Elliott won nascars most popular driver award a record 16 times 19841988. Nascar driver kasey kahne and team tony stewart racing took to social media to share their grievances on the passing. The california driver who won the pay less little 500 and the tony elliott classic in 2016 was running second with 23 laps remaining and closing on every circuit on pierce. Located in indiana, the kokomo sprint cars have entertained race fans for years. A bill elliott, b junior johnson, c kevin harvick or d tony stewart. Pat sullivan, a longtime motor sports public address announcer, remembers elliott as a.
There are more drivers than ever before who are due to come to new zealand. This season sunshine has recorded 5 usac national sprint car wins, 1 silver. William clyde elliott born october 8, 1955, also known as awesome bill from dawsonville. Family members, friends, schoolmates and fellow racecar drivers gathered to. Tony elliott racing career profile driver database. Chase elliott looks to improve and break out in nascars 2020 cup series. This is the fourth running of the tony elliott classic with three different drivers taking home the honors. Elliott, mike mann, tony jarrett and dave darland were the first drivers to warm up to me when i started covering racing 20 some odd years ago and although elliott was on the cusp of superstardom. Usac champion tony elliott killed in plane crash get the. Chase elliott gives kyle busch the finger after darlington. Tony elliott killed in south carolina plane crash along. Elliott had been wrecked by hamlin, a fellow joe gibbs racing driver, at martinsville during the 2017 playoffs and felt it was a continuation of that theme, even if it wasnt personal. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and.
Sprint car champion tony elliott killed in plane crash. Visitation for indiana sprint car icon tony elliott will be held sunday from 38 p. Past and current stars include bob kinser, kelly kinser, tony elliott, dave. The first race at the track was held on july 6, 1947 and ralph purnell holds the. Kevin harvick earns 50th career win as nascar season. Anthony wayne stewart born may 20, 1971, nicknamed smoke, is an american semiretired professional stock car racing driver and current nascar team owner. Talking with 2000 track champion tony jarrett last week the two of us reminisced about the 90s and the drivers and cars of that particular era. Twotime usac national sprint car champion tony elliott was one of four persons killed in a plane crash on friday near the georgiasouth carolina border. Sprint car drivers tony elliott tony continued his racing in the usac ranks driving silver crown dirt champ cars, midgets, and sprints. Tony elliott holds the distinction of being the winningest driver in the history of.
Tony stewart, a threetime nascar champion, posted a message on his. Indianapolis the tony elliott foundation announces a charity golf. Hamlin scores 2nd win of season at rainshortened darlington. Nascar added the rule about drivers not approaching the track in 2014 shortly after tony. Elliott had won the usac national sprint car series in 1998 and 2000.
Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. A furious elliott waited for busch on the apron of the track and flipped busch the middle finger as he passed. Tony also headed elliott s customer trailers, which sponsored other racing drivers, and was touted as a top ambassador for usac and for sprint car racing. In the best buy 400, stewart was involved in another crash with elliott sadler. Stewarthaas racing announced wednesday it is shaking up its driver crew chief lineup for the 2020 nascar cup series season, with rodney childers the only crew chief staying in place.
A veteran racing driver, tony elliott won the national championship in 1998 and 2000, along with 26 sprintcar race wins as well as many. Elliott was a former sprint car driver, and won the u. Auto club national sprint car series championship in 1998 and 2000. Tony elliott classic closes out sprint car action at anderson. A former top race car driver, tony elliott was one of the four indiana men who passed away in an aircraft accident while taking a trip to the notre dame versus clemson football game. Rising us racing star tyler courtney, affectionately known as sunshine is now.
Elliott walked toward the track to give busch the middle finger. He is a threetime nascar cup series champion as a driver, winning titles. After tony stewart struck and killed a driver that exited his car at a sprint car. Stewarthaas racing announces 2020 cup drivercrew chief. Kyle busch kevin harvick dale jarrett tony stewart.