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
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We're still frustrated not being in the top 10. I think we're a good enough team to be in the Chase, but we're not going to hang our heads and cry about it. There's a lot of good race teams out there.
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I'm just glad we saw the checkered flag, ... We've had a lot of great cars here the last month and a half and haven't been able to show it. So, to see the checkered flag and get a top-10 was a big relief to this team.
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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.
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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).
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It's no big secret how important these last three races are for our team in regards to making the Chase,
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Kevin's done a great job, ... He's been the man behind the scenes for the last two years. Everybody's been behind him the last two weeks and things are going really well.
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Every sponsor wants to be a part of it, every driver, every team, but there are only so many pieces of the pie. If I don't make the chase, will I feel like I failed my sponsor? Yes, I will, because I've been in the top 10 all year long until the last month. We were almost counting our chickens before they were hatched around June, July, so it's going to be hard for me to look my sponsors in the face if we don't make it.
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Right now, I could care less about New Hampshire. It's Bristol, California and Richmond -- that's it. We're going to bring the best stuff we've got these last three races starting with this weekend we're bringing back the car we won the pole and finished second with in the spring. It's hard to say whether you want to be going to Bristol with the situation we're in right now. It's a place where you're forced into a lot of situations that you don't necessarily want to be in. There's absolutely no give and take and anything can happen there so it's a well earned top-five if you can get one.
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I noticed a lot of guys were not slamming into each other. Eighty percent of it in the 150 is protecting your 500 car.
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My spotter said there was debris everywhere, so I was just slowly picking my way through there, and the next thing I know everyone is wrecking.
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I don't know why a different winner has won here every year. It's just whoever is hot at the right time.
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I'm going to take a picture for a class.
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I just think the way Tommy looks at a race car, the way he looks at a race is different than anything I've ever been used to.
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He's a great teacher. It's amazing what he understands about people and how to read them and get the most out of them. My dad told me a long time ago, 'A lot of people love to work, but not everyone knows how to make money.' I think Dale understands how to make money and make good decisions.