Over the years, Pearson and Petty finished 1-2 in 63 races. As for the Wood Brothers team, Sadler's victory was the team's 97th in a total of 1,012 races. Winning on a short track had been a long time coming. The win ended a lot of frustration for the Wood Brothers team. You worry about qualifying and you can't sleep on Thursday.
People ask what is our biggest win.
Sunday's was a most improbable win. Sadler qualified 38th and the odds were against coming from that far back to win. Dale Earnhardt held the old record with a win in 1999 after qualifying 26th. Once the checkered fell, it was a mass celebration. Somebody wanted to holler at the same time.