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Elliott Strives for Ford's 500th Win Ford Motor Company will have the first shot at winning its 500th all-time NASCAR Winston Cup race in the DuraLube/Kmart 400 this weekend. Ford's 499 series victories is more than any other manufacturer, so, with that in mind, Bill Elliott spoke about the possibility of being the one who registers that milestone win and the key to reaching victory lane. Bill Elliott, driver of the No. 94 McDonald's Taurus, ranks second on the all-time Ford win list with 40 NASCAR Winston Cup wins. The only man with more is Ned Jarrett, who posted 43 during his Hall of Fame career. WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU IF YOU GOT FORD'S 500TH NASCAR WINSTON CUP WIN? "It would be extra special. Ford has been great for my career and it would mean a lot to be the guy who won the 500th race, especially as successful as my career has been throughout the last 15 to 25 years." YOU'RE THREE WINS BEHIND NED JARRETT ON THE ALL-TIME FORD WIN LIST WITH 40, CAN YOU WIN FOUR MORE TO PASS HIM? "We'll do our best and take it a day at a time. I feel like we've got the car to do it this year. Ford has come out with this new 2000 Taurus and it's been great, so we'll keep digging away at it." WHY HAVE YOU HAD SO MUCH LOYALTY TO FORD? "I think it stems from my dad and the family when we were growing up. That's pretty much all he ever raced throughout his involvement around raced and I just kind of grew into it." HOW HAS FORD BEEN LOYAL TO YOU? "They've supported me throughout the years. Most of the guys I know up there I respect very much and they've just been super to me."
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