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Elliott Sadler
Rolls To Las Vegas With No. 19 Stanley Dodge Charger This weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the No. 19 Stanley Dodge of Elliott Sadler won't be hard to find. The team will debut the Stanley Tool paint scheme on the Gillett Evernham Motorsports entry with red, yellow and orange flames on a black No. 19 background. When the NASCAR Pre-Season Thunder Testing Session ended at Las Vegas in late January, Sadler had posted the sixth-fastest time of all teams in attendance. A major bulk of the Sprint Cup Series season is spent on the 1.5 intermediate tracks like Las Vegas; making the test session even more important. Elliott Sadler Quotes On the Las Vegas test session: "When we left the test session in Las Vegas, we were ready to race the next day because were so good. We're all still trying to figure out this new race car and being good at the 1.5-mile tracks is very important. We were really pleased with what we learned and how are car handled. "The best part about that test was how much all three drivers from our Gillett Evernham team worked together. I talked a lot with Kasey (Kahne) and Patrick (Carpentier) about what each of our cars was doing. At one point, Kasey jumped in Patrick's car to get more of a feel of what his car was doing to help him more." Past races at Vegas: "I've led the past two races there for a few laps, which is always a good thing. But, you have to be leading that one when the checkered flag is waving to get the trophy. Last year, we started third and led 17 laps before finishing 14th. We want to do much better this year to keep earning all the points we can each week." On being 13th in points: "Dodge had a great showing at the Daytona 500. We were just able to find each other and get in line and push each other. We overcame a lot at California. We won't know much until after Atlanta. We have three really fast race tracks in a row and we'll see where our engine program is through those. We'll figure out where our engineering is with these cars- talk to me after Atlanta and I'll tell you where we need to be to compete with Toyota and Chevrolet who, I think, are going to be the two real dominant teams to put up with this year. "Rodney (Childers, Team Director) and the team have been all great. Rodney and I are clicking better and better each time we take to the track. I'm starting to understand where he's coming from a lot better, and the same with him when I give him information." Chassis Info · The No. 19 Dodge team will be using GEM #233, a brand new car that was only tested at Las Vegas in January NOTES Sadler Wins You Win: Throughout the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Best Buy Reward Zone members who join Elliott Sadler's racing club online are eligible for prizes plus earn bonus points whenever Elliott records a top-10 finish. Sign up today at www.myrewardzone.com Sadler gets "Sirius" every week: Sirius NASCAR Radio. Ch. 128 listeners will be entertained and enlightened by Elliott Sadler every Tuesday at 4:40 p.m. throughout the 2008 NASCAR Season. The No. 19 Stanley Dodge driver will talk about whatever comes to mind with host Dave Moody, the Godfather of NASCAR Radio, on his weekly show "Sirius Speedway" airing from 3 - 7 p.m. Monday - Friday. Bristol Suite tickets up for Auction: Sadler will continue his philanthropic ways this year through the www.sadlerfoundation.org run by he and his brother, Hermie. This month, they are auctioning off two suite tickets, that includes a Meet and Greet with Elliott and Hermie, for the March race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The foundation is dedicated to raising autism awareness and promoting research for a cure, while also supporting initiatives that improve educational opportunities for children and their families. Hauler Driver/Pilot returns home to Las Vegas with eye on sky: If you catch the No. 19 Stanley Dodge Charger Transport Driver looking up for most of his stay in Las Vegas, there's good reason. In addition to being a native of Las Vegas, Jeff Seaberg is a licensed pilot who owns his own Cessna 172. After logging approximately 80,000 miles traversing the serendipitous route of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, Seaberg trades in his Freightliner steering wheel for an airplane yoke. His love of flying causes him to glance at the non-stop action at Nellis Air Force Base next to the track between work tasks. An Army Veteran who has been flying for 3.5 years, Seaberg has owned his own plane for 2.5 years and said his dream flight would be to ride in a fighter jet. Las Vegas Motor Speedway · Sadler has made nine starts at the 1.5-mile track earning one top-10 finish. He's been running at the end of all but one race. · Best start was second in 2005 and best finish was sixth in 2004. · Has led 24 laps in four races completing 2090 of 2287 laps. · Last year, Sadler started third and finished 14th leading 17 laps.
Career Stats · First victory came at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2001, second at Texas Motor Speedway and third was fall California Speedway race in 2004. · Has won three races while earning 16 top-five and 56 top-10 finishes in 322 starts. · Earned seven Pole Awards
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