2009 Key Stats

Nov 4 Sadler has only three top-10 finishes in 15 starts at Texas, but one of them was a victory back in the spring of 2004. "Texas is one of my favorite race tracks," said Sadler, who will be back driving a Dodge this weekend. "I've had success there in the past, so that probably helps when picking a favorite track. Hopefully we can take our top-10 finish from last week and continue to build on that to finish the season out strong."
Sadler rebounded from being involved in the first of the two big wrecks to finish ninth at Talladega in his first race in a Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports. "All I saw out of the corner of my eye was the 14 (Tony Stewart) hit me on the right side," said Sadler, who was able to keep his car off the wall after the contact. "I was really proud of my car today. We led some laps and could push to the front. It was a tough race for us, but we got a top-10."
When Sadler was asked about what needs to be done to keep the cars on the ground at Talladega, he replied, "I don't know. I really don't. I think NASCAR and all the drivers should sit in a private room, lock the doors and have a discussion and try to fix this together. That's what I'd like to see."
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