ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- It has been over 30 years since Bill Elliott made his debut in the Carolina 500 at the Rockingham Speedway in 1976 in what is now known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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Dawsonville, Ga. (December 4, 2008) – Bill Elliott Driver Development driver Mitch Cobb was interviewed on Speed51 Radio’s Snowball Derby preview show that aired live from Five Flags Speedway (Pensacola, Fla.) on Race Talk Radio on Wednesday, December 3. Listen to the broadcast at the Speed51 Radio archive at http://www.racetalkradio.com/speed51.html.

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Pensacola, Fla. (December 4, 2008) – BEDD teammates Casey Roderick and Mitch Cobb have started strong in the first day of practice for the 41st Annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla. Today marked the first time cars hit the track in the biggest weekend of Late Model racing, as both the Pro and Super Late Model classes practiced together.

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Dawsonville, Ga. (December 1, 2008) – Casey Roderick and Mitch Cobb will represent the Bill Elliott Driver Development team at the 41st Annual Snowball Derby events at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla. The five-day event is considered one of the largest in the world of Late Model racing and runs from December 3 through 7 this year.

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Chase Elliott, Trey Poole Gearing Up for 2nd Race of Georgia Winter Series
Last week’s race at Lanier cancelled due to weather; heading to Watermelon Capital Speedway

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All American 400

Mitch Cobb lined up first to qualify and that is exactly where he qualified for tomorrow’s 200-lap All American 400, part of a doubleheader event with the CRA Super Series and the ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour. Mitch broke a two year old track record by besting the other 38 cars during this afternoon’s qualifying.

“It felt slow actually.” Mitch said when asked about his record setting lap. ”My spotter called out 18.03 after the first lap and I thought he said 19.03. Then on the final lap he called out 17.96 and I thought he meant 18.96. I never had any idea the 17 second range could be attained.”

Mitch had been in the top 5 during practice for most of the day, only dropping out of the top 5 for one session to work on old tire race-runs. He and the team are confident they found a setup that can go the distance for two hundred laps tomorrow.

“The car is driving nice. We changed up the setup from last July when I ran my first race here. This place is so historic, I would love to add my name to the list of previous winners here.”

The race is scheduled to begin Saturday at approximately 3 PM. Please check out www.craracing.net or www.mitchcobbracing.com for all the news from Nashville.

Mitch Cobb, Birmingham, AL

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Dawsonville, Ga. (October 26, 2008) - The Bill Elliott Driver Development program announces today that Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership, a division of Aaron Rents, Inc. (NYSE: RNT) of Atlanta, Ga., will sponsor the team’s youngest driver, 12-year-old Chase Elliott, as he continues his development under the watchful eye of his father, NASCAR Champion Bill Elliott. Aaron’s has been a partner with Elliott’s development program since 2007 but 2009 will mark Aaron’s first primary sponsorship of Chase’s No. 9 Legends racecar in the Semi-Pro division.

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(Dawsonville, Ga. – October 15, 2008) Casey Roderick and Mitch Cobb each made impressive runs this weekend, driving for the Bill Elliott Driver Development team. Roderick raced at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla., on Friday night where he started in ninth and finished seventh. The following night Roderick ran at Mobile (Ala.) International Speedway and earned his first career pole in a Late Model car; he went on to finish sixth after driving back through field following a late-race incident. Cobb drove in the legendary Winchester 400 at Winchester (Ind.) Speedway against NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars Kyle Busch and David Stremme. Cobb started on the outside pole and was running in the top-five until a mechanical problem ended his strong run and relegated him to an 11th-place finish.

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(Dawsonville, Ga. – October 10, 2008) In their first career national events, Bill Elliott Driver Development teammates Chase Elliott and Trey Poole made strong runs at Elko (Minn.) Speedway last weekend in the 2008 Legends Car Asphalt Nationals. Elliott, who was the youngest driver in the Semi-Pro division, practiced, qualified and raced in the top-10 all weekend, ultimately posting a sixth place finish in the main event. Poole started the 50-lap Pro feature in eighth and was comfortably inside the top-ten before spinning as he attempted to pass for position on the last lap and was relegated to a 13th place finish.

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(Dawsonville, Ga. – October 10, 2008) Casey Roderick, Mitch Cobb and John King will represent the Bill Elliott Driver Development team at 5 Flags Speedway (Pensacola, Fla.), Winchester (Ind.) Speedway, and Lonesome Pine Raceway (Coeburn, Va.), respectively, this weekend. Chase Elliott and Trey Poole, who are coming off their first trip to Legends Car Asphalt Nationals, are taking a weekend off from driving; both will be working in the Bill Elliott Racing shop to prepare their cars for the 2008-09 winter season.

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by Marcy Scott

HAMPTON, Ga. -- The winter Legends racing season kicked off at Atlanta Motor Speedway with an INEX points race on Friday night, allowing competitors the opportunity to gear up for the 2008-09 Winter Flurry season that is slated to open on Nov. 14 at AMS.

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Crane Makes Five Different Winners in Five Starts, as Hamner Holds on for the Championship

PENSACOLA, FL (September 27, 2008) – It was a night that showcased four drivers who seem to be more than ready for the upcoming Snowball Derby. It came down to who had the best run after the two-tire pit stop with less than 30 laps to go. It looked as if Eddie Mercer was on his way to victory after shattering the track record in qualifying. Ryan Crane had different ideas, as he made the pass for the win on Mercer with only nine laps to go. Crane then held off a hard-charging Mitch Cobb to score the win in the Blizzard Series Carpenter’s Campers 100, at the same time Josh Hamner locked up the Blizzard Series’ Title.

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Bill Elliott Driver Development Team
Weekend Preview: September 25 - 27
The BEDD drivers are hoping to match last weekend’s strong runs

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Violation for Choquette Enables Georgia Driver to Get First ASA Southeast Win
“We really hate to see Jeff (Choquette) get thrown out,” said Hogan on Monday. “We hate to win it like that, but in this day and age, you take them any way that you can.”

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In seven total starts, BEDD drivers posted six top-five finishes this weekend

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Wayne Hale (19) turned the fastest lap in qualifying for the Late Model event, but BAM Racing's Nate Monteith (44) was hungry to revisit Lonesome Pine's Victory Lane. However, Hale was just as eager to get to the checkered flag first. On lap 2, Burton Martin (2) broke loose exiting turn 4 and nearly wrecked in front of oncoming traffic. After a miraculous save, Martin continued on from the last position. On lap 15, Monteith's teammate, Benjamin Blessing (21), made contact with Steve Wright (75) and tagged the inside wall on the backstretch ending his night.

After an extensive clean up effort, the green flag was once again shown to the field, leaving Monteith to stalk Hale through every corner. Monteith was making his best runs through the exit of turn 2, which paid off on lap 36 as Monteith wrestled the lead away and began to put distance between himself and Hale. Other battles taking place during the closing laps were for the 5th position between Martin, Wright and Mardy Roberts (55), as well as the hotly contested 3rd place battled involving John King, Jr. (11) and Brian Blevins (40). The final finishing order would be Monteith, Hale, King, Jr., Blevins and Martin.

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As his awesome driving career heads into it’s final laps, Bill Elliott has decided that it’s time for him to help some aspiring young racers figure out how to follow his career tire tracks.

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