With two wins this season, Elliott Sadler is already locked into the NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase with six bonus points for the Round of 12 (three for each victory).
The No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet driver has come close to winning a national series championship in the past, finishing runner-up in the final XFINITY Series standings in both 2011 and 2012. Sadler begins his run at his first title next week at New Hampshire, but Saturday’s Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway (3 p.m. ET on NBC) could be just as important because five of the 10 tracks in the Chase are 1.5 miles long.
“We have a lot of mile-and-a-half tracks coming up in the Chase, so this will be a good opportunity to try some things to make our intermediate track program even better,” Sadler said. “Kevin and the guys are geared up for the Chase, so this will be a fun weekend for us to just go out and race.”
Sadler didn’t mention that if he visits Victory Lane at Chicagoland, he would match Erik Jones for the top spot on the Chase Grid at 2,012. Technically, Jones would own the No. 1 seed because of the tie breaker (second-place finishes).
Source: Staff Report / NASCAR Wire Service
