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Nov. 18, 1948 â May 10, 2021
May 11, 2021
Charles C. “Chuck” Sadler, 72, of Altoona, died early Monday morning at UPMC Altoona. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Robert Charles and Clara Geraldine (Miller) Sadler.
He married Debra A. Kane on May 7, 1977, at Llyswen United Methodist Church, Altoona.
Surviving are his wife, Debra; his mother-in-law, Grace M. Erndl; a special nephew, Wally Zapotoczny and his fiance, Melissa; and his dog, Max.
Chuck was a 1966 graduate of Altoona Area High School. He was also a graduate of the auto mechanics program at Val-Tech.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving from 1966-68.
Chuck retired as a maintenance technician, having been employed over the years by various companies.
DFS NASCAR Xfinity: Steakhouse Elite 200
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Steakhouse Elite 200
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The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to action this week at Darlington Raceway where Chase Briscoe and Brandon Jones won last season. Jeb Burton captured his first series victory two weeks ago at Talladega Superspeedway, continuing his best start to a season. AJ Allmendinger will start this week s race from pole with Austin Cindric on the outside of the front row. This will be the 62nd time the Xfinity series has competed at Darlington, and the track has produced 33 different winners. Only in one race since 2005 has a driver won when starting outside of the top 10. The last time that happened was Briscoe s win last season when he started 11th. There have been seven different Xfinity race winners so far in 2021 and five of them are already locked into the playoffs. Brandon Brown currently occupies the 12th and final playoff spot with Riley Herbst 15 points behind in 13th.
The Time in 1999 When America s Racer Tony Stewart Figured It Out in NASCAR Cup
Stewart s win at Richmond on September 11, 1999, was his first of 49 in the NASCAR Cup Series.
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Most of Tony Stewart’s fame came during 22 years in stock cars, but he actually began winning almost immediately as an Indiana pre-teen in go-karts and quarter-midgets.
The first of Stewart s 49 Cup victories came in just his 25th start, among the quickest by a NASCAR rookie in recent history. It came on September 11, 1999, at the ¾-mile Richmond Raceway
Later in the fall, Stewart won back-to-back at Phoenix and Homestead to set a record for rookie victories.
Ryan Blaney s First Career NASCAR Cup Series Win Stole Some of Bubba Wallace s Thunder
Third-generation racer had a pedigree that says street road courses would be his sweet sport.
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Ryan Blaney’s first checkered flag in 68 career Cup Series starts gave Wood Brothers Racing its 99th all-time victory and third at Pocono.
Ryan Blaney s father Dave s career included hundreds of sprint car victories including every major event at least once and numerous series titles.
Blaney’s breakthrough day came despite an unscheduled stop for a loose wheel. It also came on the same day as Bubba Wallace made his Cup Series debut. Wallace finished 26th.