Three years later, Knutson's Ski-Doo was branded across Bill Elliott's car at Michigan International ... with another Jackson business owner, Harry Melling, that resulted in a Winston Cup ...

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 ...

Turns out, he was an easy convert. "When I was young, let's say 1979, I remember Bill Elliott loading up his car in the back of a box truck," Melling said. "I mean, it was just a totally different ...

The team got their first big break in the winter of 1982, when Benny Parsons suggested to friend and sponsor Harry Melling ... hired Bill Elliott to drive his famous No. 11 Budweiser car.

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 ...

It was the day Bill ... time stock car record speed. It happened like this. After winning the pole at 209.298 mph, Elliott led all but 11 of the first 36 laps in his No. 9 Harry Melling-owned ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...