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 ...

Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott's father, Bill Elliott, won his first and last NASCAR Cup Series Championship in 1988. He has a promising career and has competed in 828 races in his ...

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.

BROOKLYN, MI - Melling Racing helped propel Bill Elliott to a championship and seven Michigan International Speedway race wins in the 1980s and early '90s. Now, the Jackson-based company behind ...

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Former NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Bill Elliott ... title three times. Elliott earned most of his wins and the championship driving for team owner Harry Melling.