 |
NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daytona 500
[edit]| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 38 | 24 |
| 1981 | 21 | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bill Elswick". The Third Turn. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "William Reed Elswick". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "William Elswick Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bill Elswick – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bill Elswick – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bill Elswick – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Bill Elswick driver statistics at Racing-Reference