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NASCAR legend Bill Elliott sells Ball Ground home for $1.5 million

Bill Elliott talks during a media availability at the Atlanta Motor Speedway track Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Hampton, Ga., where the Elliott Grandstand are named in his honor.

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Bill Elliott talks during a media availability at the Atlanta Motor Speedway track Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Hampton, Ga., where the Elliott Grandstand are named in his honor.
By AJC Sports
June 20, 2017

NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bill Elliott’s Ball Ground home has sold after nearly a year on the market.

The six-bedroom, six-bath house was listed for $1.795 million in July 2016. It sold this year for $1.5 million.

Photos: Bill Elliott's awesome career

The home, surrounded by wooded areas, sits on a 4.62-acre lot along the Etowah River.

The 13,101 square feet home includes a media room, sauna, wine cellar, exercise room and three-car garage.

In 2014, 'Awesome Bill from Dawsonville' sold almost 150 acres near Cumming to a developer who turned it into 300 upscale homes.

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