BRISTOL, Tenn. — Elliott Sadler went 14 years without a victory in the Nationwide Series. Now, he has two in the last three weeks. Sadler wins Nationwide Series race at Bristol ADVERTISING BRISTOL, Tenn. — Elliott Sadler went 14 years
Sadler wins Nationwide
Series race at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Elliott Sadler went 14 years without a victory in the Nationwide Series. Now, he has two in the last three weeks.
Sadler picked up his second victory of the season Saturday when his crew chief left him out on the track on old tires during the final caution at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The call put Sadler in the lead on the final restart, with 28 laps remaining, and he easily held off Kasey Kahne and Brad Keselowski.
Prior to his win two weeks ago at Phoenix, Sadler had not won in the Nationwide Series since Oct. 31, 1998, at Rockingham. That also was the last season he won multiple races in the Nationwide Series, and the year he scored his only other win at Bristol in the second-tier series.
Federer, Isner to play
in BNP Paribas Open final
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Roger Federer overcame Rafael Nadal and the rain for a 6-3, 6-4 semifinal victory in the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday night, acing Nadal on a match point that was delayed a couple minutes by rain drops.
Federer will play 11th-ranked John Isner in today’s final, a rematch of their Davis Cup showdown last month in which Isner won on clay in Switzerland.
Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and No. 2 Maria Sharapova will meet for the women’s title.
Isner fired 20 aces, including one at 135 mph on his fourth match point, to beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7), 3-6, 7-6 (5) in the other semifinal.
By wire sources
