Bill Elliott’s 2001 Daytona 500 Pole Winning NASCAR Is Going To Auction:
The Dodge Brand's Halo Car For Its NASCAR Return Is For Sale...
This past week, we discussed Dodge//SRT’s continued absence from the NASCAR Cup series and with the new “Next Gen” car it might be the perfect time for the brand to return. While the brand has been gone from the Cup series since 2012, Dodge also did something similar in 1977 by withdrawing factory support from NASCAR. It wouldn’t be until 2001 that the brand would return to the pinnacle of stock car racing with the help of three-team NASCAR championship crew chief, Ray Evernham.
AUCTION: Bill Elliott's 2001 Daytona 500 Pole Winning NASCAR Goes Back To Mecum!
In 2000, Evernham bought 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup champion and car owner Bill Elliott's team from him to form Evernham Motorsports. Evernham Motorsports would be the halo team for Dodge's return to the Cup series. Evernham tapped Elliott to drive his No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW-sponsored Dodge...
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