Ray didn't stick he's head out for you bill you are one of the best you still got it you have a learn a lot threw all these yrs you have a lot of smart left you look better in a ford l.d.k.
I am a die hard Ford guy but IMO Ford is more interested in selling F150's than being a force in NASCAR. For some reason they think a win at Le Mans is more important than NASCAR to their ford owners. GM knows more about keeping their base happy by winning and then selling replica race cars to their high performance owners. Ford seems to think they have to hand pick who gets to buy a Ford GT. This is why the average person believes that GM builds the fastest cars because they see them in the hands of people other than TV personalities and rock stars. Ford lost Jeff Gordon, Kyle Bush and they even had a chance to pick up Chase Elliott but just like Bill Elliott they let him go . I wonder why I am even Ford fan.
Ford had no top seats for chase. Bill tried. I believe Chase will eventually end up with Ford especially since chevy hasn't set the world on fire in 3 years. Imagine if chase was in a top ford now. He would have double the wins he has in his career.
Where the Ford brand is international, Chevy is almost strictly American. Even so, Chevy has a longstanding commitment to sports car racing and to Le Mans with the Corvette. Ford comes and goes. Meanwhile, Ford was a major engine supplier to Indy Car and F1 for decades. Chevy / GM has come and gone from Indy Car but has never messed with F1 at all. Just different executives making racing decisions at different times, I guess. As far as missing out on legendary drivers, it's a roll of the dice. It could have been that, say, Robbie Gordon or Ricky Craven turned out to be the superstars instead of Jeff Gordon. You just don't know until it all plays out. I never thought Dale Jarrett was going to become such a big success, until it finally happened for him. He had been around for a pretty long time before it did. Same for Martin Truex, Jr.
I am a diehard Ford man. David Pearson, Bill Elliott and Davey Allison were my all-time favorites. It's hard to see Chase in a Chevy, but I pull for that 9 on the side of his car (while also pulling for the Ford teams). Ford hasn't been the same in NASCAR since Edsel Ford II was in charge of the program.
Can't believe you didn't ask him what happened to racing full time in 2004. He won the next to last race in 03. He should have won the last race in 03. He should post race he was "ready to race" or something along those lines which implied he was coming back full time in 04. I want to know why he decided not to.
Well, I think Bill Elliott was going to race full-time but Ray Evernham had someone waiting in the wings that looked very special to him, Kasey Kahne and he needed a ride so Bill stepped aside to have Kasey jump in and Bill raced part-time and Bill could spend time with his family and get Chase going.
👌 Bill 👍 💰 great guy as always has been
Ray didn't stick he's head out for you bill you are one of the best you still got it you have a learn a lot threw all these yrs you have a lot of smart left you look better in a ford l.d.k.
A good man!
I am a die hard Ford guy but IMO Ford is more interested in selling F150's than being a force in NASCAR. For some reason they think a win at Le Mans is more important than NASCAR to their ford owners. GM knows more about keeping their base happy by winning and then selling replica race cars to their high performance owners. Ford seems to think they have to hand pick who gets to buy a Ford GT. This is why the average person believes that GM builds the fastest cars because they see them in the hands of people other than TV personalities and rock stars. Ford lost Jeff Gordon, Kyle Bush and they even had a chance to pick up Chase Elliott but just like Bill Elliott they let him go . I wonder why I am even Ford fan.
I'm the same way ford did bill pretty shity theyd never gotn back in the sport with out elliott
Ford had no top seats for chase. Bill tried. I believe Chase will eventually end up with Ford especially since chevy hasn't set the world on fire in 3 years. Imagine if chase was in a top ford now. He would have double the wins he has in his career.
Where the Ford brand is international, Chevy is almost strictly American. Even so, Chevy has a longstanding commitment to sports car racing and to Le Mans with the Corvette. Ford comes and goes. Meanwhile, Ford was a major engine supplier to Indy Car and F1 for decades. Chevy / GM has come and gone from Indy Car but has never messed with F1 at all. Just different executives making racing decisions at different times, I guess.
As far as missing out on legendary drivers, it's a roll of the dice. It could have been that, say, Robbie Gordon or Ricky Craven turned out to be the superstars instead of Jeff Gordon. You just don't know until it all plays out. I never thought Dale Jarrett was going to become such a big success, until it finally happened for him. He had been around for a pretty long time before it did. Same for Martin Truex, Jr.
I am a diehard Ford man. David Pearson, Bill Elliott and Davey Allison were my all-time favorites. It's hard to see Chase in a Chevy, but I pull for that 9 on the side of his car (while also pulling for the Ford teams). Ford hasn't been the same in NASCAR since Edsel Ford II was in charge of the program.
Can't believe you didn't ask him what happened to racing full time in 2004. He won the next to last race in 03. He should have won the last race in 03. He should post race he was "ready to race" or something along those lines which implied he was coming back full time in 04. I want to know why he decided not to.
Well, I think Bill Elliott was going to race full-time but Ray Evernham had someone waiting in the wings that looked very special to him, Kasey Kahne and he needed a ride so Bill stepped aside to have Kasey jump in and Bill raced part-time and Bill could spend time with his family and get Chase going.