Elliott Sadler shakes off sickness for Chicagoland Nationwide win
July 22, 2012
By Jerry Bonkowski
Special for NASCAR Wire Service
JOLIET, Ill. — Elliott Sadler went from sick to stupendous, rallying late to capture Sunday’s STP 300 Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.
Sadler, who also won a $100,000 bonus for the victory, had battled a flu bug for the previous three days, at one point spending 36 hours in bed. But when he arrived at the track Saturday, he felt the worst was behind him and was ready to race.
The Final Lap Weekly 