CORNELIUS, N.C. – Michael Waltrip Racing announced that Elliott Sadler will drive the team’s No. 55 Toyota in five
NASCAR Sprint Cup races in 2012 beginning at Bristol Motor Speedway on
March 18.
Sadler will also drive the No. 55 in the August Bristol
event, both Martinsville races and the July 15 race at New Hampshire
Motor Speedway.
“This is an awesome opportunity,” said Sadler.
“We’ve been talking about this for a while, but wanted to get through
Daytona before we announced it to everyone. If I had to pick a place on
the circuit to start then Bristol would be my first choice. I’ve had a
lot of good memories at Bristol. Martinsville is in my home state of
Virginia and I’ve always enjoyed racing at Loudon. I can’t thank Michael
and everyone at MWR enough for giving me this opportunity.”
Sadler
will compete full time in the Nationwide Series for Richard Childress
Racing in 2012. The Emporia, Va. native finished 27th in the Daytona 500
for RCR.
Waltrip explained how Sadler came to drive the No. 55.
“Elliott
has the experience and attitude we were looking for,” said the two-time
Daytona 500 champion. “We’ll pair him with Crew Chief Rodney Childers
who builds really fast cars. We believe Elliott will do a great job.”
Waltrip
drove the No. 55 in the Budweiser Shootout and will run in four more
races in 2012. Mark Martin will drive the No. 55 in 24 races plus the
All Star Race in Charlotte. MWR will name a driver for two road course
events at a later date.
Elliott Sadler to drive five races for MWR
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