Off-track injury may cause Sadler to skip race
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) - Elliott Sadler's Gillett Evernham Motorsports team has Dennis Setzer on call this weekend to fill in if Sadler's lower back doesn't feel better.
Sadler hurt himself Wednesday and was stiffer on Thursday. Setzer drove the car in practice Friday, but Sadler made the qualifying run, getting the 25th spot."There's a lot of pain right now in my lower back," Sadler said. "When you hit the brake here, it pushes your back up against the back of the seat."
The decision on who drives will be made by Sadler and Mark McArdle, the vice president and managing director of competition for the Gillett Everham teams.
Sadler said he planned to focus on being ready to race.
"It's 50-50 right now if we'll try to run the whole deal," he said.
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