Bill Elliott Racing (formerly known as Charles Hardy Racing, Elliott-Hardy Racing, and Elliott-Marino Racing) was a NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series team. It was owned and operated by 1988 NASCAR champion Bill Elliott from 1995 until 2000, when it was sold to Evernham Motorsports, although it was shortly reopened for three Cup Series races in 2004. The team's primary car was the No. 94 McDonald's Ford Winston Cup car driven by its owner, but also fielded various other cars.

Winston Cup

Car No. 13 history Elliott's operation went multi-car full-time in 1998, teaming up with Dan Marino and renaming the team to Elliott-Marino Racing to field the No. 13 FirstPlus Financial Ford. Rookie Jerry Nadeau raced the car for the first half of the year, before he was released and replaced by Wally Dallenbach Jr., Dennis Setzer, Tom Hubert and Ted Musgrave.

In February 1999, the partnership between Elliott and Marino was dissolved and the No. 13 closed as a result. The No. 13 came back for the Daytona 500 with Dick Trickle, but didn't qualify.

Car No. 13 results NASCAR Winston Cup Series results 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 32 33 34 Pts 1998 Jerry Nadeau 13 Ford DAY21 CAR28 LVSDNQ ATL32 DAR31 BRI37 TEXDNQ MAR27 TAL37 CAL26 CLT40 RCH38 MCH35 POC21 SON43 NHA27 38th 2326 Dennis Setzer DOVDNQ MCH35 BRI39 NHA24 DAR29 RCH29 MAR38 Wally Dallenbach Jr. POC25 IND40 Tom Hubert GLN36 Ted Musgrave DOV26 CLT27 TAL11 DAY34 PHO5 CAR19 ATL19 1999 Dick Trickle DAYDNQ CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL N/A -

Car No. 89 history The 89 R&D car began as the No. 91 with Ron Barfield Jr. for the 1996 Brickyard 400. Barfield Jr. returned to the team, now the No. 92, for the 1997 Brickyard 400. A year later, the team was renumbered to the No. 89; driven by Dennis Setzer, it competed at the DieHard 500.

Car No. 89 results NASCAR Winston Cup Series results 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 32 33 Pts 1996 Ron Barfield Jr. 91 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL N/A - 1997 92 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND22 GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL 54th 97 1998 Dennis Setzer 89 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL19 CAL CLT DOV RCH MCH POC SON NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL 56th 106

Car No. 94 history

The team was originally owned by Charles Hardy and ran part-time with various drivers under the Charles Hardy Racing name with sponsorship from Buss Fuses. Kenny Wallace made the first start for the No. 44 at Talladega Superspeedway, finishing in the ninth position. Jimmy Hensley and Bobby Hillin Jr. ran the car later in the season, but neither finished in the top-ten. Wanting to own his own team, Elliott partnered with Hardy for the 1995 season to form Elliott-Hardy Racing. The new team premiered at the 1995 Daytona 500 as the No. 94 Ford with McDonald's sponsoring. Elliott's first year as an owner/driver was marked with eleven top-tens, two poles, and an eighth-place finish in the points. After a horrific crash in 1996 at Talladega Superspeedway, Elliott missed several races to recover from his injuries and was replaced by Dorsey Schroeder, Todd Bodine, Tommy Kendall, and Bobby Hillin Jr. In July 1996, the partnership between Elliott and Hardy was dissolved, the team being renamed Bill Elliott Racing.

Returning full-time in 1997, Elliott had fourteen top tens and another eighth-place finish in points. His team also expanded to a multi-car operation that year when Ron Barfield drove the No. 92 New Holland Ford to a twenty-second-place finish at the Brickyard 400. Elliott's operation went multi-car full-time in 1998, teaming up with Dan Marino the team being renamed Elliott-Marino Racing. The year was marked with sadness when Elliott had to miss the fall Dover race to attend the funeral of his father. In his place was Matt Kenseth, who finished sixth in his debut Cup race.

After a disappointing 1999 season which saw his multi-car operation dissolve back into No. 94, Elliott announced in early 2000 he was selling his equipment to championship-winning crew chief Ray Evernham to become part of Dodge's return to NASCAR. The team would also switch to No. 9.

Car No. 94 results NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results 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 32 33 34 35 36 Pts 1994 Bobby Hillin Jr. 44 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLTDNQ DOV POC MCH14 DAY NHA POC IND21 GLN MCH40 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT15 CAR PHO Kenny Wallace TAL9 Jimmy Hensley ATL12 1995 Bill Elliott 94 DAY23 CAR11 RCH16 ATL26 DAR17 BRI14 NWS28 MAR12 TAL6 SON19 CLT39 DOV15 POC6 MCH14 DAY10 NHA18 POC5 TAL5 IND4* GLN11 MCH9 BRI23 DAR41 RCH14 DOV18 MAR6 NWS10 CLT20 CAR10 PHO14 ATL4 1996 DAY8 CAR15 RCH10 ATL10 DAR13 BRI28 NWS21 MAR13 TAL41 DAY37 NHA14 POC21 TAL13 IND10 MCH14 BRIINQ‡ DAR9 RCH16 DOV28 MAR18 NWS21 CLT10 CAR32 PHO21 ATL20 17th 3347 Tommy Kendall SON28 Todd Bodine CLT36 DOV15 POC10 MCH20 Ron Barfield Jr. MCHQL† Dorsey Schroeder GLN13 Bobby Hillin Jr. BRI22 1997 Bill Elliott DAY4 CAR22 RCH15 ATL38 DAR16 TEX11 BRI7 MAR37 SON32 TAL18 CLT4 DOV8 POC32 MCH2 CAL32 DAY33 NHA6 POC10 IND8 GLN7 MCH7 BRI16 DAR4* RCH30 NHA11 DOV8 MAR5 CLT7 TAL13 CAR12 PHO15 ATL36 8th 3836 1998 DAY10 CAR6 LVS9 ATL11 DAR15 BRI15 TEX13 MAR12 TAL39 CAL43 CLT14 DOV13 RCH25 MCH6 POC37 SON12 NHA26 POC36 IND12 GLN27 MCH40 BRI19 NHA37 DAR11 RCH40 MAR7 CLT11 TAL19 DAY15 PHO38 CAR12 ATL26 16th 3455 Matt Kenseth DOV6 1999 Bill Elliott DAY27 CAR15 LVS37 ATL15 DAR14 TEX21 BRI25 MAR30 TAL10 CAL19 RCH12 CLT14 DOV12 MCH41 POC32 SON13 DAY23 NHA5 POC39 IND23 GLN28 MCH19 BRI36 DAR11 RCH36 NHA19 DOV33 MAR20 CLT11 TAL20 CAR33 PHO35 HOM24 ATL22 21st 3246 2000 DAY3 CAR25 LVS4 ATL10 DAR19 BRI36 TEX30 MAR8 TAL15 CAL19 RCH9 CLT43 DOV12 MCH8 POC38 SON35 DAY38 NHA24 POC32 IND3 GLN13 MCH38 RCH12 NHA37 DOV19 MAR15 CLT34 TAL24 CAR16 PHO26 HOM22 ATL11 18th 3410 David Green BRI36 DAR25 2004 Bill Elliott 98 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY18 CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL25 RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL22 PHO DAR HOM 67th 109† - Qualified for Todd Bodine ‡ – Qualified but replaced by Bobby Hillin Jr.

Busch Series Elliott made his first start as a Busch Series team owner in 1988, driving both races at Charlotte in his No. 9 Ford, his best finish being a seventh. Three years later, he drove two late-season races in the No. 84, finishing in the top-ten both times. His next ownership run would come in 1993, when he fielded the No. 94 in a pair of races for his nephew Casey, who had a best finish of 20th.

In 1996, Elliott's protégé Ron Barfield ran six races in Elliott's No. 94 New Holland Ford, garnering a best finish of 11th at Charlotte. He ran times the following season and had two ninth-place runs. Elliott's last race as a Busch owner came in 1998, when Jeff Fuller finished fifteenth in the No. 94 Chevrolet at the Jiffy Lube Miami 300.

Craftsman Truck Series Elliott began fielding Truck entries in 1996 with the No. 94 Super 8 Motels Ford for Barfield. He had three top-tens in his first four starts, but only made a limited schedule of seven starts. He ran just one race in 1997, an eighth-place run at Walt Disney World Speedway. Late in the season, Elliott made one start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Team ASE Racing sponsoring, but he finished 31st after suffering engine problems.

References

External links Bill Elliott Owner Stats Charles Hardy Owner Stats