Melling Racing

Melling Racing was a NASCAR team that ran from 1981 to 2003. The team was most notable for fielding cars for Bill Elliott in the 1980s where he won the 1985 Winston Million and where he won the 1988 championship.
History
Beginnings
Owner Harry Melling first became involved in NASCAR when his company Melling Tool sponsored Benny Parsons in 1979. The team began in 1982 with driver Bill Elliott after buying out George Elliott's (Bill's father) part of the team and by sponsoring Elliott's #9 Ford that season. The team was previously run by Roger Penske and Team Penske before Elliott in his first foray into NASCAR before getting out of the series in 1977. The team ran 21 races that season and had nine top-tens and won the pole for the Champion Spark Plug 400.
1980's
In 1983, Elliott won his first race at the season-ending race at Riverside International Raceway and finished third in points. The following season, Coors became...