The NASCAR Busch Series will jolt into Nashville Superspeedway this weekend for the running of the first of two events at the concrete facility. Heading into NSS this weekend, Sadler only has one career start at the 1.333-mile track, which came in last year’s Pepsi 300. After starting the No. 54 Toys ‘R’ Us Chevrolet 30th, he moved up through the field consistently and finished a very solid 19th. “I love Nashville,” said the driver of car 02. “Last year was my first time racing there, and I’m looking forward to going back.” For the second straight week, the SCORE team will unload on Friday with a brand new black and white Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The team finished 25th at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend in another new automobile. “We are taking a brand new car to Nashville. Although we finished 25th at Texas, I was very pleased with the progress we made on the car during the race. I honestly feel like we are starting to get a better handle on the new tire and aero package,” commented the Emporia, Virginia native.
The No. 02 Chevrolet Monte Carlo is still looking for a win, along with their first top ten finish of the season, and it could very easily come on Saturday. “As far as what it will take to win, it will take a better qualifying effort than we have been doing the past few races, and a good day on pit road. I have struggled on restarts the last couple of races getting the car to hook up, so there are a couple of things we will be trying to address this week,” continued the veteran driver.
The FanZCar, and SCORE Motorsports would like to welcome back East Tennessee Trailers on board the #02 machine this weekend. ETT served as the primary sponsor for Sadler’s 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup debut a few weeks ago at Bristol, and has reattached to the team as an associate sponsor for this weekend. “We are proud of our association with ETT, and look forward to having them on the car this weekend,” added the two-time NASCAR Busch winner.
Sadler also hopes to reach out to his fellow competitors and fans about Autism Awareness month. 2001 brought an unexpected turn of
events for Hermie Sadler, the father. His daughter Hailie Dru was diagnosed with Autism. Ever since, Hermie has been a tireless advocate
for Autism awareness. “My No. 1 priority is to create awareness,” he said. “Through awareness comes funds. Donations are important, but more than that we really want people to be aware of autism, what it is, and what we can do about it. We want people to know what autism is and what they can do. We want to show parents that may think their child is different in some way that help is out there.”
