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No. 9 Auto Value Dodge Nationwide Series Preview

Tuesday July 8, 2008

 

Elliott Sadler prepares to make his second start of the season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this Friday at Chicagoland Speedway. Sadler, a veteran with 121 Nationwide starts, has visited victory lane five times in the series and hopes to add to that total in the 200-lap event.

His Dodge carries a special Elliott’s BBQ decal on the hood of the No. 9 Auto Value Dodge Charger. On Aug. 22, Sadler’s friends at Auto Value will invade the neighborhood of one lucky contestant and set up an all out BBQ bash for the winner and thirty friends.
The winner will also receive a brand new home entertainment system, courtesy of Best Buy, to watch Elliott Sadler race for the checkered flag. Please visit www.elliottsbbq.com for more information.

In his only 2008 Nationwide Series appearance, Sadler finished 27th at California Speedway. The Auto Value team is looking to improve on its 12th-place position in owner standings.

TV and Radio Times: Qualifying is set for Friday at 4 p.m. (ET) on ESPN2 and MRN Radio. Race time on Saturday is 8 p.m. (ET) on ESPN and MRN Radio.

DRIVER ELLIOTT SADLER QUOTES:

“Chicago is a fun track. It’s one I look forward to. I’ve ran two Nationwide races there and I’ve always enjoyed racing in this division. I spent a lot of years in Nationwide racing full-time and I made some good memories.

“This weekend there will be a lot of Cup drivers racing too. The competition is tough on this side without the Cup drivers, but with them, I think the fans will get to see a real exciting race. The Nationwide regulars are a tough bunch of racers and I always enjoy stiff competition. It’s kind of a throw-back to old school racing and that’s the best kind of racing.

NOTES

Elliotts BBQ
On August 22, 2008, Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper will invade the neighborhood of one lucky contestant setting up an all out BBQ bash for the winner and thirty of their closest friends!
Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper is giving the winner a brand new Home Entertainment System to watch Elliott Sadler make a run for the checkered flag on Aug. 22.
The Elliott Neighborhood BBQ Sweepstakes kicked off on March, 31 and ends on July 15.
How do people signup? Entries will be accepted online at www.elliottsbbq.com or by going into any Auto Value/ Bumper to Bumper parts store in the U.S and Canada.
The winner will be chosen this month.
For more information, and to sign-up, go to www.elliottsbbq.com or www.800autotalk.com.

Chicagoland Speedway
Sadler as two starts at Chicago.
His best finish was 33rd [2005].

2008 Season
· Kasey Kahne drove the No. 9 to a sixth-place finish at Daytona last week.
· The No. 9 Auto Value Dodge Charger is ranked 12th in Owner Points, 48 points outside the top-10.
· The Ultimate Chargers team has seven top-10s this season.
· Kahne grabbed the Auto Value team their first pole of the season at Richmond.
· This is Sadler’s second start in the Nationwide Series this year.
· At Talladega the Auto Value Dodge finished eighth, earning Patrick Carpentier his second straight top-10 and rookie of the race honors.
· The Auto Value team nearly grabbed their first victory of the season at Bristol. Kahne ran out of laps to make the winning pass in the rain-shortened race, but earned the team their first top-five of the year.
· Patrick Carpentier earned the Auto Value team their first top-10 of the season after finishing eighth at Las Vegas. Carpentier didn’t have any practice laps in the car before taking the green flag.

History
· Gillett Evernham Motorsports had two victories in the Nationwide Series last year. They came at Charlotte and Bristol with Kahne behind the wheel.
· Since joining forces with Gillett Evernham Motorsports in 2005, Kahne has won at least two races each season in the Nationwide Series.

Gillett Evernham Motorsports
· Ray Evernham served as Jeff Gordon’s crew chief from 1992-’99 winning 47 races and three Cup championships.
· Evernham founded Evernham Motorsports in 2000 and began first full season of competition in 2001 serving as the cornerstone of Dodge’s return to NASCAR.
· George Gillett Jr. became co-owner with Evernham in October 2007. Gillett also owns the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL and the Liverpool soccer team in the English Premier League.
· Gillett Evernham Motorsports campaigns Kasey Kahne in the No. 9, Patrick Carpentier in the No. 10, and Elliott Sadler in the No. 19 in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition.
· The organization also fields the No. 9 in NASCAR Nationwide Series races with its Sprint Cup drivers plus rookie Chase Miller.

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