Elliott Sadler has trophies on his mantel from victories in NASCAR's three top-tier national series, including a boot trophy from one of his three career Sprint Cup Series wins coming in the 2004 Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. However, the one item missing is a NASCAR championship trophy.
Sadler is as close as he has ever been to winning a NASCAR championship in his 17-year career. He holds a six-point advantage over challenger and defending Nationwide Series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. heading into Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, which is set for 6:30 p.m. CT. With three races remaining, Sadler is determined to win his first championship.
"To be in this situation and position that I'm in right now, I can't ask for anything better," Sadler said. "Anybody who races, your number one goal is to try to be a champion. I've been able to be a champion in a lot of different things growing up and in a lot of different ...
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