at the end of Speed Channel’s Trackside show Friday, Jeff Hammond dove off the stage into the crowd, which caught Hammond [unlike the Penske crewman at the Nextel Challenge], Elliott Sadler, driver of the #38 M&M’s Ford for RYR, was also on the show, and before Hammond did his dive, he dared Sadler to join him, after Hammond’s successful dive, Sadler attempted his dive and slipped, supposedly sustaining some sort of head injury. The camera’s moved away for the scene, Steve Byrne’s the host of the show, mention Sadler may had injured his head, closed up the show and they signed off. As of 8:55pm/et, have not heard any updates on if Sadler is injured and if he is, how serious. Anything I find out off official nature will be posted.
UPDATE: John Roberts mentioned as Speed Channel’s Tradin’ Paint show that Sadler is fine after his mishap and will race on Sunday.
MORE-PR: Elliott Sadler, driver of the #38 Ford in the Nextel Cup Series, sustained only minor injuries on Friday evening after a fall from a stage in Uptown Charlotte during the taping of the television program Trackside Live broadcast on The Speed Channel. After rain showers earlier in the evening, Sadler slipped from the outdoor stage due to the wet surface bruising his left thigh. He sustained no other injuries as previously reported. Sadler was seen by an onsite medical team and left under his own power. He will compete in the scheduled NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series events this weekend at Lowes Motor Speedway.(Elevation Group PR)(5-26-2006)
AND: Today before the start of Cup practice at Lowes Motor Speedway Elliott Sadler told Claire B. Lang of XM Satellite NASCAR Radio that he feels fine after falling from the SPEED Trackside LIVE Stage last night. “I’m fine. I got a little bruise on my left leg from where I landed on the side of the stage last night. But everything else is great. I didn’t even hit my head on anything. Everybody was kind of jumping to conclusions [the initial reports from Speed said he hit his head] but as far as me I’m fine. Everything’s cool. I’m going to race tonight and tomorrow night. I got a sore left leg so I might limp a little bit but other than that I’m in good shape.” Sadler did not even appear to be limping as he got in his #38 M&M’s Fordo for practice this afternoon at LMS.(XM Satellite NASCAR Radio)(5-27-2006)
