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Elliott Sadler (born April 30, 1975 in Emporia, Virginia) is a race car driver in NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series. He began racing in go-karts at the age of seven, and soon moved up to the Late Model stock car division at the local race track. His accomplishments include over 200 total wins, the 1983-84 Virginia State Karting Championship, and the North Carolina Gold Cup in 1991-92. He was runner-up in 1989 for the World Karting Association national title in 1989.

When he turned 18, he moved to the Winston Racing Series and ran full-time beginning in 1993. That same year, he got his first victory, and in 1995 was crowned track champion at South Boston Speedway , where he got 13 wins that year, including a 6-race winning streak.

In 1995 and 1996 Elliott ran a limited Busch Series schedule. In 1997, he earned a full-time ride with car owner Gary Bechtel . He got pole position at the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, and got his first win 13 races later at Nazareth Speedway . In total, he earned a total of 4 poles, and 3 wins. He also finished 5th in the Busch Series standings that year.

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. He ran his first Cup race at the most physically-demanding, and longest, race of the year, the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

He soon caught the eye of the Wood Brothers , and they gave him a full-time ride in 1999. That year, he finished second in the Rookie of the Year points, behind only Tony Stewart.

Elliott's first Cup win came in 2001, at Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bluff City, Tennessee, near Bristol. As recently as the late 1970s BMS was regarded as a minor track located in a rural, somewhat isolated area, with seating for less than 30,000 persons. It was th. He got there after a very gutsy pit call had him not come into pit lane when everyone else did. It really payed off, as Elliott started in 38th place, the lowest anyone has started at Bristol and won. He got two more top-5 finishes in 2001, and he finished 20th in the final point standings.

After a dismal 2002 season, Elliott decided to leave the #21 Motorcraft FordThis article is about the Ford Motor Company . For other uses of this word, see Ford (disambiguation). The Ford Motor Company (sometimes nicknamed Ford's or FoMoCo is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Highland Park, Michigan, and incorporated o. Robert YatesRobert Yates (1738-1831) was a United States politician well known for his anti-federalist stances. Robert Yates is also a team owner in NASCAR's Nextel Cup division. quickly snatched him up, giving him a ride in the #38 M&M'sM&M's are small, milk chocolate candy pieces popular both in the United States and in many other countries around the world. They are produced by Mars Incorporated. M&M's have recognizable "spokescandies" which appear in comical commercials; the most popu Ford.

In the first nine races of 2003, he earned two top-5 and five top-10 finishes. During that span, he also got his first career Cup pole position, at Darlington RacewayDarlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different con.

In 2004, Elliott has won twice, and is in contention for the Nextel Cup championship.