JDM AM FM-Energy
Elliott Sadler Express Notes
No. 24 AM FM-Energy/Pellet & Wood Stoves Chevrolet
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Bristol Motor Speedwa
Race Info:
Event: O’Reilly Auto Parts 200
Date: Wednesday, August 24
TV: SPEED, 8:00 p.m.
Radio: MRN, 7:45 p.m.
Distance: 200 laps/106.6 miles
Track: .533-mile oval
Fast & Fun Facts:
Elliott Sadler will make his debut with Joe Denette Motorsports in Wednesday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) event at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS). Sadler is scheduled to make his second start with the rookie team at Martinsville Speedway in October.
Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) pit crew will get some extra practice for the Irwin Tools Night Race on Saturday night when they go over the wall for Elliott Sadler. The five-time championship winningcrew will pit the No. 24 AM FM-Energy Chevrolet in Wednesday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 at BMS.
On board with Elliott Sadler… The No. 24 machine will carry an in-car camera in Wednesday night’s NCWTS event in “Thunder Valley.”
Truckin’ It: Over a five year period, Sadler has 17 NCWTS starts, where he’s earned one win (Pocono, 2010) after starting from the pole, and has led 199 laps en route to four top-five and eight top-10 finishes. Additionally, Sadler has an average start of 6.4 coupled with an average finish of 15.2.
Bristol Stats: Sadler has one NCWTS start at BMS (August, 2010) where he started third and finished 26th. Even after leading 17 laps, Sadler’s night ended on lap 190 when he was involved in an on-track incident.
Former Bristol Winner: Sadler’s has two wins at BMS including one NASCAR Nationwide Series win (1998) and his career first NASAR Sprint Cup Series win came in the 2001 Food City 500.
That’s a Stat: Sadler is one of only 22 drivers in NASCAR history to have recorded a win in all three of NASCAR’s elite divisions and is one of only 16 drivers in NASCAR history to have earned a pole award and win in all three of NASCAR’s top series’.
In the Loop: According to NASCAR’s loop data statistics…Sadler owns some impressive stats at BMS
Fourth in average running position (6.282)
Fifth in driver rating, a formula combining the following categories: wins, finishes, top-15 finishes, average running position while on lead lap, average speed under green, fastest lap, most laps led, and lead lap finishes. Sadler’s driver rating is 104.2.
First in fastest drivers early in a run
First in fastest on restarts
First in green flag speed
Quoting Elliott Sadler:
Talk about making your debut with Joe Denette Motorsports and your expectations for the race.
“I feel like I have some unfinished business at Bristol as far as the Truck Series goes. I really want to be a winner in all three series at Bristol and last year we were very close but got took out late in the race. Partnering with Joe for this race is going to be a lot of fun. Everyone who knows me knows that Bristol is my favorite track. Hopefully we’ll be in a position go get Joe Denette Motorsports a win on Wednesday night on SPEED.”
What makes racing in the truck series different from racing in other series in NASCAR?
“These guys in the Camping World Truck Series go all out every single lap. They run short races so you really don’t have to take care of your equipment. They race every lap like it’s the last. They race every single track like it’s a short track as far as how aggressive the drivers are. Well, Bristol is a short track so that means it’s gonna be nuts. This could easily be the best race of the week.”
About AM FM-Energy: AM FM-Energy, based in Amherst, Va., is celebrating its sixth year in business as a leader in alternative energy solutions. The company specializes in multi-fuel stoves, wood stoves and pellet stoves. They are also a notable distributor of thehigh quality Timber Ridge line of wood and pellet stoves from England Stove Works. For more information on AM FM-Energy please visit: www.amfmenergy.com
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