To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bill Elliott’s Winston Million triumph in 1985, Chase honored his father by running a paint scheme similar to the iconic #9 Melling Racing Ford. Chase ...

Driving the #9 Ford for Melling Racing in 1987, Bill Elliott won the 20-lap Busch Clash at Daytona International Speedway before going on to dominate the Daytona 500, leading 104 of 200 laps.

But, the No. 9 Ford machine built by Ernie Elliott for his brother was the class of the field. As Bill Elliott crossed the start-finish line, he had notched up a speed of 212.808 mph with a lap ...

In 1988, Elliot raced for Melling Racing, had crew chief Ernie Elliott, and drove the #9 Ford in his 13th year as a Cup Series driver. Even though he won the championship that year, his start to ...

Chase Elliott had other Cup racing numbers than #9 The No. 9 racing number may be associated with Elliott, including his father Bill, but the driver ran with other numbers in the Cup Series.

In 1987, Bill Elliott qualified for the race with a speed of 210.364 mph with a 42.782-second lap, driving Melling Racing's No. 9 Ford.