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American racing driver (born 1969)

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. 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. 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. 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; after starting the race last, he finished 34th. On November 17, 2019, Sadler tweeted he had departed NASCAR on Fox.

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. 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.

NASCAR Xfinity Series results 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 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 1992 32 Olds DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU25 MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH26 DOV20 CLT MAR CAR37 53rd 431 Sadler Racing 10 Chevy HCY20 1993 Beverly Racing 25 Olds DAY17 CAR13 RCH11 DAR16 BRI6 HCY9 ROU13 MAR4 NZH30 CLT29 DOV30 MYB11 GLN14 MLW3 TAL9 IRP13 MCH28 NHA7 BRI26 DAR21 RCH3 DOV13 ROU1 CLT31 MAR15 CAR19 HCY14 ATL16 10th 3362 1994 DAY12 CAR3 RCH5 ATLDNQ MAR28 DAR10 HCY9 BRI18 ROU1 NHA13* NZH25 CLT15 DOV20 MYB17 GLN5 MLW11 SBO2 TAL9 HCY6 IRP12 MCH8 BRI14 DAR25 RCH29 DOV5 CLT18 MAR15 CAR25 5th 3466 Fred Turner Racing 4 Chevy ATL32 1995 Sadler Racing 1 Chevy DAY13 CAR40 RCH38 ATL5 NSV14 DAR29 BRI15 HCY2 NHA23 NZH25 CLT39 DOV8 MYB20 GLN9 MLW27 TAL21 SBO15 IRP6 MCH40 BRI19 DAR31 RCH19 DOV2 CLT36 CAR16 HOM17 13th 2694 1996 DAY32 CAR18 RCH41 ATL21 NSV14 DAR40 BRI13 HCY2 NZH30 CLT24 DOV10 SBO7 MYB25 GLN31 MLW27 NHA6 TAL31 IRP18 MCH15 BRI27 DAR11 RCH12 DOV10 CLT31 CAR40 HOM22 15th 2588 1997 Diamond Ridge Motorsports DAY17 CAR18 RCH16 ATL25 LVS21 DAR11 HCY11 TEX19 BRI21 NSV7 TAL19 NHA33 NZH12 CLT9 DOV14 SBO27 GLN9 MLW3 MYB19 GTY11 IRP29 MCH20 BRI28 DAR7 RCH10 DOV26 CLT28 CAL27 CAR5 HOM25 10th 3340 1998 29 DAY12 CAR12 LVS9 NSV24 DAR7 BRI20 TEX35 HCY2 TAL13 NHA33 NZH18 CLT10 DOV25 RCH14 PPR16 GLN34 MLW13 MYB12 CAL20 SBO18 IRP21 MCH31 BRI13 DAR14 RCH24 DOV31 CLT25 GTY34 CAR3 ATL26 HOM19 10th 3340 1999 Parker Racing 72 Chevy DAYDNQ CAR25 LVSDNQ ATLDNQ DAR38 TEX32 NSV22 BRIDNQ TALDNQ CAL NHA7 RCH22 NZH42 CLT25 DOVDNQ SBO GLN MLW 37th 1449 BACE Motorsports 33 Chevy MYB31 PPR11 GTY14 IRP MCH32 BRIDNQ DARDNQ RCH24 Innovative Motorsports 47 Chevy DOV42 CLTDNQ CARDNQ MEM23 PHO22 HOM30 2000 30 DAY14 CAR20 LVSDNQ ATLDNQ DAR41 BRIDNQ TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW17 NZH11 PPR7 GTY27 IRP17 MCH36 DAR31 DOV27 CLT CAR24 MEM23 PHO30 HOM42 35th 1449 Wellrich Motorsports 7 Chevy BRI24 07 RCHDNQ 2002 SCORE Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN30 MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP40 MCH BRI DAR RCH21 DOV KAN 66th 368 Curb Racing 43 Chevy CLT29 MEM ATLDNQ CAR33 PHO HOM29 2003 Team Bristol Motorsports 54 Chevy DAY32 CAR20 LVS21 DAR29 BRI29 TEX21 TAL22 NSH19 CAL37 RCH11 GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR 44th 1066 SCORE Motorsports 02 Chevy RCHDNQ DOV KAN CLT42 MEM ATL PHO CAR39 Ford HOM29 2004 Pontiac DAY23 TAL30 DAY21 24th 2414 Chevy CAR34 LVS37 DAR18 BRI20 TEX25 NSH22 CAL37 GTY21 RCH29 NZH24 CLT41 DOV22 NSH26 KEN21 MLW12 CHI25 NHA38 PPR21 IRP43 MCH21 BRI28 CAL RCH22 DOV KAN42 CLT39 MEM ATL PHO40 DAR25 HOM20 2006 Jay Robinson Racing 28 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCHDNQ DOV KAN CLT NA Evernham Motorsports 9 Dodge MEMQL† TEX PHO HOM 2010 RAB Racing 09 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH32 DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL 94th 195 Baker Curb Racing 27 Ford RCH36 DOV KAN CAL CLT30 GTY TEX PHO HOM 2014 TriStar Motorsports 19 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI24 ATL RCH27 CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 58th 37 2015 JGL Racing 26 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI29 ROA DAR RCH32 CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 65th 27 2016 TriStar Motorsports 14 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI34 ROA DAR RCH28 CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 65th 20 2019 RSS Racing 93 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH24 CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 71st 13 † Qualified for Kasey Kahne

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results 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 Pts Ref 1995 Sadler Racing 00 Chevy PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH13 MAR5 NWS SON MMR PHO 53rd 279 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 RCH12 DOV11 TEX CAL 65th 262 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 MAR35 ATL TEX PHO HOM 112th 55 2008 48 DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR26 ATL TEX PHO HOM 92nd 85 2009 DAY CAL ATL MAR19 KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI17 CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR33 TAL TEX PHO HOM 57th 282 2010 DAY ATL MAR12 NSH KAN DOV CLT19 TEX MCH20 IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI32 CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR14 TAL TEX PHO HOM22 45th 631

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max Series results 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 Pts Ref 2003 Sadler Racing 02 Pontiac DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH2 LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT 66th 430 Chevy SBO3 2006 Fast Track Racing Enterprises 11 Chevy DAY NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN17 BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL IOW 121st 145