The 20-year-old Elliott, whose car was ... Enter Melling, who agreed to sponsor the Elliotts in the 1981 Daytona 500. His check was minimal – it barely covered the tire bill – but it opened ...

Bill Elliott is a notable figure in American stock car racing, having had a distinguished ... the team secured its first sponsorship of $500 from Harry Melling, owner of Melling Tool Company ...

(Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images) ISC Archives via Getty Images At 29, Bill Elliott and the No. 9 Coors Light Ford of Melling Racing ... come until 1988. The car Elliott drove to his 1985 win ...

Let us take a trip down memory lane when Bill Elliott of Melling Racing raised pulses with the fastest car in NASCAR at the Talladega Superspeedway back in 1987. However, in the modern era of ...

The 20-year-old Elliott, whose car was ... Enter Melling, who agreed to sponsor the Elliotts in the 1981 Daytona 500. His check was minimal — it barely covered the tire bill — but it opened ...

Few, if any, stock-car drivers have captivated NASCAR fans as quickly as Bill ... In Elliott’s case, maybe not. Since Elliott’s family-run team hooked up with owner Harry Melling in 1982 ...

Bill Elliott seemed almost too good to be true when he burst into major-league stock car racing 10 years ago ... the boardrooms at Ford Motor Company, Melling Industries and Coors Brewing.