[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1211]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       IN HONOR OF 2015 NASCAR HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE BILL ELLIOTT

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 26, 2015

  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate 
racing legend Bill Elliott upon his induction into the sixth class of 
the NASCAR Hall of Fame. There is a rhyme that holds true about this 
inductee, ``Awesome Bill from Dawsonville.''
  The Dawsonville, Georgia, native got his first career win at the 1976 
Carolina 500 at ``The Rock'' in Rockingham, North Carolina. In fact, 
Bill reached victory lane six times at tracks within North Carolina's 
8th congressional district.
  These wins are just a small part of one of the greatest careers in 
NASCAR history.
  In 1985, Elliott won the first ``Winston Million'' in NASCAR history 
by winning three of four races in NASCAR's then ``Grand Slam.'' In that 
season, he won the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, the 
Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, and the Southern 500 at 
Darlington Raceway. He is one of only two drivers in the Winston 
Million era to ever accomplish this feat and for being the first to 
accomplish it he was given the nickname ``Million Dollar Bill.''
  In 1988, Elliott earned NASCAR's Winston Cup championship. His win 
total of 44 ranks him in the top 20 all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners 
and Elliott also garnered 16 Most Popular Driver Awards during his 
illustrious career.
  It is a true honor to congratulate him on his due induction into the 
NASCAR Hall of Fame.

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