Hall of Famer Bill Elliott returns for Xfinity race
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ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Out of retirement and preparing to get behind a steering wheel again, Bill Elliott was in a rush.
The NASCAR Hall of Famer couldn't avoid this next appointment before his first race at Road America.
"Hey, I've got to go to a rookie meeting ," the 62-year-old Elliott said with a smile after meeting with reporters. "Oh, well."
Nearly four decades in racing and Elliott is still experiencing a first for his distinguished career.
Elliott has come out of retirement to drive the No. 23 Chevrolet for GMS Racing in the Xfinity series stop at the rural Wisconsin road course Saturday. It will be his first race in any of NASCAR's national series since the Cup event at Daytona in July 2012.