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Christian Elder

{{short description|American racing driver (1968–2007)}}

{{about|the American racing driver|the ecclesiastical title|Elder (Christianity)}}

{{More citations needed|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|

name = Christian Elder |

birth_name = Christian Stuart Elder |

birth_date = {{birth date|1968|12|6}} |

death_date = {{death date and age|2007|8|12|1968|12|6}} |

birth_place = Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. |

death_place = Cornelius, North Carolina, U.S. |

death_cause = Methadone overdose |

Best_Busch_Pos = 39th (2001) |

First_Busch_Race = 2001 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas) |

Last_Busch_Race = 2002 Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250 (Daytona)|

Years_In_Busch = 2|

Total_Busch_Races = 24 |

Busch_Wins = 0 |

Busch_Top_Tens = 0 |

Busch_Poles = 0 |

}}

Christian Stuart Elder (December 6, 1968 – August 12, 2007) was an American racing driver. He raced in the Busch Series for Akins Motorsports for two years. His best finish of the year was 26th at Kentucky.

Elder made his debut in 2001, running his first race at Las Vegas for Akins where he started the race in 32nd, and he finished 23rd. In sixteen starts, he managed two top-20s (a pair of 20ths at Bristol and Dover). In 2002, Elder began running races for Akins full-time. A serious crash in qualifying at Chicagoland Speedway ended his Busch career.

Elder competed in the ARCA series, Star Mazda Series, Speed World Challenge Series, Busch Series and NASCAR Goody's Dash Series which Elder competed in and won races at Daytona and Lowe's Motor Speedway. He also had a pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Qualifying crash

During qualifying for a race at Chicagoland Speedway, Elder lost control of his car at turns three and four, causing his car to shoot up the track and hit the wall extremely hard, slamming the car's right side past the windshield, badly wrinkling the whole side of the car. He suffered a concussion and a broken collar bone. Track rescue workers had to cut him out of the race car and Elder was transported to a nearby hospital. The crash ended his NASCAR career.

Death

Elder died at his home in Cornelius, North Carolina, on Sunday, August 12, 2007, due to accidental methadone toxicity, caused by mixing up pills he was taking due to his accident. At the time of his death, Elder was a project manager for Elder-Jones, Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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.)

==Busch Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=42| NASCAR Busch 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

! 32

! 33

! 34

! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2001

! rowspan=2| Akins Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 38

! rowspan=2| Ford

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| CAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
26

| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
20

| TEX

| NSH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
24

| RCH

| NHA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZH
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
37

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
24

| MLW

| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
29

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTY
30

| PPR

| IRP

| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
35

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
27

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
40

| MEM

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
28

| CAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
43

|

! 39th

! 1228

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/elderch01/2001/B|title=Christian Elder – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 13, 2023}}

2002

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
36

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
37

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
38

| DAR

| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
31

| NSH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
43

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL
43

| RCH

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
26

| MLW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
29

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CHI
INQ†

| GTY

| PPR

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| ATL

| CAR

| PHO

| HOM

! 58th

! 455

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/elderch01/2002/B|title=Christian Elder – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 13, 2023}}

colspan=42|† - Qualified, but received career-ending injuries in a qualifying crash, and was replaced by Mark Green

==Goody's Dash Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=32| NASCAR Goody's Dash 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

! {{Tooltip|NGDS|NASCAR Goody's Dash Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1995

! N/A

! 23

! Chevy

| DAY

| FLO

| LAN

| MYB

| SUM

| HCY

| CAR

| STH

| BRI

| SUM

| GRE

| BGS

| MYB

| NSV

| FLO

| NWS

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

| HCY

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

| colspan=2|

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Christian_Elder/Results/NASCAR_Goody%27s_Dash_Series/1995|title=Christian Elder - 1995 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series |work=The Third Turn|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

1996

! Elder Racing

! 38

! Pontiac

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
{{small|21}}

| MYB

| SUM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
{{small|20}}

| TRI

| CAR

| HCY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FLO
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRI
{{small|DNQ}}

| SUM

| GRE

| SNM

| BGS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MYB
{{small|33}}

| LAN

| STH

| FLO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS
{{small|31}}

| VOL

| HCY

! 44th

! 471

! {{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Christian_Elder/Results/NASCAR_Goody%27s_Dash_Series/1996|title=Christian Elder - 1996 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series |work=The Third Turn|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

rowspan=2| 1997

! rowspan=5| Elder-Jones Racing

! 21

! rowspan=5| Pontiac

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KIN
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MYB
{{small|26}}

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

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

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

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FLO
{{small|3}}

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE
{{small|21}}

| SNM

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT
{{small|1*}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MYB
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAN
{{small|18}}

| SUM

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| USA
{{small|2}}

| CON

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

! rowspan=2| 14th

! rowspan=2| 2093

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Christian_Elder/Results/NASCAR_Goody%27s_Dash_Series/1997|title=Christian Elder - 1997 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series |work=The Third Turn|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

12

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA
{{small|16}}

| HCY

| colspan=3|

1998

! rowspan=3| 21

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
{{small|25}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
{{small|8}}

| TRI

| LAN

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

| SUM

| GRE

| ROU

| SNM

| MYB

| CON

| HCY

| LAN

| STA

| LOU

| VOL

| USA

| HOM

|

! 35th

! 579

! {{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Christian_Elder/Results/NASCAR_Goody%27s_Dash_Series/1998|title=Christian Elder - 1998 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series |work=The Third Turn|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

1999

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY
{{small|1*}}

| HCY

| CAR

| CLT

| BRI

| LOU

| SUM

| GRE

| ROU

| STA

| MYB

| HCY

| LAN

| USA

| JAC

| LAN

| colspan=5|

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Christian_Elder/Results/NASCAR_Goody%27s_Dash_Series/1999|title=Christian Elder - 1999 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series |work=The Third Turn|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

rowspan=2| 2000

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|21}}

| MON

| STA

| JAC

| CAR

| colspan=16|

! rowspan=2| 48th

! rowspan=2| 212

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Christian_Elder/Results/NASCAR_Goody%27s_Dash_Series/2000|title=Christian Elder - 2000 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series |work=The Third Turn|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

rowspan=2| N/A

! rowspan=2| 16

! rowspan=2| Pontiac

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
{{small|17}}

| SBO

| ROU

| LOU

| SUM

| GRE

| SNM

| MYB

| BRI

| HCY

| JAC

| USA

| LAN

| colspan=3|

2001

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|29}}

| ROU

| DAR

| CLT

| LOU

| JAC

| KEN

| SBO

| DAY

| GRE

| SNM

| NRV

| MYB

| BRI

| ACE

| JAC

| USA

| NSH

| colspan=3|

! 77th

! 76

! {{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Christian_Elder/Results/NASCAR_Goody%27s_Dash_Series/2001|title=Christian Elder - 2001 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series |work=The Third Turn|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

= ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series =

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="34" |ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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

! {{Tooltip|ABMHSC|ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1998

! rowspan=3| John Elder

! rowspan=3| 14

! rowspan=3| Pontiac

| DAY

| ATL

| SLM

| CLT

| MEM

| MCH

| POC

| SBS

| TOL

| PPR

| POC

| KIL

| FRS

| ISF

| ATL

| DSF

| SLM

| TEX

| WIN

| CLT

| TAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|40}}

! N/A

! 0

! {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/elderch01/1998/A/|title=Christian Elder – 1998 ARCA Bondo-Mar/Hyde Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

1999

| DAY

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

| SLM

| AND

| CLT

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

| POC

| TOL

| SBS

| BLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|28}}

| KIL

| FRS

| FLM

| ISF

| WIN

| DSF

| SLM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|41}}

| TAL

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

|

! 54th

! 525

! {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/elderch01/1999/A/|title=Christian Elder – 1999 ARCA Bondo-Mar/Hyde Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

2000

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| SLM

| AND

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

| KIL

| FRS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|37}}

| POC

| TOL

| KEN

| BLN

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

| WIN

| ISF

| KEN

| DSF

| SLM

| CLT

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|33}}

| colspan=2|

! 51st

! 520

! {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/elderch01/2000/A/|title=Christian Elder – 2000 ARCA Bondo-Mar/Hyde Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Christian_Elder}}
  • [http://www.legacy.com/Charlotte/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=92650682 Obituary]
  • [http://www.elderracing.com/team.htm Elder Racing]
  • [http://www.elderjones.com Elder-Jones, Inc. homepage]
  • [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=265525&FS= Motorsport.com]
  • [https://www.flickr.com/groups/475944@N23/ Photo Archive]

{{Akins Motorsports}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elder, Christian}}

Category:1968 births

Category:2007 deaths

Category:Sportspeople from Bloomington, Minnesota

Category:Racing drivers from Minneapolis

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:ISCARS Dash Touring Series drivers

Category:People from Cornelius, North Carolina

Category:Sportspeople from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Category:Racing drivers from North Carolina