Christian Elder

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.

This article is about the American racing driver. For the ecclesiastical title, see Elder (Christianity).
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
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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.

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