Bill Elswick

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Bill Elswick

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = William Reed Elswick

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|2|23|}}

| birth_place = Charleroi, Pennsylvania

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|11|2|1948|2|23}}

| death_place = New York, New York

| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Cup_Races = 18

| Years_In_Cup = 3

| Best_Cup_Pos = 36th (1980)

| First_Cup_Race = 1979 Capital City 400 (Richmond)

| Last_Cup_Race = 1981 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)

| Cup_Wins = 0

| Cup_Top_Tens = 0

| Cup_Poles = 0

| updated = November 12, 2024

|}}

William Reed Elswick (born February 23, 1948 – November 2, 2009) was an American professional stock car racing driver who previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, where he ran eighteen races from 1979 to 1981, getting a best finish of eleventh at the Daytona 500 in 1981.{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Bill_Elswick|title=Bill Elswick |work=The Third Turn|access-date=November 12, 2024}}

Elswick died on November 2, 2009 due to heart failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/william-elswick-obituary?pid=135460277|title=William Reed Elswick |work=Legacy.com|access-date=November 12, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sunsentinel/name/william-elswick-obituary?id=22286712|title=William Elswick Obituary |work=Legacy.com|access-date=November 12, 2024}}

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Winston Cup Series==

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colspan=45\| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! {{Tooltip\|NWCC\|NASCAR Winstonl Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
1979 ! rowspan=7\| RahMoc Enterprises ! 75 ! rowspan=2\| Olds \| RSD \| DAY \| CAR \| RCH \| ATL \| NWS \| BRI \| DAR \| MAR \| TAL \| NSV \| DOV \| CLT \| TWS \| RSD \| MCH \| DAY \| NSV \| POC \| TAL \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| RCH {{small\|16}} \| DOV \| MAR \| CLT \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| NWS {{small\|19}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| CAR {{small\|14}} \| ATL \| ONT ! 63rd ! 221 ! {{cite web\|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/elswibi01/1979/W\|title=Bill Elswick – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|access-date=November 12, 2024}}
rowspan=3\| 1980 ! 05 \| RSD \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| DAY {{small\|24}} \| colspan=26\| \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CAR {{small\|36}} \| ATL \| ONT ! rowspan=3\| 36th ! rowspan=3\| 1053 ! rowspan=3\| {{cite web\|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/elswibi01/1980/W\|title=Bill Elswick – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|access-date=November 12, 2024}}
rowspan=2\| 75 ! Chevy \| colspan=2\| \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| RCH {{small\|15}} \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| CAR {{small\|23}} \| ATL \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| BRI {{small\|19}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| DAR {{small\|20}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| NWS {{small\|24}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MAR {{small\|27}} \| colspan=2\| \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| DOV {{small\|30}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CLT {{small\|34}} \| TWS \| RSD \| MCH \| DAY \| NSV \| POC \| TAL \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| colspan=8\|
rowspan=2\| Olds \| colspan=9\| \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| TAL {{small\|35}} \| NSV \| colspan=12\| \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| RCH {{small\|14}} \| DOV \| NWS \| MAR \| CLT \| colspan=3\|
rowspan=3\| 1981 ! rowspan=2\| 57 \| RSD \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| DAY {{small\|11}} \| RCH \| CAR \| colspan=27\| ! rowspan=3\| 85th ! rowspan=3\| 91 ! rowspan=3\| {{cite web\|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/elswibi01/1981/W\|title=Bill Elswick – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|access-date=November 12, 2024}}
rowspan=2\| Buick \| colspan=4\| \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| ATL {{small\|13}} \| BRI \| NWS \| DAR \| MAR \| TAL \| NSV \| DOV \| CLT \| TWS \| RSD \| MCH \| colspan=15\|
75 \| colspan=16\| \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| DAY {{small\|24}} \| NSV \| POC \| TAL \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| MAR \| NWS \| CLT \| CAR \| ATL \| RSD

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colspan=45| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

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! 7

! 8

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! 10

! 11

! 12

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! 31

! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winstonl Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1979

! rowspan=7| RahMoc Enterprises

! 75

! rowspan=2| Olds

| RSD

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| NWS

| BRI

| DAR

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| CLT

| TWS

| RSD

| MCH

| DAY

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
{{small|16}}

| DOV

| MAR

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
{{small|14}}

| ATL

| ONT

! 63rd

! 221

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/elswibi01/1979/W|title=Bill Elswick – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 12, 2024}}

rowspan=3| 1980

! 05

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|24}}

| colspan=26|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
{{small|36}}

| ATL

| ONT

! rowspan=3| 36th

! rowspan=3| 1053

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/elswibi01/1980/W|title=Bill Elswick – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 12, 2024}}

rowspan=2| 75

! Chevy

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
{{small|23}}

| ATL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
{{small|27}}

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
{{small|30}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|34}}

| TWS

| RSD

| MCH

| DAY

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| colspan=8|

rowspan=2| Olds

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|35}}

| NSV

| colspan=12|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
{{small|14}}

| DOV

| NWS

| MAR

| CLT

| colspan=3|

rowspan=3| 1981

! rowspan=2| 57

| RSD

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|11}}

| RCH

| CAR

| colspan=27|

! rowspan=3| 85th

! rowspan=3| 91

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/elswibi01/1981/W|title=Bill Elswick – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 12, 2024}}

rowspan=2| Buick

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
{{small|13}}

| BRI

| NWS

| DAR

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| CLT

| TWS

| RSD

| MCH

| colspan=15|

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|24}}

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

===Daytona 500===

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Year ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Start ! Finish
1980 \| rowspan=3\| RahMoc Enterprises \| rowspan=2\| Oldsmobile \|align=center\| 38 \|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| 24
1981 \|align=center\| 21 \|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| 11

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Year

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Start

! Finish

1980

| rowspan=3| RahMoc Enterprises

| rowspan=2| Oldsmobile

|align=center| 38

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 24

1981