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Sunnyside up: after stumbling through a dismal 2003, Elliott Sadler and Robert Yates Racing are starting 2004 with a bright outlook.(NASCAR)

The Sporting News

| March 01, 2004 | Spencer, Lee | COPYRIGHT 2004 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Elliott Sadler's out-of-control ride last September at Talladega was emblematic of his entire first season with Robert Yates Racing.

Sadler started the race from the pole position--the second pole of his five-year Cup career--but while jockeying for the lead with six laps to go, his No. 38 Ford collided with Kurt Busch's No. 97 and flipped end over end. Sadler was airlifted to a hospital and was released later that day.

He describes the experience as "the wildest" ride of his life. It also served as the catalyst to turn his life around.

"Not many times you get in wrecks like that," Sadler says. "I've seen (drivers) have wrecks that didn't look ...

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