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Two NASCAR legends are coming together for the first time in the Coca-Cola 600.
Bill Elliott, the 1988 Winston Cup champion, will drive the No. 21 Ford Fusion for the Wood Brothers next weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Elliott, 51, returns to the track for the first time since Daytona. Elliott retired from full-time competition following the 2003 season. He ran 10 races last year for a variety of owners. His best finish was 16th at Kansas Speedway in the No. 37 Melling Dodge.
In 31 years of Cup racing, Elliott has scored 44 wins, 175 top-fives and 320 top 10s. Elliott has two wins, 11 top fives and 22 top 10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Elliott returns to Ford for the first time since 2000, when he sold his company to Ray Evernham, who switched to Dodge. Elliott's greatest success came from behind the wheel of Fords. Elliott won a career-best 11 races for Harry Melling in 1985.
The Wood Brothers are currently 39th in the owner standings and 163 points behind the 35th-place Hendrick Motorsports entry driven by Casey Mears.
Lee Spencer is a senior NASCAR writer for FOXSports.com. Talk racing with Lee at her NASCAR blog.
Two NASCAR legends are coming together for the first time in the Coca-Cola 600.
Bill Elliott, the 1988 Winston Cup champion, will drive the No. 21 Ford Fusion for the Wood Brothers next weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Elliott, 51, returns to the track for the first time since Daytona. Elliott retired from full-time competition following the 2003 season. He ran 10 races last year for a variety of owners. His best finish was 16th at Kansas Speedway in the No. 37 Melling Dodge.
In 31 years of Cup racing, Elliott has scored 44 wins, 175 top-fives and 320 top 10s. Elliott has two wins, 11 top fives and 22 top 10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Elliott returns to Ford for the first time since 2000, when he sold his company to Ray Evernham, who switched to Dodge. Elliott's greatest success came from behind the wheel of Fords. Elliott won a career-best 11 races for Harry Melling in 1985.
The Wood Brothers are currently 39th in the owner standings and 163 points behind the 35th-place Hendrick Motorsports entry driven by Casey Mears.
Lee Spencer is a senior NASCAR writer for FOXSports.com. Talk racing with Lee at her NASCAR blog.