Daytona 500: 25 Days and Counting
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 12:48pm CST
By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Published on Thunder Lounge.
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Elliott Sadler
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2007 Stats
- Organization: Gillette Evernham Motorsports
- Car Number: 19
- Crew Chief: Josh Brown/Rodney Childers
- Sponsor: Dodge Dealers
- Points: 25th :: 3140 :: -3583
- Starts: 36
- Poles: 0
- Wins: 0
- Top 5’s: 0
- Top 10’s: 2
- Winnings: $3,972,990
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2008 Preview
- Organization: Gillette Evernham Motorsports
- Car Number: 19
- Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
- Sponsor: Best Buy/Stanley Tools
While Elliott and older brother Hermie have no desire (as of last September) to become track owners and revive South Hampton, which is just east of their Emporia, Va hometown, one can always hope. OK, so that isn’t even a rumor, but hey SMS Fans, we tried!
Seriously though, and back on topic, Elliott had a so-so year. One could easily wonder if Ray Evernham knew what he was doing when he hired Eliott Sadler to replace Jeremy Mayfield in August of 2006, however that particular question holds no weight around the Lounge.
While Dodge, and particularly Evernham Motorsports, enjoyed success in 2006, they, along with all the other Dodge teams, got their butts kicked in 2007. Whether you blame the new nose, old nose, new car, or whatever, Dodge just didn’t have it for the most part in 2007. OK, Kurt Busch made the Chase (the only Dodge to do so) and won a couple races, but where was “The Rocket”, and the rest of the Dodge camp that could typically be counted on for some upfront time?
Looking forward to 2008, fans of any driver that has a Dodge nameplate can only hope that it will not be as dismal as 2007 was. If anyone is going to figure it out, it will be Evernham. Of which, both Elliott Sadler and Kasey Kahne should be in a better position competition-wise.
Note: information is accurate as of date published. Check Thunder Lounge for additional updates and information.
Filed Under: Drivers, Elliot Sadler, Evernham Motorsports #19, Nascar, Nextel Cup, Sprint Cup, Teams
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