Elliott Sadler
Elliott Sadler
Elliott William Barnes Sadleris an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports. Sadler is one of twenty-six drivers who have at least one win each of NASCAR's top three series. Sadler was born in Emporia, Virginia; he is the younger brother of former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth30 April 1975
CityEmporia, VA
breaking found guilty lose rules team
I think when a team is found guilty of breaking the rules, the team should also lose points.
amplified fun last mess mouths points pressure race victory win word year
In our position, you just can't mess up. (The pressure is) just amplified a little bit. But that's part of racing. For my team, the word points is not even going to come out of our mouths when we get to California. We're going there to win the race because we had so much fun there last year in victory lane.
brakes guys hard locked rode sat third
I just got on the brakes way too hard and locked it up. I could have just sat there and rode third and thought that was cool, but I want to give my guys a win.
driving guys help idiots stop
I think this is going to help stop guys from driving like idiots out there.
front mirror rearview
It's just real tough. You can't see anything going into (turn) three, and then you can't see anything in your rearview mirror on the front straight.
mentally race ready tomorrow tough trying weather whether
This is tough. Mentally and physically, you're trying to get ready for the race and get prepared, but you don't know whether it's going to happen. The weather for tomorrow doesn't look that good, either. It's tough on everybody.
next nine pumped
I am actually pretty pumped up the next nine races,
effort good last people prove races run start
That was a pretty good run for us, ... To get a top-10 qualifying effort was a good feeling. We've got a lot to prove to a lot of people in the last 10 races and we can start that (today).
ahead behind guys points pressure
I feel like the pressure is not on us, ... I think the guys that are only one or 11 points behind or 10 points ahead of 10th place have more pressure.
chase couple ground guys race run stand trying upset year
I think Dale is just upset that we're all trying to race to get into the Chase and he's not going to take it anymore, and I'm not either, ... We've had a couple of guys run over us this year and we're going to stand our ground and we're not going to take it anymore.
ahead behind guys points pressure
I think the guys that are only one of 11 points behind or 10 points ahead of 10th place have more pressure than we have,
chase priority
I think our first priority is making the chase and then when we get in the chase anything can happen,
grinding grip tells
That tells you how much grip they've put in this thing by grinding it,
daytona months preparing race spend
In our sport, this is the big one. It's what we think about all winter, and it's the one race we spend months preparing for. They are all important, but the Daytona 500 is the most important race we run.