STATESVILLE, N.C. - The No. 19 Best Buy Dodge and the rest of the Richard Petty Motorsports crews that worked the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway got some tough news following Sunday's race - the most difficult words to anyone who travels regularly were spoken - your flight has been cancelled.

Sadler Quotes

ELLIOTT SADLER ON TRAVEL CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS:

"The entire team ended up staying over in Las Vegas a little longer than expected.  I know another day or two in Las Vegas doesn't sound that difficult to some, but when you've been out west for 11 days already, day number 12 or 13 doesn't get any easier.

"These guys have been working hard and away from home for the all but about three of the last 30 days - that is a grueling schedule and a lot of our guys just wanted to go home and spend some time with their wife or kids or girlfriends that they haven't seen in a long time.  That was the plan-get everyone home early this week and give them some down time, but since the snowstorm in Charlotte a lot of plans changed.  I know some of the over-the-wall guys for Richard Petty Motorsports didn't get home until Wednesday.  The team sent out two planes to get most of them home that left Monday night and got home very early Tuesday morning, but we couldn't get everyone and some had to wait until Wednesday morning for a commercial flight.

"I know (Vice President of Competition) Mark McArdle had a chance to get home on the team's jet, but he decided to give up his seat so that he could stay with the race team.  As he put it - 'if you guys are staying - than so am I.  We are a team and we stick together like a team.'  That was a class move and I know a lot of the guys on the team appreciate it."

Additional Notes of Interest

• Sadler is ranked 16th in championship driver points after the first three races of 2009.

• Sadler finished 25th at California and 29th at Las Vegas.

• Sadler led 24 laps in the season-opening Daytona 500 before being passed for the lead on lap 147. The 24 laps led surpasses his 2008 season total of 21 laps led.

• His fifth-place finish in the season opening points race is his fourth consecutive finish of sixth or better in the Daytona 500.

• Kevin Buskirk is in his first season at the helm of the No. 19 Dodge. Buskirk previously teamed with Sadler at Robert Yates Racing as the engineer and later as crew chief of the No. 38. In 2004 the No. 38 team with a combination that included Buskirk and Sadler scored two wins and made the Chase for the Championship. Buskirk spent the last two seasons as the director of research and development at Dale Earnhardt Inc.

• Sadler married his hometown sweetheart Amanda Prince on Jan. 17 in Emporia, Va. (Sadler did receive his passport the Friday before the newlyweds left for their honeymoon).

Chassis Info

Primary: No. 274
Details: New chassis-never tested
Backup: No. 259
Details: Raced frequently in 2008
Served as backup at LVMS

Race Information
Race: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Distance: 500 miles, 267 laps
Race No.: 4 of 36
Venue: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Location: Hampton, Ga.
 

Television Schedule
Friday
P1: 3 p.m. SPEED
Qualifying 6:30 p.m. SPEED

Saturday
Practice 11 a.m. SPEED
Sunday
Race: 1:30 p.m.
TV: FOX
Radio: PRN