Elliott Sadler News

Hermie Sadler running at Bristol UPDATE set to drive the #48 for Hillenburg:

Hermie Sadler running at Bristol UPDATE set to drive the #48 for Hillenburg:

August 12, 2009
According to Hermie Sadler's website, he is scheduled to race in the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Also from Twitter, Kyle Petty and Rutledge Wood are expected to be team members and Kevin Harvick Inc. is helping prepare the truck. Formal announcement is

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

August 12, 2009
#14-Tony Stewart and #19-Elliott Sadler have the longest current streak of finishing races at 45. #78-Regan Smith is at 52 but has not run all the races [Smith has never DNF'd in a Cup race]. The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races

Watkins Glen Stats and Notes:

Watkins Glen Stats and Notes:

August 11, 2009
* Tony Stewart won the rain-delayed Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at Watkins Glen International. Stewart scored his third victory in 2009. He is one of five drivers with multiple victories this season, joining Mark Martin (four), Jimmie Johnson (three), Kyle Busch (

Best Buy to sponsor US F1 team?

Best Buy to sponsor US F1 team?

August 10, 2009
It is believed that Best Buy is interested in the new US F1 team headed by journalist Peter Windsor and technical expert Ken Anderson. Its chief marketing officer Barry Judge revealed on his Twitter page that he recently met with team officials. "Thoughts on how a

Pocono Stats:

Pocono Stats:

August 4, 2009
* Denny Hamlin won the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on a sunny Monday afternoon after the race was delayed a day by rain Sunday. Hamlin scored his fifth Sprint Cup Series career victory in his 136th career start. * Hamlin scored his third victory

Sadler in the #10 at New Hampshire:

Sadler in the #10 at New Hampshire:

June 23, 2009
Elliott Sadler makes Richard Petty Motorsports' 2009 Nationwide Series debut on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Braun Racing will field the #10 Auto Value Bumper to Bumper car as well as the cars for Kasey Kahne at the four remaining Petty Nationwide Series

NASCAR’s most penalized driver is …

NASCAR’s most penalized driver is …

June 11, 2009
Dustin Long of the Virginian-Pilot did some research on which driver has been penalized the most so far this season so far. Infractions include pitting before pit road is open (something many do after they've been in an accident or had some mechanical troubles), lug

Petty partners with Braun for 5 races:

Petty partners with Braun for 5 races:

June 9, 2009
Richard Petty Motorsports announced it will partner with Braun Racing to compete in five Nationwide Series races in 2009. The Petty team competed full-time in the series until this season when it chose to run a fourth Sprint Cup team. Team officials said the agreement

RPM lays off nine employees:

RPM lays off nine employees:

June 8, 2009
Richard Petty Motorsports has laid off nine employees and reduced salaries throughout the organization, a byproduct of Chrysler's bankruptcy filing. A person familiar with the moves tells The Associated Press that RPM officials are anticipating significant cutbacks

Kahne to run new Dodge engine at Dover:

Kahne to run new Dodge engine at Dover:

May 24, 2009
#9-Kasey Kahne will break in Dodge's new engine for Richard Petty Motorsports next weekend at Dover International Speedway. RPM has been slow in introducing the new R6P8 engine that the other Dodge organization, Penske Racing, has used all season. Vice president of

Mayfield hires lawyer, has toxicology report:

Mayfield hires lawyer, has toxicology report:

May 20, 2009
NASCAR driver/owner #41-Jeremy Mayfield, suspended indefinitely from the sport for violating its substance-abuse policy, has retained legal counsel in the effort to clear his name. Bill Diehl, the same attorney who represented Elliott Sadler last winter in a dispute

Top-10 Vote Getters leading Fan Vote:

Top-10 Vote Getters leading Fan Vote:

May 13, 2009
Sprint announced the names of the top 10 drivers leading the Sprint Fan Vote, a voting competition driven by fans awarding one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team a position in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 16. The top 10 drivers in the Sprint Fan Vote

Changes at the #19 team? UPDATE:

Changes at the #19 team? UPDATE:

May 11, 2009
hearing from sources that their could be changed made on the #19 Richard Petty Motorsports team. One is that driver Elliott Sadler could be parked, with sponsorship going to the #44 Dodge of A.J. Allmendinger. A rumored crew chief change, to Todd Parrott, never that

Goodyear Tire Notes for Darlington:

Goodyear Tire Notes for Darlington:

May 8, 2009
Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire codes at Darlington this week . . . this will be the same right-side code (D-4130) that teams in these two series ran at Darlington last season, but it is paired with a different left-

Special scheme for Sadler in 2 races:

Special scheme for Sadler in 2 races:

May 8, 2009
#19-Elliott Sadler is scheduled to run the lime green colored Insignia scheme at Chicago in July and Richmond in September. See an image of the scheme on the #19 Team Schemes page.(5-8-2009)