Elliott Sadler – Texas Motor Speedway Advance
Team: No. 1 OneMain Financial Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Phil Gould
Cell: 540.421.8938
Twitter: @OneMainRacing, @Elliott_Sadler and @RoushFenway
ADVANCE NOTES
Sadler at Texas Motor Speedway
Elliott Sadler will make his 15th NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) this Friday night in Fort Worth, TX. In Sadler’s previous 14 starts, he has two pole awards, three top-five and eight top-10 finishes at TMS. Sadler has also led 40 laps at TMS in the NXS.
The veteran driver also has 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at TMS, with one win in 2004, one pole award, one top-five and one top-10 finish.
Sadler has finished in the top-10 in his past three NXS starts at TMS.
Sadler’s Off Weekends
Two scheduled off weekends followed Sadler’s first top-10 finish of the year at Auto Club Speedway. Sadler took full advantage and spent quality time with his family. The first week was spent at home in Emporia, VA and the second week was at the beach in Nags Head, NC.
2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series Driver Point Standings
Sadler is currently eighth in the NXS Driver Point Standings. After five races, Sadler is 39 points behind the leader.
This Race Last Year
Sadler had a great qualifying run and started this race last year in the fifth position. Sadler shuffled back in the field after experiencing handling issues during the middle part of the race. Sadler crossed the finish line with a top-10 finish in the 10th position.
Race Coverage
TV coverage for this week’s NXS race will be on FOX Sports 1 at 8:30PM ET.
Elliott Sadler’s #1TreewithE Contest
Sadler will bring attention to environmental awareness to the Richmond, VA area this month by launching a special contest for his hometown fans. The ultimate prize is an evening with Sadler at a fan’s house, planting a tree and Sadler will even bring a BBQ dinner. Fans in the Richmond area can enter by sending a message to Sadler’s Twitter handle by writing “Hey @Elliott_Sadler! Come to my house in (Your Town) and plant a tree with me #1TreewithE.” The event will take place on April 23, 2015.
QUOTE WORTHY
“Texas has proven to be one of my best race tracks on the NASCAR circuit. I’ve won at Texas in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in a Ford and I’ve won two pole awards in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Texas is a fast track with a ton of tire wear. As a team, we’ve been moving forward in the right direction. Each race we’ve finished better than the previous week. Hopefully the trend continues this Friday night and we’ll be celebrating our first win of the season in victory lane under the lights.”
