Christian Elder
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| Born | Christian Stuart Elder December 6, 1968 Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250 (Daytona ) | ||||||
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Christian Stuart Elder (December 6, 1968 – August 12, 2007) was an American racing driver. He raced in the
Busch Series for Akins Motorsports for two years. His best finish of the year was 26th at Kentucky
.
Elder made his debut in 2001, running his first race at
Dover). In 2002, Elder began running races for Akins full-time. A serious crash in qualifying at Chicagoland Speedway
ended his Busch career.
Elder has competed in the
Lowe's Motor Speedway. He also had a pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway
.
Qualifying crash
During qualifying for a race at
collar bone
. Track rescue workers had to cut him out of the race car and Elder was transported to a nearby hospital. The crash ended his NASCAR career.
Death
Elder died at his home in Cornelius, North Carolina, on Sunday, August 12, 2007, due to accidental methadone toxicity, caused by mixing up pills he was taking due to his accident. At the time of his death, Elder was a project manager for Elder-Jones, Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
Busch Series results
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2001 | Akins Motorsports | 38 | Ford | DAY DNQ |
CAR
|
LVS 23 |
ATL 26 |
DAR
|
BRI 20 |
TEX
|
NSH
|
TAL 26 |
CAL 24 |
RCH
|
NHA
|
NZH 28 |
CLT 37 |
DOV 20 |
KEN 24 |
MLW
|
GLN
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CHI 29 |
GTY 30 |
PPR
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IRP | MCH
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BRI 35 |
DAR
|
RCH
|
DOV
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KAN 27 |
CLT 40 |
MEM
|
PHO 28 |
CAR
|
HOM 43 |
39th | 1228 | [1] | ||
| 2002 | DAY 36 |
CAR 37 |
LVS 38 |
DAR
|
BRI
|
TEX 31 |
NSH
|
TAL 43 |
CAL 43 |
RCH
|
NHA
|
NZH
|
CLT
|
DOV
|
NSH
|
KEN 26 |
MLW
|
DAY 29 |
CHI INQ† |
GTY
|
PPR
|
IRP | MCH
|
BRI
|
DAR
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RCH
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DOV
|
KAN
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CLT
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MEM
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ATL
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CAR
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PHO
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HOM
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58th | 455 | [2] | ||||
| † - Qualified, but received career-ending injuries in a qualifying crash, and was replaced by Mark Green | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Christian Elder – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Christian Elder – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
External links
- Christian Elder driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Obituary
- Elder Racing
- Elder-Jones, Inc. homepage
- Motorsport.com
- Photo Archive
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