Lead Lap's NASCAR News » Hermie Sadler http://lead-lap.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:54:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Dillon To Move To Sprint Cup Full Time In 2014 http://lead-lap.com/2013/01/15/dillon-to-move-to-sprint-cup-full-time-in-2014/ http://lead-lap.com/2013/01/15/dillon-to-move-to-sprint-cup-full-time-in-2014/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:45:38 +0000 Michael J Smith http://lead-lap.com/?p=9061 Austin DillonAustin Dillon will move to the Sprint Cup Series full time in 2014, according to AutoWeek. Dillon is slated to run in the Nationwide Series full time this year before making the move in 2014.

The plan seems to be to run Dillon in six to eight, possibly more, Cup races this season to prepare him for 2014.

Dillon will drive for Circle Sport, a satellite team of Richard Childress Racing, the team owned by his grandfather. Dillon will also drive one race for Phoenix Racing and owner James Finch.

Dillon made one start for Circle Sport in the Sprint Cup Series last season, finishing 24th in the No. 33 Chevy in the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Stephen Leicht, Tony Raines, Elliott Sadler, Hermie Sadler, and Cole Whitt also drove for Circle Sport in 2012, with Leicht winning Rookie Of The Year honors.

Childress indicated that he didn’t know how many Cup races his grandson would run, saying that it depended on sponsorship.

Austin’s younger brother Ty Dillon may also run some Cup races. In 2014, the younger Dillon will move from the Camping World Truck Series to the Nationwide Series full time.

Many speculate that the elder Dillon may drive the No. 3 Chevy, which hasn’t been run in Cup since 2001, when Dale Earnhardt Sr died in a last lap crash in the Daytona 500.

Dillon finished third in the Nationwide Series standings, winning two races last year. He will look to improve upon that in 2013.

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]]> http://lead-lap.com/2013/01/15/dillon-to-move-to-sprint-cup-full-time-in-2014/feed/ 1 Hermie Sadler To Pilot TRG’s No. 71 At Martinsville http://lead-lap.com/2011/03/31/hermie-sadler-to-pilot-trgs-no-71-at-martinsville/ http://lead-lap.com/2011/03/31/hermie-sadler-to-pilot-trgs-no-71-at-martinsville/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:08:00 +0000 Michael J Smith http://lead-lap.com/?p=5279 Hermie Sadler will drive TRG Motorsports’ No. 71 Eco Fuel Saver Chevy in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.  This will be his second start for TRG.

He said:

I had a lot of fun running for TRG Motorsports last fall at Martinsville. Kevin Buckler asked me if I would be willing to do it again, and I jumped at the chance. It’s always fun to get back behind the wheel and it’s an added bonus to do it at Martinsville Speedway, a track that is close to home. It means so much to me to be able to race at one of my favorite tracks in front of my hometown fans. I am truly appreciative of the opportunity.

In related news, TRG will switch to Fords beginning at Texas Motor Speedway. The team will use Fords supplied by Roush Fenway Racing with engines from Roush Yates Engines.

Team owner Kevin Buckler said:

We are excited to be partnering with Roush Fenway and getting some new equipment in the TRG Motorsports stable. It has been a long few years in figuring out our best options to succeed in NASCAR and we have a golden opportunity to really improve our performance with some shiny new equipment and some technical support. The Fords are on a roll right now and Roush Fenway does it right. A partnership with them and with Roush/Yates Engines will be an outstanding package for our team.

  Previously, the team used Chevys provided by Richard Childress Racing and engines from Earnhardt Childress Racing.

]]> http://lead-lap.com/2011/03/31/hermie-sadler-to-pilot-trgs-no-71-at-martinsville/feed/ 0 No 'Out' Clause For Bass Pro Shops, EGR President Says http://lead-lap.com/2009/04/06/no-out-clause-for-bass-pro-shops-egr-president-says/ http://lead-lap.com/2009/04/06/no-out-clause-for-bass-pro-shops-egr-president-says/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:33:39 +0000 Michael J Smith http://lead-lap.mikejsmith.net/?p=950 Despite the rumor that Martin Truex Jr’s poor performance could lead to Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s No. 1 team to lose its Bass Pro Shops sponsorship, EGR President Steve Lauletta told Hermie Sadler on SpeedTV that that sponsor is signed through 2010, and that there is no performance clause in the contract, allowing the sponsor to leave the team if its performance drops.

Lauletta also said that the EGR will meet this week to discuss whether or not the team will close down the No 8. If that happens, there’s a rumor that Truex Jr could leave the team.

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