Elliott's Quotes from Media Day

Thursday, February 5, 2009

ELLIOTT SADLER (No. 19 Stanley Dodge)

HOW EXCITED ARE YOU ABOUT THE DAYTONA 500? “I’m very excited! I’m excited about driving for Richard Petty who has seven Daytona 500 wins and a lot of great memories here. I think I’ve finished in the top 11 in the last five Daytona 500s in a row. To come in here for Stanley’s (Stanley Tools) first Daytona 500, we’ve got a lot of cool things going on. We just have to go out there and perform and do what we know we can do here at Daytona. I love this race track, love this race. There’s a lot of emphasis put on it. I finished second here a few years ago; I want to better that one position. We need that right now as a team and as a person. I can’t think of a better track to put our best foot forward than right here at Daytona.

ARE YOU READY TO BE THE LEADER AT RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS? “I definitely think I’m ready to be the leader. I’ve worked well with Kasey in the past and have a good relationship with Reed. I look forward to that opportunity.”