Nationwide: Sadler Kicks Butt

August 5, 2012

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Sadler earns redemption with Iowa victory
By NASCAR Wire Service
August 05, 2012 12:35 AM, EDT

NEWTON, Iowa — It isn’t how you start, but how you finish.

After earning three straight poles at Iowa Speedway, Elliott Sadler finally has a finish to match.

Sadler passed Justin Allgaier with 58 laps remaining and pulled away to win the U.S. Cellular 250 on Saturday night at the 0.875-mile oval. It was his fourth victory this season, setting a career best for wins in a year.

Sadler gave a victory yell on the radio and jogged to grab the checkered flag. He talked about redemption after last week’s incident at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he was penalized for beating the leader to the start/finish line during a late restart.

“It’s been a rough week,” Sadler said. “We felt like we should have won that race last week.”

His father underwent knee surgery but provided his son with some motivational words for his race at Iowa. Sadler took the advice to heart and claimed his second win in three weeks.

“He said do not let them take this championship away from you,” Sadler said. “Go to Iowa and kick their butts.”