NASCAR: Winston Cup Series Preview for Save Mart 300--#94, Bill Elliott

05/02/97

#94 Bill Elliott, McDonald's Ford Thunderbird
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Advance
Sears Point Raceway

SONOMA, CA -

Career Record
Starts:    501
Wins:       40
Poles:      48
Earnings:  $16,612,785

* Bill Elliott, owner/driver of the No. 94 McDonald's Ford
Thunderbird, is currently 14th in the NASCAR Winston Cup point
standings with a total of 882 points. His season earnings to date are
$376,389.

* He has led for a total of 128 laps this season.

* Elliott will be making personal appearance at the McDonald's
Restaurant at 806 Imola Avenue in Napa, CA, from 6:15-8:00 p.m. on
Friday, May 2, 1997.

Sears Point Raceway Highlights & Thoughts

* Elliott missed the 1996 Save Mart 300 due to an injury he suffered
during the Winston 500 at the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. This
weekend marks the first time Elliott has competed in a road race event
since 1995 - (he qualified the car at Watkins Glen but turned the
driving duties over to Dorsey Schroeder).

* Road racer Tommy Kendall drove the McDonald's Ford Thunderbird for
Elliott last year at Sears Point - he started 32nd, led three laps and
finished 28th.

* Elliott's first start came in the 1989 Banquet Foods 300 - started
third, finished third (best start and finish at SPR) and won $28,375.


                   Sears Point Raceway Results
                                                     Money
                Races  Wins  Top 5  Top 10  Poles     Won
                --------------------------------------------
        Totals    7     0      2      2       0    $128,895


             Bill Elliott's 1997 Race-By-Race Results

                                                  Money       Standing/
 Date  Track          St  Fn   Laps     Status     Won         Points
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 2-16  Daytona         8   4  200(200)  Running  $133,200      3-165 pts.
 2-23  Rockingham     43  22  392(393)  Running    25,700     10-262 pts.
 3-2   Richmond       17  15  398(400)  Running    25,330      7-385 pts.
 3-9   Atlanta        15  38  253(328)  Running    24,570     17-434 pts.
 3-23  Darlington     18  16  292(293)  Running    22,755     16-549 pts.
 4-6   Texas          16  11  332(334)  Running    82,400     11-679 pts.
 4-13  Bristol        18   7  500(500)  Running    27,770      9-830 pts.
 4-20  Martinsville    9  37  454(500)  Running    14,075     14-882 pts.

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