19 Elliott Sadler

 
  • POLES

    0
  • WINS

    0
  • RANK

    25
  • POINTS

    3134
  • BEHIND

    -3114
 

Virginian Elliott Sadler was a championship contender in 2004, the best season of his 10-year full-time Cup career. He's entering his third full-time season of competition with the team now known as Richard Petty Motorsports.

Career Highlights

  • Debuted in series in 1995.
  • Entered 2006 with $1.8 million in series earnings.

Driver Details

  • Ht: 74     Wt: 195
  • Born: 04/30/1975
  • Hometown: Emporia, Virginia

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2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary
Starts Poles Rank Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Winnings
33 0 25 0 1 5 3134 3,555,838

Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap

  • 2008 Sadler finished 24th in the final series standings … Remains winless since 2004 and posted just two top-five and eight top-10 finishes.

  • 2007 Endured a down year … The team became Gillett Evernham Motorsports when Ray Evernham sold interest to George Gillett Jr. … Sadler finished 25th in the series standings, earning two top-10 finishes … At season's end, the team announced that Best Buy would become primary sponsor for 15 races in 2008.

  • 2006 Started season with Robert Yates Racing ... Was released from his contract with RYR and began driving Evernham Motorsports' No. 19 Dodge for the Aug. 19 Nextel Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway … Finished season 22nd in driver points and brought the Evernham Motorsports team from outside the top 35 in owner points to 34th for a guaranteed starting position in the first five races of 2007 … Earned one top-five and seven top-10 finishes.

  • 2005 Finished 13th in series points. ... Captured the pole position four times: Bristol (spring), Indianapolis, and in the fall at Talladega and Charlotte. ... Best finish was a second at Bristol in the spring after starting on the pole. ... Had 12 top-10 finishes. ... Finished second in the Nextel All-Star Challenge.

  • 2004 Finished ninth in series points. ... Inaugural Chase For The Nextel Cup participant. ... Posted career-best results in many categories, including wins (two), top-five finishes (eight), top-10 finishes (14) and winnings ($6,241,034). ... Began 2004 season with second-fastest qualifying time for the Daytona 500, marking his third top-10 start in 11 races at Daytona. ... Won the second of two 125-lap qualifying races at Daytona. ... Posted two wins, at Texas in April and California in Sept. ... Failed to finish only one race in 2004, the lowest DNF total of any driver who competed in all 36 races. ... Led 254 laps in 36 events.

  • 2003 Finished 22nd in series points. ... Won his career-first pole at Darlington in his fifth race for new race team at Robert Yates Racing. ... Started on the outside pole at Texas and led race-high 91 laps before a cut tire resulted in an accident. ... Scored five top-10 finishes in first nine races and was 10th in series points, but dropped to 20th after three consecutive finishes of 33rd or worse beginning at Richmond in May. ... Won pole at Talladega in September and led 23 laps, but an accident with seven laps to go resulted in a 30th-place finish. ... Began season with Raymond Fox as crew chief, but was replaced by Todd Parrott in August. ... Finished with a career-best nine top-10 finishes, including two among top five.

  • 2002 Finished 23rd in series points, in last season with Wood Brothers operation. ... Started with a few strong runs, grabbing the runner-up spots in the season-opener Daytona 500 and the spring race at Darlington. ... Earned career-best starting spots when he started on the outside row at Texas. ... Also had the second-fastest qualifying time for the Coca-Cola 600. ... Announced in August he was leaving the team to drive for Robert Yates Racing in the No. 38 Ford.

  • 2001 Finished 20th in series points, a career best. ... Took the Wood Brothers back to victory lane for the first time since 1993 with a victory at Bristol in March. Win came in Sadler's 75th series start. ... Also finished third behind Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip in Pepsi 400 at Daytona for his only other top-10 finish.

  • 2000 Finished 29th in series points. ... Scored one top-10 finish. ... The low point came at Talladega in April when Sadler failed to qualify. ... Best finish was seventh in the night race at Bristol. ... Best start was sixth at Darlington in March. ... Crew chief Mike Beam left team with four races remaining.

  • 1999 Finished 24th in series points. ... Finished runner-up to Tony Stewart in the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year chase. ... Had one top-10 finish, but finished all but two races.

  • 1998 Made series debut in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. ... Drove two races for car owner Gary Bechtel and Diamond Ridge Motorsports. ... Also started fourth and finished 20th in the Motegi Coca-Cola 500 exhibition race in Japan for the Wood Brothers.

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