Elliott Sadler News

Update on the New Ford Engine Heads UPDATE:

Update on the New Ford Engine Heads UPDATE:

March 29, 2004
Even though the NASCAR Ford Racing teams were granted a new cylinder head at the end of the 2003 season, the piece has not yet made an appearance in a Cup event. Reliability testing is the final hurdle as the engine builders work to ensure that the new piece is as

Testing at Texas:

Testing at Texas:

March 21, 2004
Some Nextel Cup teams plan to test at Texas on Tuesday, March 23rd and Wednesday, March 24th, including: #5-Terry Labonte, #2-Rusty Wallace, #21-Ricky Rudd, #16-Greg Biffle, #99-Jeff Burton, #97-Kurt Busch, #38-Elliott Sadler [only Wed] and #01-Joe Nemechek.(TMS PR

Robby Gordon’s Pit Crew Pockets Win In Atlanta; Stewart’s crew takes over first in point standings:

Robby Gordon’s Pit Crew Pockets Win In Atlanta; Stewart’s crew takes over first in point standings:

March 18, 2004
The #31 pit crew for Robby Gordon squeaked by Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew to capture the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade in Sunday's (March 14) 500-mile NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. While Gordon's crew grabbed the $20,000

Some Darlington Notes:

Some Darlington Notes:

March 16, 2004
* Darlington is the site of the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup (Grand National) race to be held on a paved raceway and the first 500-mile race on September 4, 1950. The track then measured 1.25 miles. * The spring race at Darlington became a 400-mile event in 1994. * The

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Atlanta:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Atlanta:

March 14, 2004
What a difference a week makes! In a turnaround about as far apart as Las Vegas and Atlanta in distance, Dale Earnhardt Jr and his Budweiser Chevy were a handling machine today. For a guy who couldn't stay out of the garage last weekend, Little E was the dominant car

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

March 13, 2004
* Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Bud Pole for the Golden Corral 500, lapping Atlanta Motor Speedway in 28.640 seconds at 193.575 mph. Geoffrey Bodine holds the track-qualifying record of 28.074 seconds, 197.478 mph, set Nov. 15, 1997. * This is Newman's 20th

Sadler to make announcement UPDATE:

Sadler to make announcement UPDATE:

March 12, 2004
Elliott Sadler, driver of the #38 M&M’S Ford, Artie Kempner, Director of NASCAR on FOX, and Jamie McMurray, driver of the #42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge will be in attendence when Elliott Sadler will announce his charity initiative for 2004 on Friday, March 12th

Busch’s Pit Crew Wins Award:

Busch’s Pit Crew Wins Award:

March 10, 2004
Las Vegas Pit Crew Win Goes To Kurt Busch's Team; Sadler's Crew Moves Into First Place. Three races, three different winners and three different point leaders. That's how the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade has fared at the first three NASCAR

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

March 9, 2004
[Note: all comments are made in the blurb by SCF, NOT Jayski] Nothing's sweeter than a repeater, and we went back-to-back Jack! Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 today [March 7th] at Las Vegas MotorSpeedway....and he was much the best. In what looked like

StockCarFans.com RUMBLINGS — DAYTONA:

StockCarFans.com RUMBLINGS — DAYTONA:

February 17, 2004
They all knew who they had to beat....it just wasn't gonna get done today! Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead for good on lap 181 and led the rest of the way to grab his first ever Daytona 500 victory. Six years to the day from his dad's only victory in the 500, the

Numbers from the Dyno after the Twins:

Numbers from the Dyno after the Twins:

February 14, 2004
NASCAR's chassis dyno runs after Thursday's 125-mile qualifying races showed the gap between the winners and the others to be sizable. Elliott Sadler's Ford engine pulled 422 horsepower at the rear wheels, a bit more than the Chevy motors of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and

Stock Car Fans Ramblings – Twin 125’s:

Stock Car Fans Ramblings – Twin 125’s:

February 13, 2004
We had the running of the Gatorade Twin 125's at Daytona International Speedway, and if Jr's car was awful Thursday it's gonna be a long day for 42 other drivers on Sunday. Greg Biffle grabbed his first career-pole Sunday, and he'll lead 'em to the green as the first

Raybestos and NASCAR extend agreement:

Raybestos and NASCAR extend agreement:

February 11, 2004
Brake Parts Inc., manufacturer of Raybestos, the world's leading brand of brake components, has reached an agreement with NASCAR to extend sponsorship of the Raybestos Rookie of the Year program through 2010. Raybestos will sponsor the rookie race in NASCAR NEXTEL

More on the 2nd Team Rensi team:

More on the 2nd Team Rensi team:

January 18, 2004
Ed Rensi, team owner of Bobby Hamilton Jr.'s #25 Ford, said Team Rensi Motorsports plans to run a second car, the #35 Ford, in "over half of the races" in the Busch Series this season. Rensi has talked to several drivers [Elliott Sadler for one] about piloting the

Hermie gets a new crew chief:

Hermie gets a new crew chief:

January 13, 2004
SCORE Motorsports, a joint venture between NASCAR Busch Series veteran Hermie Sadler and retired NBA Star Bryant Stith, announced the hiring of Ernie Cope as Crew Chief and General Manager. Cope previously served as crew chief for Derrike Cope and car chief for Evernham