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Herman Marion Sadler III (born April 24, 1969) is an American professional
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driver and broadcaster, businessman and politician. He competed in
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as a driver from 1992 to 2019. In the late 2000s and the 2010s, he scaled back his driving and worked for ''
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'' as a broadcaster, including as a reporter on '' NASCAR RaceDay'' and as a pit reporter on their
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broadcasts. After leaving NASCAR altogether after 2019, he ran for political office as a Republican in his home state of
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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
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. He is the brother of
Elliott Sadler Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. Sadler is one of 36 dr ...
, who is also a former NASCAR driver.


Racing career

Sadler began racing in
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s 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
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Busch Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
at
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. He started 19th but finished 25th after wrecking his No. 32
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. He ran four more races that season, with a best finish of 20th, at
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and
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.


1993–1998

Sadler began running the Busch Series full-time in 1993. Driving the No. 25
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- 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
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. 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
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race, but he continued to drop and finished 15th place in points. He also made his debut in the
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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
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, 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 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
, Sadler was pushed out of the ride, while Elliott signed with
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in the Cup Series.


1999–2004

In
1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
, 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 The Daytona 300, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the United Rentals 300, is the first race of the NASCAR Xfinity Series season, held at Daytona International Speedway. It is held the day before the Daytona 500, and is considered the ...
, brought an end to the streak of 173 consecutive races for Sadler. After his release from the team following the
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, Sadler spent the rest of the season with
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'
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-sponsored entry, and then
Innovative Motorsports Innovative Motorsports (IMI) is a former NASCAR team. It was owned by George DeBidart and began racing in the Busch North Series in the mid-1990s, before moving to the Busch Series in 1998. Winston Cup Innovative ran four Cup races during its ...
. In 2000, Sadler signed to drive the No. 30
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-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
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. In
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, Sadler and his wife Angela formed their own team,
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, and began running a limited schedule in the Winston Cup Series. Running cars purchased from
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and with
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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
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. 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
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. For 2003, Sadler announced he would run the No. 54
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-sponsored Chevy in the Busch Series for Team Bristol Motorsports. Ten races into the season, the team shut down following the
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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
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Go Team VA
and
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. Former NBA player
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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
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, as well as fielding cars for
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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.


2005–2011

During the lead-up to
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, 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
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, and even returned to the No. 66 for one race in a sponsorship deal with Jerry Kilgore. In
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, Sadler ran seven races for MBA Racing, racing the No. 00 Aaron's Rent-sponsored Ford as a partnership with the
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team. Sadler made one start at
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in
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and
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, driving
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s for
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. He ran three truck races for Hillenburg in 2010. Sadler returned to the Busch Series (now
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) for the first time in over five years in 2010, and raced at Richmond in the No. 09 car, sponsored by
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, finishing six laps down, in 32nd position. He made two additional starts in Busch that season in the No. 27
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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.


2012–present

In 2012,
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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
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. He piloted the No. 19
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usually driven by
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, with Bliss moving to the team's No. 10 entry for these events. The
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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
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at the 2017 First Data 500 at
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; after starting the race last, he finished 34th. On November 17, 2019, Sadler tweeted he had departed ''
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''. Sadler currently owns Sadler Stanley Racing with politician Bill Stanley, fielding modifieds on the
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and
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. SS Racing has teamed up with PSR Products and sponsor Pace-O-Matic, with drivers
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, Ryan Newman, Luke Baldwin, Jonathan Cash, and Jon Brown.


Political career

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
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, Isle of Wight County,
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,
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, Brunswick County, Greensville County, Franklin City, parts of
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, and his lifelong hometown of
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. 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
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,
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and
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.


Professional wrestling


Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002, 2007, 2009)

In 2002 Sadler had a feud in
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with
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, 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
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channel where Sadler does candid sit-down interviews with the performers and employees of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.


United Wrestling Federation (2005–2007)

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
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foundation. On December 5, 2007, he signed with TNA as an announcer.


Global Force Wrestling (2014–2017)

It was announced on April 21, 2014, that Sadler joined the board of directors for Jeff Jarrett's
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.


Personal life

Sadler graduated from the
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and is an avid
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sports fan. 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. Sadler has publicly talked about his middle daughter, Halie, being on the
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spectrum. 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
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location. He and his sister own the Sadler Brothers Oil Company, which has managed truck stops and convenience stores throughout three generations of ownership.


Motorsports career results


NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)


NASCAR Cup Series


=Daytona 500

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Xfinity Series


Camping World Truck Series


ARCA Re/Max Series

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)


SMART Modified Tour


References


External links

* * (campaign website) * *
United Wrestling Federation

Sadler Fan Club
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