at Talladega Superspeedway William Clyde Elliott (born October 8, 1955), also known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville or Million Dollar Bill, is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007. He won the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship and has garnered 44 wins in that series (Sprint Cup). He had two Daytona 500 victories, and a record four consecutive wins at Michigan International Speedway during 1985 (1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series)-86 (1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series). He holds the track record at both Talladega (Talladega Superspeedway) and Daytona International Speedway with speeds of more than 200 mph.

Elliott won NASCARs Most Popular Driver Award 16 times, a record. He withdrew his name from the ballot for that award after winning it in 2002 (2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series). The award will be renamed for Elliott when he officially retires from the sportCitation neededdate=May 2007. In 2005, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue declared October 8 as Bill Elliott Day in the state of Georgia.Citation neededdate=February 2010 Elliott has also been honored by the state legislature, having a stretch of road in his native Dawsonville renamed Elliott Family Parkway. Elliott currently drives the #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Quick Lane) Ford Fusion part-time for Wood Brothers Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. Elliot was born in Dawsonville, Georgia.