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Christian Elder

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Christian Elder
BornChristian Stuart Elder
(1968-12-06)December 6, 1968
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
DiedAugust 12, 2007(2007-08-12) (aged 38)
Cornelius, North Carolina, United States
Cause of deathMethadone overdose
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
24 races run over 2 years
Best finish39th (2001)
First race2001 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas)
Last race2002 Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

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 Las Vegas for Akins where he started the race in 32nd, and he finished 23rd. In sixteen starts, he managed two top-20s (a pair of 20ths at Bristol and 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 ARCA series, Star Mazda Series, Speed World Challenge Series, Busch Series and NASCAR Goody's Dash Series which Elder competed in and won races at Daytona and Lowe's Motor Speedway. He also had a pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Qualifying crash

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During qualifying for a race at Chicagoland Speedway, Elder lost control of his car at turns three and four, causing his car to shoot up the track and hit the wall extremely hard, slamming the car's right side past the windshield, badly wrinkling the whole side of the car. He suffered a concussion and a broken 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

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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

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
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 CHI
29
GTY
30
PPR IRP MCH BRI
35
DAR RCH DOV 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 RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 58th 455 [2]
- Qualified, but received career-ending injuries in a qualifying crash, and was replaced by Mark Green

Goody's Dash Series

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NASCAR Goody's Dash Series results
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 NGDS Pts Ref
1995 N/A 23 Chevy DAY FLO LAN MYB SUM HCY CAR STH BRI SUM GRE BGS MYB NSV FLO NWS VOL
15
HCY HOM
36
N/A 0 [3]
1996 Elder Racing 38 Pontiac DAY HOM
21
MYB SUM NSV
20
TRI CAR HCY FLO
28
BRI
DNQ
SUM GRE SNM BGS MYB
33
LAN STH FLO NWS
31
VOL HCY 44th 471 [4]
1997 Elder-Jones Racing 21 Pontiac DAY
2
HOM
20
KIN
17
MYB
26
LAN
14
CAR
13
TRI
14
FLO
3
HCY
19
BRI
17
GRE
21
SNM CLT
1*
MYB
23
LAN
18
SUM USA
2
CON HOM
19
14th 2093 [5]
12 STA
16
HCY
1998 21 DAY
10
HCY
18
CAR
25
CLT
8
TRI LAN BRI
19
SUM GRE ROU SNM MYB CON HCY LAN STA LOU VOL USA HOM 35th 579 [6]
1999 DAY
1*
HCY CAR CLT BRI LOU SUM GRE ROU STA MYB HCY LAN USA JAC LAN N/A 0 [7]
2000 DAY
21
MON STA JAC CAR 48th 212 [8]
N/A 16 Pontiac CLT
17
SBO ROU LOU SUM GRE SNM MYB BRI HCY JAC USA LAN
2001 DAY
29
ROU DAR CLT LOU JAC KEN SBO DAY GRE SNM NRV MYB BRI ACE JAC USA NSH 77th 76 [9]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results
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 ABMHSC Pts Ref
1998 John Elder 14 Pontiac DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX WIN CLT TAL ATL
40
N/A 0 [10]
1999 DAY ATL
27
SLM AND CLT MCH
15
POC TOL SBS BLN POC
28
KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT
41
TAL ATL
15
54th 525 [11]
2000 DAY
DNQ
SLM AND CLT
24
KIL FRS MCH
37
POC TOL KEN BLN POC
23
WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL
15
ATL
33
51st 520 [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Christian Elder – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Christian Elder – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Christian Elder - 1995 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Christian Elder - 1996 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Christian Elder - 1997 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Christian Elder - 1998 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Christian Elder - 1999 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Christian Elder - 2000 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Christian Elder - 2001 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Christian Elder – 1998 ARCA Bondo-Mar/Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Christian Elder – 1999 ARCA Bondo-Mar/Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "Christian Elder – 2000 ARCA Bondo-Mar/Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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