Christian Elder
| Christian Elder | |
|---|---|
| Cause of death | Unknown |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |
| 24 races run over 2 years | |
| Best finish | 39th - 2001 (Busch Series) |
| First race | 2001 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas) |
| Last race | 2002 Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250 (Daytona) |
Christian Stuart Elder (December 6, 1968 – August 12, 2007) was a former NASCAR driver. He raced in the Busch Series for Akins Motorsports for two years.
He made his debut in 2001, running his first race at Las Vegas for Akins and started the race in 32nd, and he finished 23rd. In sixteen starts, managed two top-20s (a pair of 20ths at Bristol and Dover).
Elder began running races for Akins in 2002 full-time. A serious crash in qualifying at Chicagoland Speedway ended his Busch career. His best finish of the year was 26th at Kentucky.
Elder has competed in the ARCA series , Star Mazda Series, Speed World Challenge Series, Busch Series and NASCAR Goody's Dash Series which Elder competed in and won races at Daytona and Lowe's Motor Speedway. He also had a pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Christian died at his home in Cornelius, North Carolina, on on Sunday, August 12, 2007 due to an overdose from pain killers he took from that wreck that got mixed up. At the time of his death, Christian was a Project Manager for Elder-Jones, Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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