21 Bill Elliott

2007 Elliott shared the No. 21 car over the course of the season, stepping in for the 12th race then running the majority of the remainder of the season … Finished 42nd in the series standings with 20 starts. 

2006 Competed in 10 Cup races with four different teams … Earned a top finish of 19th in part-time effort.

2005 Competed in nine races for Evernham Motorsports … Earned a top finish of 11th.

2004 First season of part-time competition … Competed in a total of six races, five for Evernham Motorsports and one with his own team … Earned one top-10 finish, a ninth at Indianapolis Motor Speedway … Started in the top 10 three times.

2003 Finished ninth in series points … In his third season with Evernham Motorsports, finished in the top 10 for first time since 1997 … Won the final fall race at Rockingham, the 44th victory of his career, and nearly had another win at the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway before suffering a flat tire while leading on the final lap … Earned 12 top-10 and nine top-five finishes … Announced plans to run a limited schedule in 2004 and to work with rookie Kasey Kahne.

2002 Finished 13th in series points …Earned back-to-back poles at New Hampshire and Pocono, two of his four for the year … Won Pocono from the pole and won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway … Fell from the top 10 after five finishes of 30th or worse in the season's final six races … Earned six top-five and 13 top-10 finishes … Won NMPA Most Popular Driver for the 16th time … Topped $4 million in earnings.

2001 Finished 15th in series points in first season with team owner Ray Evernham … Won his 50th career pole at the Daytona 500, finishing fifth in the race … Won at Homestead-Miami Speedway for first time in 227 starts, a streak dating back to 1994.

2000 Finished 21st in series points … Celebrated his 25th season in NASCAR and drove final season in self-owned No. 94 Ford … Won the pole for The Winston … Made 600th career start at Talladega … Earned 17 top-10 starting spots … Missed two races, Bristol and Darlington, after sustaining an off-track injury at his home.

1999 Finished 21st in series points … Mechanical trouble resulted in fewest top-10 finishes (2) since 1977 … Best finish was fifth at New Hampshire with only other top 10 at Talladega.

1998 Finished 18th in series points … Began season with seven consecutive top-15 finishes, but accidents at Talladega and California slowed his effort … Earned five top-10 finishes along with seven DNFs … Missed season's second race at Dover to attend father's funeral with Matt Kenseth taking the wheel … Earned best finish of sixth at both Rockingham and Michigan … Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

1997 Finished eighth in series points … Earned five top-five and 14 top-10 finishes … Made 500th career start in April at Bristol … Best finish was second at Michigan … Won pole at Richmond in September.

1996 Finished 30th in series points … Endured worst season of full-time career due to missing five races after breaking left thigh in an accident at Talladega … Best finish was eighth in season opening Daytona 500 … Became sole owner of his race team after purchasing other half of Elliott-Hardy Racing.

1995 Finished eighth in series points … Partnered with Charles Hardy in ownership of No. 94 Ford … Crew chief Mike Beam helped turn team around … Won poles at Pocono and Phoenix, earning 11 top-10 finishes in final 19 races … Earned four top-five finishes.

1994 Finished 10th in series points … Competed in final season with No. 11 of Junior Johnson … Won pole and finished third in opening Darlington race, then earned his fifth win at the site in the fall … Closed season with finishes of 33rd or worse in three of the final four events, falling from eighth to 10th in the standings.

1993 Finished eighth in series points … Earned just two top-10 finishes in first 10 races … A sixth-place finish at the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte began a stretch of 20-straight top-20 finishes … Ended season with three straight top fives … Best finish was second at Richmond.

1992 Finished second in series standings … First season driving No. 11 for Junior Johnson … Lost championship by 10 points to Alan Kulwicki, the smallest margin of victory in history … Won the season's final race at Atlanta, but led one lap fewer than Kulwicki and the bonus for leading the most laps in the race decided the championship battle … Finished as runnerup in series points for third time … Won four consecutive races (Rockingham Richmond, Atlanta and Darlington).

1991 Finished 11th in series points … Broke an eight-year streak of top-10 finishes … Lone victory of the season came at Daytona in July … Won poles at Bristol and Atlanta.

1990 Finished fourth in series points … Earned 12 top-five finishes … Won the pole at Talladega in the spring … Won from the pole at Dover for lone victory of the season … Earned four second-place finishes.

1989 Finished sixth in series points … Broke a six-year streak of finishes in the top five in points … Won poles at Richmond and Charlotte … Put together a midseason run that included six top-10 finishes in seven starts with wins at Michigan and Pocono … Earned third win of season at Phoenix.

1988 Won the series championship… Became the first Ford driver to win the title since David Pearson in 1969 … Earned six victories (Bristol, Daytona, Pocono, Darlington, both Dovers) … Finished 19th or better in all 29 races … Earned 15 top-10 finishes in final 16 races, including 11 in the top five … Earned six poles … Named American Driver of the Year … Named Professional Athlete of the Year in home state of Georgia.

1987 Finished second in series points … Second time in three seasons to finish as runnerup in championship race … Opened the season by winning Daytona 500 from the pole … Added five more wins in the second half (Talladega, Michigan, Charlotte, Rockingham, Atlanta) for a total of six wins, second only to champion Dale Earnhardt's 11 … Led series in poles with eight.

1986 Finished fourth in series points … Swept both races at Michigan … Won The Winston at Charlotte … Won four poles.

1985 Finished second in series points … Earned a series-high 11 wins and 11 poles, but finished second in points to Darrell Waltrip by 101 … Won the Daytona 500 from the pole … Won the inaugural Winston Million by winning three of the four "crown jewel" races (Daytona 500, Winston 500 at Tallladega and Southern 500 at Darlington) … Darlington victory that clinched bonus earned spot on cover of "Sports Illustrated" and nickname "Million Dollar Bill" … Named American Driver of the Year, NMPA Driver of the Year, Auto Racing Digest Driver of the Year and Georgia Professional Athlete of the Year.

1984 Finished third in series points … Won at Michigan, Charlotte and Rockingham … Named NASCAR's Most Popular Driver for the first time.

1983 Finished third in series points in first full schedule … Earned first victory in his 117th start at Riverside.

1982 Finished 25th in series points … Began first season driving No. 9 Ford for Harry Melling … Won one pole and finished second three times.

1981 Finished 30th in series points … Won his first career pole at Darlington in April … Drove a Ford owned by the Elliott family in 13 races and earned seven top-10 finishes.

1980 Finished 34th in series points … In 11 starts, earned four top-10 finishes … Best finish was sixth at Charlotte.

1979 Finished 28th in series points … Made 14 total starts, 10 for family-owned team and four for Roger Hamby … Had one second-place finish, in the Southern 500 at Darlington, and three other top 10s.

1978 Finished 33rd in series points … Earned five top-10 finishes in 10 starts with family-owned team … Earned a pair of sixth-place finishes at Talladega in May and Darlington in September.

1977 Finished 35th in series points … Made 10 starts with family-owned team … Earned two top-10 finishes, at Darlington and Charlotte.

1976 Finished 41st in series points … Made first start at Rockingham, winning $640 after finishing 33rd … Best finish was 14th at Nashville in seven starts.