New Team: #13-Hermie Sadler failed to qualify for the Virginia 500 in his driving debut for the Virginia Lottery-sponsored team yesterday. Sadler owns the team and is housing the Winston Cup cars in Lyndon Amick’s Busch Grand National shop. Amick’s team is helping to work on and pit Sadler’s car. Sadler bought a couple of Chevrolets from the now-defunct Larry Hedrick team and is building some cars of his own. Tony Lambert, Mark Martin’s former Grand National crew chief, is working as crew chief..(Richmond Times Dispatch) AND All revved up for it’s first-ever NASCAR Winston Cup Promotion, the Virginia Lottery is pleased to announce that Virginia native veteran driver Hermie Sadler will be behind the wheel of the new Lotto Virginia car for four Winston Cup Series races in Virginia this year. “Racing for the Virginia Lottery will give me a chance to promote the good work the Lottery doesin supporting education and will also giv me a chance to have Lady Luck on my side during the races,” said Sadler. “Thirteen is the lucky number for the Virginia Lottery this year,” said Penelope Kyle, executive director of the Virginia Lottery. “That’s the number of the Lotto Virginia race car and the Virginia Lottery is celebrating our 13th lucky year of giving people a chance to have fun while trying to win prizes and giving the Lottery the opportunity to support education.”(Sadler Fan Club Site)(4-7-2001)
