HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 22: Bill Elliott, driver of the #21 Motorcraft Ford, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22, 2009 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Bill Elliott, driver of the #21 Motorcraft Ford, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR)

KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Reese's Chevrolet, leads Bill Elliott, driver of the #21 Motorcraft Ford, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 02: Bill Elliott driver of the #21 Motorcraft Ford, stands onn pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 2, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)