RACE TEAM
Stanley Vidmar is proud to be part of the Stanley Racing NASCAR team. Stanley Racing’s team members include drivers Elliott Sadler (#19), Kasey Kahne (#9), and team owner Ray Evernham. Evernham is in his eighth season at the helm of one of NASCAR’s premier racing organizations, fielding full-time Dodges in the SPRINT Cup and Nationwide Series, as well as a part-time Dodge Charger in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.
Elliott Sadler (#19)
2006
Moved to Evernham Motorsports from Robert Yates Racing in August for the last 14 races of the season. In his first race in the #19 Dodge, he started second and finished 10th. Had two top-10 finishes and started on the outside pole twice and in the top five four times. For the season, had one top-five and seven top-10 finishes. Best effort came in the season-opening Daytona 500 when he started third and finished fourth. Finished 22nd in season standings.
2005
Finished 13th in the NEXTEL Cup point standings. Started from the Bud Pole four times during the season. Best finish of second came at Bristol in the spring after starting from the pole. Had 12 top-10 finishes during the year and led 383 laps, a career-best during a season. Finished second in the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge.
2004
Earned a berth in the inaugural Chase for the NEXTEL Cup and finished ninth in final standings. Posted career-best results in many categories including wins (two), top-five (eight) finishes, top-10 (14) finishes, and winnings ($6,241,034). Began season with second-fastest qualifying time for the Daytona 500 and won the second of the two 125-lap qualifying races. Wins came at Texas in April and California in September. Failed to finish only one race during season, the lowest DNF total of any driver who competed in all 36 races.
2003
Moved to Robert Yates Racing after four-year stint with Wood Brothers. Finished 22nd in series points. Captured his first Bud Pole of his career at Darlington in the fifth race with his new race team. Finished the season with a career-best nine top-10 finishes, including two in the top five.
Kasey Kahne (#9)
2006
Series-high six NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series wins. Started from the Bud Pole six times during the season. 12 top-five and 19 top-10 finishes. Made NASCAR's Chase for the Championship for the first time in his career. Finished eighth in the final season standings.
2005
Claimed first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory at Richmond, winning from the pole. Finished second at the Brickyard 400. Won back-to-back poles at Darlington and Richmond.
2004
Claimed the 2004 Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year title; missed making it into the Chase field by just 28 points; scored 13 top-five finishes including five runner-up finishes. Won back-to-back races at Darlington and Miami in the NASCAR Truck Series in his only two starts.
2003
In 34 races, scored four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes in the Busch Series. Won his first Busch Series race in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November. Earned first Busch Series pole position at Michigan International Speedway in August. Finished seventh in final Busch Series point standings.
2002
In 20 NASCAR Busch Series races, scored one top-10 finish at Michigan International Speedway in August.
Ray Evernham (Owner)
2006
Voted “Greatest Crew Chief of All Time” by media poll.
For the sixth consecutive year, an Evernham Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge visited NEXTEL Cup victory lane, but this time on six different occasions. Evernham Motorsports was the only Dodge team to make the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup in 2006 and earned the honor of being in the Chase for the third consecutive year. 2006 marked the fourth consecutive year that Evernham Motorsports placed a driver in the top 10.
2005
Evernham's teams won twice (Kahne at Richmond and Mayfield at Michigan), marking the first time both the #19 and #9 Dodge Chargers scored victories in the same season. The teams also collected nine top-fives, 17 top-10s, and two poles. Mayfield earned a spot in the Chase for the Championship for the second year in a row. Evernham's Busch teams earned one win, four top-fives, eight top-10s, and three poles.
2004
Evernham's teams scored one victory (Mayfield at Richmond), 18 top-five, and 28 top-10 finishes. The #9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge and #19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge also combined for six poles.
2003
Evernham teams scored 13 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes. Evernham scored his eighth pole as a team owner with Jeremy Mayfield in April at Talladega.
2002
Evernham's teams earned two wins, including the prestigious Brickyard 400; four poles; eight top-fives; and 17 top-10 finishes. Evernham also scored a non-points win and the pole in the 2002 Winston Open with Jeremy Mayfield.