2 Elliott Sadler

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECAP

2011: Finished second in series points. … Raised Loop Data Driver Rating eight points over 2010 in first season with Kevin Harvick Inc.. … Had 11 top-10 finishes in last 13 races, but accident and 27th-place finish at Phoenix-2 hurt title hopes. … Ranked first in driver standings twice during season, marking the first time he'd led the standings in his during his NASCAR national career. … Won career-best five poles - Talladega-1, Kentucky, Iowa-2, Dover-2 and Texas-2. … Career-best average start of 8.7. … Best finish, third at Darlington, Iowa-2 and Kansas-2. … Career-best average finish of 9.8. … Career-best totals of top-five (12) and top-10 (24) finishes. … Career-best 27 lead-lap finishes. … Completed 97.9 percent of laps attempted. … 181 laps led. … Average Driver Rating 100.35, second-best among driver championship contenders.

2010: Finished 62nd in series points. … Competed in five races, four with JR Motorsports, one with Kevin Harvick Inc. … For KHI, Sadler won pole, led 26 laps, finished third at Bristol-2. … Best JRM finish, seventh, at Michigan in No. 88 Chevrolet. … Was 15th in laps led with 52, despite running only five races.

2009: Finished 126th in series points. … Ran one race for Braun Racing, finishing 18th, on lead lap at New Hampshire.

2008: Finished 71st in series points. … In four races for Gillett Evernham Motorsports, best finish was 19th at Richmond-2.

2007: Finished 101st in series points. … Competed in two races for Evernham Motorsports. … Best finish 14th, at Phoenix-1.

2006: Finished 63rd in series points. … In seven races for Yates Racing, best finish was 18th at Richmond's spring event.

2005: Finished 28th in series points. … Shared No. 90 Ford with Dale Jarrett. … Had 16 starts for Yates Racing, at that juncture the most since he ran full series schedule in 1998. … Five top fives, nine top 10s. … Three second-place results (Phoenix-1, Richmond-1, Charlotte-2). … Completed 91.7 percent of laps attempted, led 64 laps.

2003: Finished 144th in series points. … One race for Team Rensi Motorsports.

2000: Finished 80th in series points. … In three races for Andy Petree, his best finish was 20th at Phoenix-2.

1999: Finished 36th in series points. … Competed in 15 series races, split between owners George deBidart and Bill Amick during his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie season. … Best finish, fifth, at Auto Club.

1998: Finished eighth in series points. … Competed in second full season for owner Gary Bechtel's Diamond Ridge Motorsports. … Won pole at Texas. … Wins at Bristol-1, North Carolina Speedway-2. … Completed 90.7 percent of laps attempted, led 256 laps.

1997: Finished fifth in series points. … In first full season for Bechtel posted three wins, six top fives, 10 top 10s and four poles. … Wins at Nazareth, Myrtle Beach and Gateway; poles at Daytona, Darlington-1, Nazareth, Myrtle Beach. … Led career-best 317 laps.

1996: Finished 35th in series points. … Ran 13 races for owners Bell Sadler (his mother) and Bechtel. … Best start, fourth, at Nazareth; best finish fifth, at Homestead-Miami.

1995: Finished 67th in series points. … Made series debut at home track, South Boston, starting 15th, finishing eighth.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY

In 2011 ran nine NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races for Kevin Harvick Inc., with one pole and six top-10 finishes. … Competed in 429 races, including 12 full seasons, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series between 1998-2010. … Premier series statistical tally includes three wins, 19 top fives, 69 top 10s and eight poles. … First win at Bristol-1 in 2001, for NASCAR Hall of Fame organization Wood Brothers Racing. … First pole at Darlington-1 in 2003, for Yates Racing. … Began racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 1995, but in his first full-time season, 1997, won the pole for the Daytona season-opener. … Has competed in 20 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races since 2000, including his first win, from the pole, in 2010 at Pocono for KHI . … Began racing at age seven in karts and won more than 200 races and several titles, including the 1983-84 Virginia State Karting Championship and the 1991-92 North Carolina Gold Cup. … Began racing in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at age 18 and won first track championship at South Boston in 1995, winning 13 races, including six in a row.

NOTEWORTHY

Moves to Richard Childress Racing as teammate to 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Austin Dillon, who graduates to the NASCAR Nationwide Series. … Is an avid hunter, outdoorsman and conservationist who also serves as a hunting guide … Raises Walker hunting dogs in the winter months. … Father, Herman, raced late model stock cars in Virginia. … A big fan of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. … Made his Country Music Television debut in the country music video for the song, "Ol' Red," released by star recording artist and good friend Blake Shelton. … Received athletic scholarship to play basketball at James Madison University, to play for legendary coach Lefty Driesell, but suffered a knee injury and turned aspirations to racing. … Past recipient of "Outstanding Young Virginian Award." … He and brother Hermie Sadler operate the Hermie and Elliott Sadler Foundation and have been recognized by the Autism Society of America for their dedication and hard work. … Also has spearheaded successful fundraising campaigns for the Victory Junction Gang Camp. … Active on Twitter: @Elliott_Sadler.