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DRIVER ANALYSIS - DODGES
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BILL ELLIOTT
Elliott switched to Dodge in 2001, and though there were bumps along
the way, he captured his first win since 1994. He also won two poles,
and his average starting position of 13.7 was third-best, behind Jeff
Gordon and Ricky Rudd. He led nine races and had only two DNFs.
Overall, the power for the No. 9 Dodge was stout and consistent. Elliott, like other veterans, knows the way around these
tracks, and he proved at Chicagoland and Kansas that he adapts well to new tracks. But he lacks the aggressiveness to be a
contender on a weekly basis, and he could retire at any time. That kind of uncertainty can rock a team's foundation. Elliott
won't have a resurgence similar to Ricky Rudd's and Sterling Marlin's last season, but he will put up consistent results.
Year
Races
Won
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th-
10th
11th-
43rd
DNF
Poles
Outside
Poles
Points
finish
Money Won
2001
36
1
0
1
1
2
4
25
2
2
2
15
$3,618,017
2000
32
0
0
2
1
0
4
17
8
0
2
21
2,447,788
1999
34
0
0
0
0
1
1
28
4
0
0
21
1,624,101
1998
32
0
0
0
0
0
5
20
7
0
0
18
1,618,421
1997
32
0
1
0
3
1
9
15
3
1
1
8
1,607,827
1996
24
0
0
0
0
0
6
16
2
0
0
30
716,506
1995
31
0
0
0
2
2
6
17
4
2
1
8
996,816
1994
31
1
1
3
0
1
6
14
5
1
1
10
936,779
1993
30
0
1
2
2
1
9
12
3
2
1
8
955,859
1992
29
5
2
3
1
3
3
10
2
2
3
2
1,692,381
1991
29
1
2
1
0
2
6
15
2
2
2
11
705,605
1990
29
1
4
1
5
1
4
11
2
2
2
4
1,090,730
1989
29
3
0
1
3
1
6
11
4
2
2
6
854,570
1988
29
6
2
2
4
1
7
6
1
6
4
1
1,574,639
1987
29
6
3
1
5
1
4
4
5
8
3
2
1,619,210
1986
29
2
0
2
1
3
8
7
6
4
2
9
1,069,142
1985
28
11
2
0
2
1
2
7
3
11
0
2
433,187
1984
30
3
3
1
4
4
1
11
4
2
4
3
660,226
1983
30
1
4
1
3
3
10
4
4
0
4
3
479,965
1982
21
0
3
3
1
1
1
6
6
1
0
25
226,780
1981
13
0
0
0
1
0
6
1
5
1
0
-
70,320
1980
11
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
4
0
1
-
42,545
1979
13
0
1
0
0
0
4
6
2
0
0
-
57,450
1978
10
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
3
0
0
-
42,065
1977
10
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
0
0
-
20,575
1976
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
0
0
-
11,635
TOTAL
659
41
27
27
39
26
133
266
100
51
38
-
$27,306,174
BUCKSHOT JONES
What can you say about a driver whose season highlights were 16th-
place finishes at Talladega and Phoenix and a top qualifying run of
13th? Those are not acceptable numbers. Although Jones had the
expertise of former crew chief Larry McReynolds at his disposal
during the second half of the season, the results didn't reflect his adviser's input. He missed four races in the second half,
giving him six failures for the season. You would think having Kyle Petty as a boss would be an inspiration, but there doesn't
seem to be a light at the end of this tunnel. Yet Petty Enterprises appears content with mediocrity, and you can't blame Jones
for cashing the checks. But if the team wants to run this car, its third, beyond 2002, it should find a real racer.
Year
Races
Won
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th-
10th
11th-
43rd
DNF
Poles
Outside
Poles
Points
finish
Money Won
2001
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
10
0
0
41
$1,631,488
2000
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
67
35,275
1999
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
3
0
0
45
345,128
CAREER
47
0
0
0
0
0
1
31
15
0
0
-
$2,195,201
No. 9
Team owner: Evernham Motorsports
Crew chief: Mike Ford
TSN fantasy ranking: 18
No. 44
Team owner: Petty Enterprises
Crew chief: Bryant Frazier
TSN fantasy ranking: 40
