Editing Bill Elliott (section)

==Personal life==
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William Clyde Elliott was born in [[Dawsonville, Georgia]] on October 8, 1955. According to his autobiography, many generations of Elliotts resided there. He was named after two relatives and is the youngest of three boys. His parents were Erving "George" Elliott Jr. (1924-1998) and Mildred Reece (1921-1991) His father George created a lumber company and loved racing, and later created a speed shop where Bill's brothers, Ernie (born 1947) and Dan (born 1951), worked. His father was also a Ford person and later created a Ford dealership as there were none in the area.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Elliott|first1=Bill|last2=Millard|first2=Chris|title=Awesome Bill from Dawsonville: Looking Back on a Life in NASCAR|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5yyuUtRptBQC&q=Bill+Elliott|publisher=HarperCollins|location=New York City, United States|year=2009|isbn=978-0-06-173849-4}}</ref>

Elliott has two daughters, Starr and Brittany, and one son, [[Chase Elliott|William Clyde II]] (nicknamed "Chase"). The [[2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series]] champion and the [[2020 NASCAR Cup Series]] champion, Chase Elliott currently competes in the [[NASCAR Cup Series]] for [[Hendrick Motorsports]] in the No. 9 Chevrolet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/jeff-gordon-chase-elliott-hendrick-motorsports-2016-012915|title=It's official: Chase Elliott to replace Jeff Gordon in No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy|work=[[Foxsports.com]]|date=January 29, 2015|access-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> Brittany Elliott joined the US Air Force Security Forces.