Sadler to Attempt Daytona 500 with Tommy Baldwin Racing

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Officials from Tommy Baldwin Racing were proud to announce that the team will attempt the 59th Daytona 500 with Emporia Virginia native Elliott Sadler. Sadler, who will race for JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2017, will now attempt the Daytona 500 with Tommy Baldwin Racing. This news comes a day after the team announced they will field a Whelen Modified Series Car for Donny Lia who will race a partial schedule with the team in the 7NY.

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"This is a great opportunity for me and everyone affiliated with Tommy Baldwin Racing," said Sadler. "I love the Daytona 500 and to have Tommy and Golden Corral offer me this opportunity is awesome. Tommy and I have known each other a long time. We actually won a qualifying race for the Daytona 500 together back in 2006. We're gonna rekindle some of that magic and work our tails off to get our car in the race. I know Tommy is putting a lot of effort into this and we're gonna go out and get the best result we possibly can for him and TBR's partners."

Golden Corral will return for their seventh season and will bring their "Top-10 and Kid's Eat Free" promotion. If Elliott Sadler can finish in the Top-10, Kids will eat free at Golden Corral restaurants nationwide on Monday February 27th. In 2016, Regan Smith finished 8th in the Daytona 500 with a overheating engine. Elliott Sadler will be the first driver to enter the Daytona 500 without a Charter which means his destiny will either be decided on the Sunday Qualifying Session or in the Thursday Night Can-Am Duels. (Koelle,2017; In part from Press Release)

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