| Born on April 30th, 1975 in Emporia Virginia Elliot | | | | at Myrtle Beach Speedway, Gateway International |
| William Barnes Sadler started his career young. By | | | | Raceway and his attempt at qualifying for the |
| the time he was 8, Sadler would have already | | | | UAW-GM Quality 500 cup. He did, however make |
| brought home 200 wins, the 1984 Virginia State | | | | his Cup debut at the Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Karting Championship, and the North Carolina Gold | | | | in 1998 but finished at 42nd because of an engine |
| Cup in 1992. When he reached age 14, Sadler was | | | | failure. |
| named runner-up for the World Karting | | | | After his earlier stint in those years, Sadler went |
| Association title. It was already becoming clearer | | | | into the Cup Series full force in 1999. He finished |
| to the Sadler family that the young Sadler had a | | | | at tenth at the Texas Motor Speedway, 24th in |
| tremendous amount of talent in racing and during | | | | points and was runner up for the Rookie of the |
| his youth, he focused more on Late Model stock | | | | Year honors. He later finished fifth during the |
| car divisions. | | | | Busch Series where he filled in for Andy Santerre. |
| This Bon Jovi fan was already hot on the trail at | | | | The next year was not as great for him as he |
| the Winston Racing Series at age 18 which later | | | | dropped to 29th spot in points. In 2001 however, |
| on went on to race full time the same year. After | | | | Sadler won his first career cup race at Bristol. He |
| he won his first victory, he went on with a blaze | | | | has since gone on to win the pole at Darlington |
| of glory with the track champion title at the | | | | Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The |
| South Boston Speedway with 13 wins under his | | | | Next season, he won again at Texas Motor |
| belt during that time. All the while, Sadler was still | | | | Speedway and California Speedway. |
| studying at the James Madison University in | | | | The avid hunter who also acts as a hunting guide |
| Virginia as well. This showed the budding driver's | | | | during the off season in Virginia has a bumpy ride |
| commitment to not only racing but to his books | | | | throughout the years 2005 till now. He won |
| as well. It's a little known fact that Sadler was | | | | another pole at Talladega in '06 with the 19th spot |
| actually offered 18 small-college scholarships but | | | | in points. He had seven Busch starts and his best |
| he turned them down for the James Madison | | | | finish was his second place at Richmond. In 2007, |
| University where he was to play basketball for | | | | Sadler was counted among some of the other |
| Charles Driesell. However an injury to his knee | | | | drivers who were involved in a cheating scandal |
| refrained him from doing so. | | | | during the Daytona 500. |
| Sadler took off in 1995 with a bang as he made | | | | Sadler who was a big athlete during his younger |
| his Busch Series debut at South Boston; he went | | | | days now has 38 hunting dogs and is currently |
| on to race at the Richmond International | | | | engaged to Amanda Prince. When asked what he |
| Raceway where he came in 24th. In 1196, he | | | | would be doing if he wasn't driving, the cheeky |
| joined the #29 WCW Chevy with Diamond Ridge | | | | Virginian replied that he would a country music |
| Motorsports. He came in fifth at the Miami-Dade | | | | singer. Sadler also credits his favorite racers, Dale |
| Homestead Motorsports Complex and finished | | | | Jarrett and Mark Martin as his mentors on the |
| 35th in points that year. His break came in 1997 | | | | race track. He claims to have learned a lot from |
| when he won his first career race at Nazareth | | | | them and has inherited wisdom beyond his years. |
| Speedway which was then followed up with wins | | | | |