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In 2005, Sadler was strong out of the gate. He stayed in the top five in the point standings
throughout the first half of the season. However, late season difficulties plagued the No. 38
team as they narrowly missed qualifying for their second Chase for the Championship. Sadler
was 11th in points after the cutoff race at Richmond International Raceway in September. Still,
there were several highlights for Sadler in 2005 as he clinched four pole positions including the
starting spot at the prestigious Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
After three-and-a-half seasons with Robert Yates Racing, Sadler joined forces with Gillett
Evernham Motorsports as the driver of the No. 19 entry. He took the wheel of his new ride at
Michigan in August of 2006 for the final 14 races with his new team posting two top-10 finishes.
His 2004 season proved to be a breakout one as the Virginia native surprised many in the garage area. Sadler struck early at the season opening event as Daytona International Speedway by winning the outside pole for the Daytona 500. Later in Speedweek, he won in the Gatorade Twin 125 qualifying event that gave primary sponsor M&M's their first ever trip to Victory Lane.
In 2007, Sadler led 62 laps, posted two top-10 finishes and finished 25th in points. He finished a
season best sixth at the Daytona 500. Sadler went longer than any other driver before failing to
finish a race in 2007. The 2008 season saw several highlights including a fifth-place finish at
New Hampshire and a fourth-place finish at Indianapolis while leading 21 laps during the
season.
In 2009, Gillett Evernham Motorsports teamed up with Petty Enterprise to create Richard Petty
Motorsports. Joining Sadler were teammates Kasey Kahne, AJ Allmendinger and Reed
Sorenson. Sadler closed out the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season with one top five and five
top-10 finishes.
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