Show analyst Jeff Hammond had been stage diving into the crowd in Charlotte for about the past three years, and when he made his attempt on this show, he encouraged Sadler to follow. It really paid off, as Elliott started in 38th place, the lowest anyone has started at Bristol and won.

In 1998, Elliott once again got pole position at the season-opener in Daytona, and recorded two more Busch Series wins before moving to Winston Cup. In 1995 and 1996 Elliott ran a limited Busch Series schedule.

His brother Hermie Sadler is also a NASCAR driver.

• Sadler entered the NASCAR Busch Series in 1997.
• In three of his last four visits, Sadler has finished in the top-10 three times including a pair of sixth place finishes.
• ELLIOTT SADLER -- No.

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