Sorenson to join Gillett Evernham Motorsports Aug 27, 2008
The 22-year-old driver signed a multiyear contract to join Gillett Evernham Motorsports next season, where he'll join Kasey Kahne and Elliott Sadler. Sorenson said his decision to leave Ganassi, where he began his NASCAR career as a precocious 18-year-old, was difficult but necessary. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Baseball to start using instant replay on Thursday Aug 27, 2008
The 22-year-old driver signed a multiyear contract to join Gillett Evernham Motorsports next season, where he'll join Kasey Kahne and Elliott Sadler. OBITUARY. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Briefs | LPGA Tour to require all players to speak English Aug 27, 2008
Sorenson will be Kahne's teammate: Driver Reed Sorenson, 22, signed a multiyear contract to join Gillett Evernham Motorsports next season, where he will join Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw and Elliott Sadler. Sorenson, who is 31st in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings, decided to leave Chip Ganassi Racing. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Keselowski gains on Bowyer Aug 24, 2008
Edwards, who also won the pole for Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race here, was knocked out of the race after 87 laps when he and Elliott Sadler crashed. Edwards returned after 90 laps and wound up 37th, falling from 113 points to 241 behind Bowyer. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Mark BeechRACING FAN Aug 23, 2008
Elliott Sadler explains why he loves the World's Fastest Half-Mile: "People ask me all the time which racetrack is my favorite and before they can even get the question out I tell them it's Bristol. Bristol is racing heaven. A super fast short track with unbelievable banking and it's only gotten better since they repaved it. Now you can race high and low and it opens up the track for more passing and better racing. The two races at Bristol are by far my favorite of the year. Daytona is Daytona... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Gillett Evernham to rotate N'wide crew chiefs Aug 21, 2008
Drivers Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler, Patrick Carpentier and Chase Miller have taken turns racing the No. 9 Dodge this year, and team officials said each will race at least once in the final 10 events of the season. Kenny Francis will serve as crew chief when Kahne drives the Nationwide car at Charlotte. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Busch keeps on trucking Aug 21, 2008
Mike Shiplett will oversee Patrick Carpentier's races at Dover and Phoenix, and Rodney Childers will do the same with Elliott Sadler at Bristol, Richmond, and Kansas. Kevin Kidd will serve as crew chief when Chase Miller races at California, Texas and Homestead and when Miller races the No. 19 at Charlotte. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Edwards captures Michigan win Aug 18, 2008
" Greg Biffle finished fourth, followed by Matt Kenseth in fifth, Mark Martin in sixth, Brian Vickers in seventh, Kevin Harvick in eighth, Elliott Sadler in ninth and Jamie McMurray in 10th. Biffle, Kenseth and McMurray all work at Roush Fenway. Once Edwards took the lead with 18 laps to go, his run to the finish was slowed twice by cautions - one for debris, the other for Hamlin's engine problems. Busch has a reputation for being one of the best on restarts, especially when a victory is on the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Finally Vickers' time? Aug 17, 2008
The rest of the top 10 starters: Elliott Sadler is third, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Patrick Carpentier, David Reutimann, Regan Smith, Greg Biffle and Riggs. Vickers finished fourth at Michigan last June after leading four times for 44 laps. (Florida Times-Union)
Vickers captures Michigan pole; Johnson second Aug 16, 2008
Elliott Sadler was third at 186 ... Elliott Sadler was third at 186. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Vickers wins Michigan pole Aug 16, 2008
Elliott Sadler was third at 186. 577 in a Dodge, followed by June winner Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Chevrolet at 186. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Vickers paces Michigan Aug 16, 2008
Going out late in Friday's qualifying session at Michigan International Speedway, Vickers easily powered past Elliott Sadler and Jimmie Johnson to earn the pole for Sunday's 3M Performance 400. It's the fifth pole of his career and first since the fall Texas race in 2006 when he still drove for Hendrick Motorsports. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Centurion Boats at the Glen - Watkins Glen International Aug 10, 2008
(19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge ... Elliott Sadler 2,04122. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Edwards' big gamble pays off Aug 4, 2008
Elliott Sadler 2,041 ... (29) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 200, $95,295. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Johnson wins Brickyard pole; Martin will contend Jul 28, 2008
He was followed by Elliott Sadler and Kurt Busch, then the Roush Fenway Racing Fords of Jamie McMurray, Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth. Defending race winner Tony Stewart had the highest-qualifying Toyota at 14th and teammate Kyle Busch, the series points leader, was 19th. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Johnson survives Indy's tiresome day Jul 28, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008. Published: Jul 28, 2008 12:30 AM Modified: Jul 28, 2008 01:03 AM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Sprint Cup news, notes on today's race Jul 28, 2008
Elliott Sadler 1,79424 ... (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 180. (News & Observer -- Sports)
J.J. takes Brickyard pole Jul 27, 2008
" Ryan Newman qualified third in a Dodge and was followed by Kasey Kahne and four-time Brickyard winner Jeff Gordon. He was followed by Elliott Sadler and Kurt Busch, then the Roush Fenway Racing Fords of Jamie McMurray, Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth. Defending race winner Tony Stewart had the highest-qualifying Toyota at 14th and teammate Kyle Busch, the series points leader, was 19th. Failing to qualify were Bill Elliott, the 2002 Brickyard winner who had appeared in all 14 previous races... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Hendrick is leader of the pack Jul 26, 2008
The fastest lap in opening practice was turned in by Elliott Sadler, driving a Dodge prepared by Gillett Evernham Motorsports. Sadler averaged 179. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
BEECH: Transition to ownership won't be easy for Smoke Jul 13, 2008
Elliott Sadler talks about racing at the Joliet, Ill. track: "Chicagoland may resemble places like Kansas and Vegas, but it's different. Each one of those tracks is unique in their way. At Chicago you've got to watch yourself coming off of Turn 4. It gets pretty narrow there and it's real easy to run out of room if you're two, sometimes three, wide.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Auto racing results Jul 7, 2008
Elliott Sadler (Dodge) 129, $110,070; 40. David Gilliland (Ford) 124, accident, $83,580; 41. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Sprint Cup midseason grades ... Jul 3, 2008
43 Dodge), Elliott Sadler (No. 19 Dodge), Juan Pablo Montoya (No. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Victory lane: A wrapup of the race Jul 1, 2008
(11) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 284, $135,8956 ... Elliott Sadler1,62126. (News & Observer -- Sports)
WET, WACKY RACE: Five lessons from New Hampshire Jul 1, 2008
When the clouds lifted after a bizarre finish, here were your Top 5: Busch, Michael Waltrip, J.J. Yeley, Martin Truex, Jr., and Elliott Sadler. Heading into New Hampshire, those drivers averaged out to just 26th in the season-long championship standings. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Busch stays on track for rain-shortened NASCAR win Jun 30, 2008
The rain that had been threatening began falling moments later and, moments after the cars were red-flagged onto pit lane just before completing lap 285, NASCAR called the race, leaving Busch on top, ahead of Michael Waltrip, J.J. Yeley, Martin Truex Jr., Elliott Sadler, Reed Sorenson and Casey Mears, all of whom had stayed on track during the previous caution. Late Saturday. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Busch Wins Rain-shortened Race At Loudon Jun 30, 2008
Michael Waltrip, J.J. Yeley, Martin Truex Jr. and Elliott Sadler completed the top-five. Only Truex Jr. had been in the top-10 before the final round of stops. (ABC 7 News, DC)
This time, victory finally belongs to Kurt Busch Jun 30, 2008
"It just kind of worked out that they all pitted there and then it rained. But it could have worked out the other way, too.Stewart, who dominated the second half of the race on the 1.058-mile oval, held off a challenge from two-time reigning Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and appeared on the way to his first victory since August at Watkins Glen, N.Y. But Stewart and most of the others who had been at the front of the pack did not have enough gas to get to the end.On lap 271, Dale Earnhardt Jr., who... (News & Observer -- Sports)
NASCAR: Rain-Shortened Win Goes To Busch Jun 30, 2008
NASCAR called the race, leaving Busch on top, ahead of Michael Waltrip, J.J. Yeley, Martin Truex Jr., Elliott Sadler, Reed Sorenson and Casey Mears, all of whom had stayed on track during the previous caution. Copyright 2008 by. (Click2Houston, TX)
SURPRISE STORY: NASCAR newbie Yates Racing on a roll Jun 25, 2008
" Gilliland, 32, had only two top-10s last season, including a fourth at Talladega in April. He'd spent most of his career racing in NASCAR's series in the West and didn't move into a national series until 2006. In Nationwide for a new team owned by Clay Rogers, Gilliland won at Kentucky in his seventh start in the series, which was dominated by Cup regulars that season. Yates hired him to replace Elliott Sadler, who left with 14 races remaining in the Cup season for Gillett Evernham. "Infineon... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Sonoma solidifies Busch's hold on NASCAR Jun 24, 2008
Marcos Ambrose, a full-time Nationwide Series driver with extensive road-course experience, finished 42nd but was running consistently in the top five until Elliott Sadler locked his brakes and clobbered Ambrose's No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford, just as Ambrose was downshifting into first gear. ALSO ON THIS STORY. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Gilliland pumps life into Yates racing team Jun 24, 2008
Jarrett and Elliott Sadler had long fled the team, and the big-budget sponsors followed. Team founder Robert Yates reached when he raced to sign Gilliland, who skyrocketed onto the map with an out-of-nowhere win in the 2006 Nationwide Series race at Kentucky. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Busch takes Sonoma for fifth Cup win of year Jun 24, 2008
Montoya jockeyed for position with Mears and Elliott Sadler, while Kenseth, Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. mounted their own battle. Montoya moved through the field early and took the lead until Busch grabbed it from him. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Police, NHRA to study fatal accident Jun 24, 2008
Jarrett and Elliott Sadler had long fled the team, and the big-budget sponsors followed. Gilliland and Kvapil have combined for five top 10s this season. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Crashes leave some drivers fuming Jun 23, 2008
He was fifth two laps later when he tangled with Elliott Sadler, spun out and was forced out in a cloud of smoke with a broken gearbox. Ambrose had surprised everybody by qualifying seventh. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Mears' future at Hendrick Motorsports uncertain Jun 23, 2008
Ambrose, who was making his Cup Series debut, later had his own trouble when he was spun by Elliott Sadler. The contact came at the same moment he was shifting and caused his gearbox to break, leading to a 42nd-place finish. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Busch masters Infineon road course for 5th win Jun 23, 2008
"David Gilliland finished a career-best second and was followed by Gordon, Clint Bowyer and Casey Mears. Montoya was sixth, followed by Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart.The race was fairly clean until the closing laps.David Reutimann brought out a late caution when a flat tire caused him to run off course and into a wall of tires. That set up a restart with six laps to go, and Stewart quickly passed Jamie McMurray for second. But a spin by Kevin Harvick as they entered... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Golf, college baseball, WNBA Jun 23, 2008
(6) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 112, 94. 5, 106, $106,695. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 Odds no longer favor road experts at Infineon Jun 22, 2008
" Briefly: The always eventful NASCAR Camping World West Series, the Bennett Winery 200, was won by Jason Bowles of Ontario driving his No. 22 Sunrise Ford. Fairfield's Jim Inglebright's No. 1 Jelly Belly Chevrolet finished third. The accident-marred 200-lap race featured 12 caution flags and a spectacular airborne crash when Jeff Jefferson's No. 42 car launched off the curb entering Turn 7 on Lap 62 of the 68-lap race. Jefferson, who flipped his car three times but walked away from the crash,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Ganassi team hopes to regroup, salvage season Jun 22, 2008
" Kasey Kahne ran 92.153 mph to win the pole for today's race. Jimmie Johnson is second, followed by Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler, Marcos Ambrose, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle. Montoya was more than 1 mph slower than Kahne in Friday's qualifying session. Pruett, a last-minute replacement for Sorenson, was 27th in time trials. Franchitti, the defending IndyCar champion, was too slow to make the 43-car lineup. "It's a bunch of little things," Hmiel said.... (Florida Times-Union)
Kahne wins 2nd NASCAR pole in 3 weeks Jun 21, 2008
Bobby Labonte qualified fourth and was followed by five-time Infineon winner Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler and Marcos Ambrose. Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle rounded out the top 10. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kahne makes Sonoma second pole in 3 weeks Jun 21, 2008
" Jimmie Johnson qualified second with a lap at 92.040 and Kurt Busch was third with a lap at 92.005. Kahne has been on an incredible run since winning the All-Star race last month, backing it up with victories in the Coca-Cola 600 and two weeks ago at Pocono. He was second last week in Michigan. Bobby Labonte qualified fourth and was followed by five-time Infineon winner Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler and Marcos Ambrose. Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle rounded out the top 10. Defending... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Sadler among fast cars in NASCAR practice Jun 15, 2008
BROOKLYN -- Elliott Sadler spent at least part of Saturday wishing that NASCAR would give the drivers a do-over on qualifying that was rained out Friday at Michigan International Speedway. Sadler had one of the fastest cars in practice on Saturday, but since qualifying was canceled, the starting grid for the LifeLock 400 was set by season owner points. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
BIG PICTURE: No race victories, but Jeff Gordon has a plan Jun 13, 2008
Elliott Sadler talks about driving at MIS: "Michigan is a wide race track, which is great because it allows me to move around and find the fastest way groove based on how my car is handling. I've always qualified pretty well at Michigan, but haven't had the results we deserved during the race. We've been a lot faster since the Lowe's Motor Speedway test and I feel like our cars are getting better and have more speed. We need to put a good race together and leave Michigan with a top-10 effort. As... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Victory Lane, Sunday's results, points standings Jun 10, 2008
(18) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 200, $90,32035 ... Elliott Sadler1,22229. (News & Observer -- Sports)
NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Pocono 500 Results Jun 9, 2008
(18) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 200, 70 ... Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Kasey Kahne 5 times for 69 laps; Jimmie Johnson 4 times for 59 laps; Brian Vickers 3 times for 18 laps; Denny Hamlin 1 time for 17 laps; Tony Stewart 1 time for 14 laps; Scott Riggs 1 time for 6 laps; Elliott Sadler 2 times for 6 laps; Greg Biffle 1 time for 4 laps; Carl Edwards 2 times for 2 laps; Matt Kenseth 1 time for 2 laps; Dave Blaney 1 time for 1 lap. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Keeping momentum key factor at Pocono Jun 8, 2008
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Tom BowlesINSIDE NASCAR Jun 6, 2008
Even Elliott Sadler -- who's currently outside the top 25 in points -- just signed a long-term extension with Gillett Evernham Motorsports last week. All those contracts leave a possible free agent crop consisting of Ryan Newman, David Reutimann, Mears, and. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Stewart cant shake hard luck Jun 3, 2008
Two races later, he was wrecked by Elliott Sadler two laps into the Darlington event and finished 21st. INTERACTIVE. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Busch picks up fourth victory of the season Jun 3, 2008
Seventeen laps into the race, contact in Turn 2 between David Gilliland and Elliott Sadler triggered an 11-car wreck that ruined the afternoon for Chase contenders Dale Earnhardt Jr. (35th), Clint Bowyer (36th), Kevin Harvick (38th), Tony Stewart (41st) and Denny Hamlin (43rd). Earnhardt, who held third in the points standings (now 271 behind Busch), was the only one of those five drivers who didn't lose at least three positions in the standings, though none of the drivers dropped out of the top... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Busch captures fourth Cup victory Jun 2, 2008
UPDATED: 07 :02 a.m. EDT, June 02, 2008. Associated Press Casey Blake hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the Indians' 5-4 win over Kansas City Friday night. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Kyle Busch wins 4th Cup race this season at Dover Jun 2, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. Find out where the fish are biting, and share your knowledge. (Anchorage Daily News)
Busch prevails again Jun 2, 2008
Elliott Sadler was turned into the wall and his No. 19 Dodge was smashed into by Tony Stewart's No. 20 car, triggering a pileup. Denny Hamlin was knocked out of the race, and Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Clint Bowyer returned later with their cars either missing a hood, a fender or running 100-plus laps behind. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Victory Lane Jun 2, 2008
(9) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, acc ... Elliott Sadler1,15629. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Early crash knocks out Chase drivers Jun 2, 2008
Elliott Sadler was turned into the wall and went spinning down the concrete track after he made contact with David Gilliland. There was no where for the other cars to go. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Pits bear fruit for Busch Jun 2, 2008
PAT CROWE II/Associated PressFlames come from Kevin Harvick's car (center) after being involved in a wreck on Lap 17 with Elliott Sadler (left) and Denny Hamlin (right, near the fence) during the Best Buy 400 on Sunday in Dover, Del ... " Matt Kenseth wound up fourth, while Jeff Gordon was fifth and Martin Truex Jr. was sixth. "It's a distant fifth - a good fifth, but a distant fifth," Gordon said. The rest of the top 10 consisted of Jimmie Johnson in seventh, Jeff Burton in eighth, Dave Blaney... (Florida Times-Union)
Biffle captures Dover pole over Busches May 31, 2008
Elliott Sadler and Jeremy Mayfield, who have also struggled, were ninth and 10th ... Elliott Sadler announced an extension of his contract through 2010 to drive the No. 19 Best Buy Dodge for Gillett-Evernham Motorsports, the team founded by Wall Stadium veteran Ray Evernham of Hazlet. (NJ.com -- Times)
Biffle takes Best Buy 400 pole May 31, 2008
Jimmie Johnson qualified fourth followed by Jamie McMurray, Brian Vickers, Jeff Gordon, A.J. Allmendinger, Elliott Sadler and Jeremy Mayfield in 10th. Speed wins truck race. (Florida Times-Union)
Gordon agrees to extension with DuPont May 30, 2008
Elliott Sadler and Gillett Evernham Motorsports agreed to a multiyear contract extension that will keep the Sprint Cup driver in the No. 19 Dodge. The 33-year-old Sadler joined Gillett Evernham Racing in 2006 and has three victories in 333 Cup Series starts, with 16 top-five finishes and 57 top 10s. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Ravens work out wide receiver F. Mitchell May 30, 2008
Elliott Sadler and Gillett Evernham Motorsports agreed to a multiyear contract extension that will keep the Sprint Cup driver in the No. 19 Dodge. College football // West Virginia's $4 million lawsuit against former coach is headed for mediation, with the goal of resolving the dispute by Aug. 1. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Busch holds a grudge May 30, 2008
Elliott Sadler and Gillett Evernham Motorsports agreed to a multiyear contract extension on Thursday that will keep the Sprint Cup driver in the No. 19 Dodge. "This is the place where I want to race," Sadler said. (Florida Times-Union)
PHOTOS: Hot or Not? May 28, 2008
He climbed two spots to 12th in the point standings and got a celebratory bath from his Gillett Evernham Motorsports teammate, Elliott Sadler, who also had a good run finishing eighth ... He climbed two spots to 12th in the point standings and got a celebratory bath from his Gillett Evernham Motorsports teammate, Elliott Sadler, who also had a good run finishing eighth. (Fox Sports)
Kahne capitalizes on Stewart's misfortune May 27, 2008
" It was the second consecutive defeat in the 600 for Stewart, who led 55 laps here last May only to fall short on fuel and forfeited the lead for a late gas-and-go. Kahne, meanwhile, became just the sixth driver - joining Davey Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Darrell Waltrip - to win both the All-Star race and the 600 in this eight days of racing at LMS. "To have my name with those names, I think that's one of the neatest things that I've ever done in racing," said... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Kahne capitalizes on Stewart slip to win Coca-Cola 600 May 26, 2008
" Greg Biffle finished second to Kahne for the second straight week and Kyle Busch, the Sprint Cup Series points leader and winner of Saturday night's Nationwide Series race, finished third despite two battery changes over the course of the race. Jeff Gordon was fourth and was followed by Earnhardt, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, Elliott Sadler, Carl Edwards and David Reutimann. Kahne led 65 laps, but forfeited the lead to Stewart with 16 laps to go when Kahne had to stop for gas. Stewart stopped... (Anchorage Daily News)
NASCAR: Leader carousel ends with Kahne May 26, 2008
Leader carousel ends with Kahne 052608 - The Augusta Chronicle. CONCORD, N.C. --- Kasey Kahne survived Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, and in the process he broke a losing streak that dated to 2006. (The Augusta Chronicle)
NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Coca-Cola 600 Results May 26, 2008
(9) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 400, 91 ... Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5 times for 76 laps; Kasey Kahne 6 times for 66 laps; Kurt Busch 2 times for 64 laps; Kyle Busch 3 times for 61 laps; Brian Vickers 4 times for 61 laps; Jimmie Johnson 5 times for 35 laps; Tony Stewart 4 times for 23 laps; Elliott Sadler 1 time for 3 laps; Greg Biffle 1 time for 2 laps; Dave Blaney 1 time for 2 laps; David Ragan 1 time for 2 laps; Jeff Burton 1 time for 1 lap; Denny Hamlin 1... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
