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
help helped possibly program run short tracks year
We did everything in the world we could possibly do to help our program and it has showed. We have run very, very well on short tracks this year and it's helped our program.
cry frustrated good hang heads race team teams top
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.
cars guys rain tough trying
It's tough on everybody, not only us but the crews and the guys who are going through trying to get the cars inspected in the rain and the fans. It's just a tough day.
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.
grip liked scared
I'm kind of scared on how much grip is out there right now. It's too much grip for this racetrack. I liked it better two years ago when you slid around a lot.
eighty guys noticed percent protecting
I noticed a lot of guys were not slamming into each other. Eighty percent of it in the 150 is protecting your 500 car.
debris next picking slowly
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.
hot whoever winner won
I don't know why a different winner has won here every year. It's just whoever is hot at the right time.
picture
I'm going to take a picture for a class.
looks race
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.
amazing dad good great knows love money people time
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.
bed bit bring cool everybody fun happy luck pole run side sleep tonight week
I told Doug Yates we are going to get another pole here this weekend, ... It's a lot of fun to drive; everybody is really happy right now. It's really cool to run this well every week we just need a little bit of luck right now. I am going to sleep on a different side of the bed tonight and get up on a different side of the bed and see if that will bring us some luck tomorrow.