Team Director: Scott McDougall
Car Director: Kirk Almquist
Engineer: Kevin Kidd
Team Owner: George Gillett
Ray Evernham
ELLIOTT SADLER QUOTES:
“The test at Talladega was pretty hairy. You can’t see as well with the new car as you could with the old car. The greenhouse is a lot bigger. The rear wing is a lot bigger. It’s more difficult to see what’s happening behind you.
“It’s still Talladega with lines of cars bunched together two and three wide. I don’t think anyone will be able to pull away and break from the draft. There’ll be a lot of bump drafting. When something goes wrong, it usually involves a lot of cars. I don’t expect the kind of racing fans see will change that much. We just want to be around at the end and have the No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Avenger in position to challenge the leaders.”
QUICK FACTS
In the last five races, the No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW team has an average start of 9.8.
Sadler has three career poles at the 2.6-mile superspeedway.
Sadler has led 73 laps at Talladega.
After finishing eighth at Kansas last week, the No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW team earned its second top 10 of the season.
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 27 races this season.
Sadler finished 15th in the spring race at Talladega in a Dodge Charger. This weekend’s event will be the first time the Dodge Avenger (COT) has raced at a restrictor-plate track.
