Hermie Sadler | |||||||
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Born | Herman Marion Sadler III April 24, 1969 Emporia, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
Awards | 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
66 races run over 12 years | |||||||
2018 position | 50th | ||||||
Best finish | 44th (2004, 2005) | ||||||
First race | 1996 Miller 500 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 2018 First Data 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
266 races run over 16 years | |||||||
2019 position | 71st | ||||||
Best finish | 5th (1994) | ||||||
First race | 1992 Texas Pete 300 (Orange County) | ||||||
Last race | 2019 Go Bowling 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
First win | 1993 Polaroid 300 (Orange County) | ||||||
Last win | 1994 Pantry Stores 300 (Orange County) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
15 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Best finish | 45th (2010) | ||||||
First race | 1995 Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2010 Ford 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of June 21, 2023. |
Herman Marion Sadler III (born April 24, 1969) is an American professional stock car racing driver and broadcaster, businessman and politician.
He competed in NASCAR as a driver from 1992 to 2019. In the late 2000s and the 2010s, he scaled back his driving and worked for Speed/Fox as a broadcaster, including as a reporter on NASCAR RaceDay and as a pit reporter on their Truck Series broadcasts.
After leaving NASCAR altogether after 2019, he ran for political office as a Republican in his home state of Virginia for the newly redrawn 17th district in the State Senate in the 2023 election. He lost the Republican primary election on June 20 to Emily Brewer, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. [1]
He is the brother of Elliott Sadler, who is also a former NASCAR driver.
Sadler began racing in go-karts alongside younger brother Elliott in their hometown of Emporia. He then began running late models in Virginia. In 1992, Sadler made his debut in the NASCAR Busch Series at Orange County Speedway. He started 19th but finished 25th after wrecking his No. 32 Oldsmobile. He ran four more races that season, with a best finish of 20th, at Dover International Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway.
Sadler began running the Busch Series full-time in 1993. Driving the No. 25 Shell Oil-Virginia is for Lovers-sponsored Oldsmobile for Don Beverly, Sadler picked a win at Orange County, finished tenth in points, and was named NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Rookie of the Year. He followed that up with another win at Orange County and a fifth-place points finish the next season in 1994. After that year ended, Sadler teamed with his father, Herman, to run the No. 1 DeWalt Tools-sponsored Chevrolet. Although he did not win, Sadler had six Top 10 finishes and a thirteenth-place finish in the point standings. He won the pole at the 1996 Milwaukee Mile race, but he continued to drop and finished 15th place in points. He also made his debut in the Winston Cup Series, starting 30th and finishing 37th at the Miller 400 in the No. 26 Chevrolet owned by William Slate.
In 1997, his ride was purchased by Diamond Ridge Motorsports, which also owned Elliott's current ride. Sadler grabbed two more poles and had seven Top 10 finishes, finishing tenth in points. After a nearly identical season in 1998, Sadler was pushed out of the ride, while Elliott signed with Wood Brothers Racing in the Cup Series.
In 1999, Sadler signed to drive the No. 72 MGM Brakes-sponsored Chevy for Ron Parker. But a season-opening failure to qualify, at the NAPA Auto Parts 300, brought an end to the streak of 173 consecutive races for Sadler. After his release from the team following the MBNA Platinum 200, Sadler spent the rest of the season with BACE Motorsports' Bayer-Alka-Seltzer-sponsored entry, and then Innovative Motorsports. In 2000, Sadler signed to drive the No. 30 Little Trees-sponsored Chevy for Innovative, but often did not qualify for races, and was released after six events. After a brief stint of Innovative using interim drivers, Sadler returned to the team for the balance of the season, posting a seventh-place finish at Pikes Peak International Raceway.
In 2001, Sadler and his wife Angela formed their own team, Score Motorsports, and began running a limited schedule in the Winston Cup Series. Running cars purchased from Larry Hedrick Motorsports and with Virginia Lottery sponsoring, he ran three races, his best finish being a 27th at Dover. Sadler returned to the Busch Series in 2002, running a limited schedule in his own No. 02 as well as the No. 43 for the Curb Agajanian Performance Group. His best finish was a 21st at Richmond. Sadler also ran 10 Cup races that year, eight in his own No. 02 entry, and two races for Junie Donlavey.
For 2003, Sadler announced he would run the No. 54 Toys R Us-sponsored Chevy in the Busch Series for Team Bristol Motorsports. Ten races into the season, the team shut down following the Hardee's 250 due to financial difficulties. Sadler ended that Busch Season running three races on his own with Zapf Creations sponsoring. He also ran ten more Cup races in the No. 02 that season, with sponsors such as Dollar Tree, Go Team VA, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Former NBA player Bryant Stith became a co-owner of Score in 2004, and with help from fan donations, Sadler was able to run 30 Busch races, the best finish being a twelfth at Milwaukee. He also ran 16 races in the Cup Series, and had a 23rd-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway, as well as fielding cars for Carl Long and Andy Belmont. As a team owner, Sadler was the last to compete in a Pontiac, which had pulled out of NASCAR after the 2003 season.
During the lead-up to 2005, Sadler sold his Busch Series team and announced he was selling a large portion of his Cup team to Jeff Stec, owner of Peak Fitness, who would sponsor the new No. 66 car. Sadler continued to struggle despite the new ownership, and resigned from the ride midseason. He spent the balance of the year driving occasional races for Front Row Motorsports, and even returned to the No. 66 for one race in a sponsorship deal with Jerry Kilgore.
In 2006, Sadler ran seven races for MBA Racing, racing the No. 00 Aaron's Rent-sponsored Ford as a partnership with the Michael Waltrip Racing team. Sadler made one start at Martinsville Speedway in 2007 and 2008, driving Chevrolet Silverados for Andy Hillenburg. He ran three truck races for Hillenburg in 2010.
Sadler returned to the Busch Series (now Xfinity Series) for the first time in over five years in 2010, and raced at Richmond in the No. 09 car, sponsored by TNA Impact!, finishing six laps down, in 32nd position. He made two additional starts in Busch that season in the No. 27 Baker Curb Racing Ford, but failed to finish higher than 30th. He made six truck races for Hillenburg, and raced in the 2010 TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, driving for TRG Motorsports. It was his first start in four years in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition and the team cited his prior success at Martinsville as the best chance for TRG to remain in the Top 35; TRG entered Martinsville just fifteen points ahead of 35th and twenty points in front of the 36th place team. [2] Sadler finished 26th and the TRG maintained its top-35 status, and he ran three additional Cup races for TRG in 2011.
In 2012, Richard Childress Racing gave him a start in the No. 33 Sprint Cup car at Martinsville in the Goody's Fast Relief 500. Anderson's Maple Syrup sponsored the entry, and Sadler finished 31st at his home track. [3]
After not running any races in 2013, Sadler returned as a driver in 2014, running the late season Nationwide Series short track races at Bristol and Richmond for TriStar Motorsports. He piloted the No. 19 Toyota Camry usually driven by Mike Bliss, with Bliss moving to the team's No. 10 entry for these events. The Virginia Lottery sponsored the ride for Sadler. Starting that year and through the end of his career, he would serve as a spokesperson for the lottery who would sponsor him in races in or near Virginia. His only starts in 2015 came for JGL Racing at Bristol and Richmond, with Virginia Lottery continuing to sponsor.
After a five-year absence from the Cup Series, Sadler drove the No. 7 Chevy for Premium Motorsports at the 2017 First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway; [4] after starting the race last, he finished 34th. [5]
On November 17, 2019, Sadler tweeted he had departed NASCAR on Fox . [6]
Sadler currently owns Sadler Stanley Racing with politician Bill Stanley, fielding modifieds on the SMART Modified tour and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. SS Racing has teamed up with PSR Products and sponsor Pace-O-Matic, with drivers Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman, Luke Baldwin, Jonathan Cash, and Jon Brown.
On November 9, 2022, Sadler announced that he would run against Delegate Emily Brewer in the Republican primary for the newly redrawn Virginia State Senate District 17 in 2023. [7] The district includes Suffolk, Isle of Wight County, Portsmouth, Southampton County, Brunswick County, Greensville County, Franklin City, parts of Dinwiddie County, and his lifelong hometown of Emporia, Virginia.
Sadler would lose the primary election on June 20, 2023 to Brewer. In the campaign, Sadler had outraised Brewer by about $200,000, raising $680,000 for his campaign as of June 8. Brewer was endorsed by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears and Attorney General Jason Miyares. [1]
In 2002 Sadler had a feud in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling with Ron Killings, and a number of appearances and matches as part of a cross promotion between TNA and NASCAR. TNA later sponsored Sadler's racing efforts.
As of March 27, 2009, he has been hosting an online web cast show entitled Hermie's Hotseat that can be seen on TNA's YouTube channel where Sadler does candid sit-down interviews with the performers and employees of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Hermie started the United Wrestling Federation, wrestling promotion in 2005. At first, the company worked with TNA Wrestling bringing house shows under the TNA/UWF moniker to areas like Detroit, Philadelphia, and other parts of the east coast. Hermie wrestled part-time in his promotion as well, teaming with Rhino, Jeff Hardy, Team 3D, and others.
In late 2006, the UWF ceased co-promoting with TNA and began independent operations in 2007, although they continue to use the six-sided ring that TNA utilized at the time. At a show in Richmond, Virginia on September 29, 2006, Hermie presented a $10,000 check to an autism foundation. On December 5, 2007, he signed with TNA as an announcer.
It was announced on April 21, 2014, that Sadler joined the board of directors for Jeff Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling. [8]
Sadler graduated from the University of North Carolina and is an avid North Carolina Tar Heels sports fan. [9] Married February 3, 1996, he and his wife Angie have three daughters -– Cora, Halie and Naomi. His oldest daughter, Cora, was a cheerleader at the University of North Carolina, while his youngest plays softball at Randolph-Macon College. [10] Sadler has publicly talked about his middle daughter, Halie, being on the autism spectrum. [11]
Sadler and his wife Angie own restaurants near their hometown of Emporia, Virginia, including FO SHO Bar and Grille, the Victory Lane Restaurant, and a Quiznos location. He and his sister own the Sadler Brothers Oil Company, which has managed truck stops and convenience stores throughout three generations of ownership. [1]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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2002 | SCORE Motorsports | Chevy | DNQ | |
2003 | Pontiac | DNQ | ||
2005 | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
2006 | MBA Racing | Ford | 41 | 40 |
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
1995 | Sadler Racing | 00 | Chevy | PHO | TUS | SGS | MMR | POR | EVG | I70 | LVL | BRI | MLW | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | RCH 13 | MAR 5 | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | 53rd | 279 | [43] | ||||||||||||||||||
2000 | K-Automotive Motorsports | 29 | Dodge | DAY | HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP | NSV | CIC | RCH 12 | DOV 11 | TEX | CAL | 65th | 262 | [44] | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Fast Track Racing Enterprises | 71 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR 35 | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 112th | 55 | [45] | |||||||||||||
2008 | 48 | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR 26 | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 92nd | 85 | [46] | |||||||||||||||
2009 | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR 19 | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI 17 | CHI | IOW | GTW | NHA | LVS | MAR 33 | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 57th | 282 | [47] | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | DAY | ATL | MAR 12 | NSH | KAN | DOV | CLT 19 | TEX | MCH 20 | IOW | GTY | IRP | POC | NSH | DAR | BRI 32 | CHI | KEN | NHA | LVS | MAR 14 | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM 22 | 45th | 631 | [48] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2003 | Sadler Racing | 02 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | TOL | KEN | CLT | BLN | KAN | MCH 2 | LER | POC | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | 66th | 430 | [49] | |||||||||||||||||
Chevy | SBO 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Fast Track Racing Enterprises | 11 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN 17 | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | 121st | 145 | [50] |
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