The Buzz: May 1, 2002

Word around some shops is that Elliott Sadler has asked for a release from his contract from the No. 21 Motorcraft Wood Brothers Ford.

	Elliott Sadler Credit: ASP

Sadler has supposedly been approached by several teams and wants out of the contract he has had with the team since 1999 to explore those options.

One of the teams rumored to be interested in Sadler is Dale Earnhardt Inc., the home of Dale Earnhardt Jr, Steve Park and Michael Waltrip.

Kenny Wallace, who filled in for the Park after his Darlington injuries last September, is still under contract to DEI as well.

Sadler has never driven for any Winston Cup team except Wood Brothers. He captured the Bristol spring race in 2001 and has scored a pair of second-place finishes in 2002, including a runner-up run in the Daytona 500.