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2012 Homestead: Elliott Sadler NASCAR Nationwide Race Preview
This Week's OneMain Financial Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial team will unload Chassis No. 117 from Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Nationwide Series stable this weekend. This Chevrolet has been utilized in four previous races this season, with Sadler racing it to a 15th-place finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July after he was black-flagged as the leader, a fifth-place finish at Kentucky Speedway in September, and a pole award and third-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway in October. The Emporia, Va. native most recently drove this chassis at Texas Motor Speedway in November, earning an 11th-place finish.
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Welcome To Miami ... Sadler has six Nationwide Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway with one top-five and two top-10 finishes, including a best finish of fifth in 1996. Sadler also has 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at the 1.5-mile track, earning one top-10 finish, and two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts with a best finish of seventh in 2011.
Last Time By ... In the final Nationwide Series event of the 2011 season, Sadler brought home a sixth-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway after starting from the outside pole position.
Just The Stats ... According to NASCAR's 2012 Loop Data Season-to-Date statistics, Sadler leads the Nationwide Series in Average Mid-Race Position (6.7), Average Running Position (7.2), Percentage of Quality Passes (74.1), Laps in the Top 15 (5,521) and Percentage of laps in the Top 15 (94.6). After 32 events in the Nationwide Series season, Sadler has earned four wins, four pole awards, 15 top-five and 23 top-10 finishes with 362 laps led.
To the Point ... Sadler sits in the second position in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, 20 points behind the leader with one race remaining.
Questions, Answers ... Sadler will make an appearance at the Coca-Cola stage at Homestead-Miami Speedway prior to the race at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, Nov. 17.
Race Rewind: Phoenix International Raceway ... Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial team finished 22nd after an incident on the last scheduled lap of the event caused significant damage on the Chevrolet.
Re-election ... Sadler, winner of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver award, is eligible this year for re-election to the title. Fans may vote once per day now through November 16 on www.bitly.com/ESMPD.
Seeing Pink ... For the remainder of the season, Sadler will have a little more color to his outfit on race days. The Emporia, Va., native will sport pink driving shoes, showing support for Breast Cancer Awareness. Sadler's mother, Bell, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and is now a survivor. Fans have the opportunity to bid on his race-worn pink shoes throughout the season with proceeds benefitting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For more information, visit www.sadlerfoundation.org.
ELLIOTT SADLER QUOTES:
What are your thoughts on Homestead-Miami Speedway?
"It's hard to believe that it is the last race of the season already. This OneMain Financial team has been great to work with. I love the determination and the heart each member of the team has, and although we head to Homestead with a deficit, we are not out of this championship. We will fight until the end. We have to finish off what we started, and we are as prepared as we need to be to go out there and make it happen."
PaddockTalk Perspective
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