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Sadler parlays strategic call into Nationwide win at Bristol

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

Mar. 17, 2012

BRISTOL, Tenn.—- Elliott Sadler wasn’t sure about the decisive call in Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway — until crew chief Luke Lambert gave him a history lesson.

Lambert’s astute call to keep Sadler on the racetrack under the final caution gave Elliott Sadler the boost he needed to win his second Nationwide Series race of the season, two weeks after he broke a 14-year drought in the series at Phoenix.

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1 18 Joey Logano(i) GameStop / Turtle Beach Toyota 15.448 124.210
2 60 Trevor Bayne yourracecar.com / Crawdads Classics Ford 15.580 123.158
3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill / Blackwell Angus Ford 15.587 123.103
4 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 15.597 123.024
5 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 15.619 122.850
6 33 Kevin Harvick(i) ARMOUR Chevrolet 15.622 122.827
7 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 15.630 122.764
8 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 15.642 122.670

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9 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet 15.644 122.654
10 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 15.657 122.552

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1 16 Greg Biffle 811 / 3M Ford 15.324 125.215
2 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge 15.325 125.207
3 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 15.331 125.158
4 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 15.340 125.085
5 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 15.367 124.865
6 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing/CSXPlayItSafe Chev 15.373 124.816
7 43 Aric Almirola Charter Communications Ford 15.385 124.719
8 99 Carl Edwards Kellogg’s / Cheez-It Ford 15.389 124.686
9 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 15.392 124.662
10 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 15.430 124.355

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NASCAR Drivers Counting On Their “Lucky Charms” at Bristol This Weekend

NASCAR heads to Bristol, Tenn., this weekend for the fourth stop on both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series schedules. And, as luck may have it, the Nationwide Series race falls on St. Patrick’s Day.

As excitement and anticipation build among the competitors, have you ever wondered what some of them use as their go-to lucky charms? Dale Earnhardt’s lucky penny, one of the most iconic lucky charms in the world of sports, played a part in his 1998 Daytona 500 win. So, in the spirit of St. Patty’s Day, what do drivers plan to carry with them or do on race day for a little luck o’ the Irish at Bristol this weekend?

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