<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nhamba 44 yakatanga seNhamba 9 mumakwikwi eDaytona 500 muna 2001 nokudzoka kwaDodge kuNASCAR. Mushure memakore makumi mashanu semutyairi uye muridzi, 1988 Winston Cup Series shasha Bill Elliott akabatana naEvernham semutyairi uye akatorazve nhamba 9 yaakatyaira neMelling Racing. Elliott akakunda danda nokuda kwe  <response>: Daytona 500 uye akapedza ari wechishanu. Akaratidza mwaka wake wokutanga kukunda mumakore manomwe paHomestead-Miami Speedway uye akapedza 15th mumapoinzi. Elliott aizowana kukunda kuviri ndokupedza ari 13 mumapoinzi muna 2002. Akawana kukunda kwake kwokupedzisira mubasa rake muNorth Carolina mukupera kwa2003. Mushure mekupedza nzvimbo yechipfumbamwe mumapoinzi mwaka iwoyo, Elliott akazivisa kuti nekuda kwekumanikidzwa kwehurongwa hwakazara hweNextel Cup, aizoenda pasi kubva pakutasva kwake nguva yakazara uye aizomhanya mota yekutsvaga nekusimudzira timu. 