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KANSAS RACE PREVIEW

STATESVILLE, N.C. - Elliott Sadler is hosting some very special guests at the racetrack this weekend at Kansas Speedway. The 34-year old Emporia, Va. native is hosting three Army servicemen that will soon be re-deployed back to the Middle East. The men contacted Sadler several years ago via the internet prior to a previous deployment and wanted to try to meet him at a race just prior to their departure, unfortunately the meeting never occurred as their deployment was moved up several weeks. Once the men returned from active duty, Sadler finally set up a meeting with them at a race in Talladega. Now, as the three men prepare to venture back oversees, Sadler is planning to host all three for a VIP race weekend during the Chase for the Championship at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway.

INFORMATION ON THE ARMY SERVICEMEN HOSTED BY SADLER AT KANSAS:

SFC Gilliam, 34, Brigade Maintenance Management NCO, 16-year vet, three deployments
SSG Babineaux, 33, Transportation Management Specialist, 13-year vet, five deployments
SGT King, 33, Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic and Recovery Specialist, 12-year vet, five deployments

Sadler Quotes
SADLER ON HIS WEEKEND GUESTS: "I'm looking forward to hosting SFC Gilliam, SSG Babineaux and SGT King. These guys are huge NASCAR fans and Elliott Sadler fans. They got in contact with me several years ago over the Internet and we've stayed in touch ever since. Hopefully this is a nice little going away present for them this weekend. Everyone that knows me realizes I'm a huge supporter of our military. These guys fight for our freedom everyday and this is a chance for me to say, Thank you!"

Additional Notes of Interest

Sadler has finished 12th or better in four of the last five races at Kansas Speedway
Sadler has started 10th or better in four of the eight races at Kansas Speedway, including two top-fives in the last four starts.
Sadler is tied with Tony Stewart for the longest active non-DNF streak (51 races) of drivers that have competed in every race. Teammate Reed Sorenson now has the longest overall streak at 54 races, but did not compete last season at Infineon.
Sadler's last DNF occurred on June 1, 2008 at Dover. Both Sadler and Stewart were involved in the same on-track incident to start their current streaks.
On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Sadler and wife Amanda announced they are expecting the birth of their first child in March 2010.
SPEED TV viewers can see Elliott Sadler co-host "Trackside Live" Friday nights for the rest of the 2009 season.
Best Buy store No. 1483 (Kansas City, Kan., located across the street from Kansas Speedway) is featured between the hood pins of the No. 19 Dodge at Kansas.
The Best Buy team is bringing chassis No. 274 to Kansas. No. 274 raced to a 14th-place finish at Darlington, finished 12th at Michigan-1, and 25th at Michigan-2. Chassis 259 will serve as the backup.
Collectively in 2009, RPM drivers have posted two wins, seven top-fives, 20 top-10s and have led 220 laps through the first 28 points races.
Elliott Sadler has officially become a member of the Twitter community. Follow Elliott's updates by clicking HERE or by visiting www.twitter.com/Elliott_Sadler.
Follow along with Richard Petty Motorsports each weekend for real-time in-race updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RPMotorsports.
Richard Petty Motorsports also posts pre-race advances, post-race reports, appearance notices, videos, photos and notes on its Facebook page: www.facebook.com/RichardPettyMotorsports

Television Schedule
KANSAS SCHEDULE
Date: Friday Oct. 2
P1: 1:00 p.m. SPEED
Qual. 4:30 p.m. ESPN2

Date: Saturday Oct. 3
P2: 12:30 p.m. SPEED
HH: 6:30 p.m. ESPN2

Date: Sunday Oct. 4
Race: 2:00 p.m. ABC
MRN Radio and
Sirius XM Channel 128