Race 2 Win: NEXTEL Cup Series Race Notes

Nextel Cup Series

Sharp Aquos 500 - Elliott Sadler Notes

Elliott Sadler
No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger Race Facts
Nextel Cup Series --- California Speedway

Driver: Elliott Sadler
Team Director: Scott McDougall
Car Director: Kirk Almquist
Engineer: Kevin Kidd
Team Owners: George Gillett Ray Evernham

ELLIOTT SADLER QUOTES:
“It’s always good to return to a track that you have won at. It gives you confidence. It builds confidence within your team. We hope that confidence plays a positive role for our No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge team with weekend at California. We’re back in the Charger this weekend.

“It would be great to have a race without a problem that puts us behind early. That seems to have happened frequently to our team lately. Last week at Bristol, it was a flat tire early in the race. Those things happen, but it would be great to avoid those problems and run competitively the whole race.”

QUICK FACTS

Sadler earned his third career victory at California Speedway in 2004.

Sadler has led 67 laps at the 2-mile oval in Fontana. He has one top-five and two top-10 finishes.

In his last six trips to California Speedway, Sadler has finished in the top-15 three times and secured an average finish of 14.3.

Sadler has yet to receive a DNF in 2007. He’s one of the three Cup regulars to be running at the end of all 24 races this season.