Monday, 23 July 2012

Stomach bug can't stop Sadler at Chicagoland (The Associated Press)

Danica Patrick, left, signs autographs for fans before the NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying auto race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., Sunday, July 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Asked why he wouldn't just hand the steering wheel over to a relief driver if he was too sick to race, Elliott Sadler proudly recalled a similar situation he encountered earlier in his career.