Elliott Sadler evidently headed to JR Motorsports next year

Former Sprint Cup driver Elliott Sadler is reportedly on his way to Xfinity Series team JR Motorsports in 2016. Sadler, along with sponsor OneMain Financial, moved from the Joe Gibbs Racing #11 Toyota team to Roush Fenway Racing this year to drive their new #1 Ford Mustang. He is believed to be replacing Chase Elliott, who will vacate the Dale Jr.-owned #9 Chevrolet Camaro at season's end to move up full-time to the Sprint Cup Series along with his sponsor NAPA Auto Parts to replace Jeff Gordon in the Hendrick Motorsports #24 Chevrolet. While it's likely that Sadler will keep OneMain as his primary sponsor, it's also likely that current #24 Cup sponsor Axalta could move down to the Xfinity Series to sponsor whatever car number Sadler drivers at JRM. Elliott Sadler last competed full-time in Cup in 2010, driving the #19 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports, who inherited Sadler's contract from Evernham Motorsports when Evernham and Petty merged their teams at the beginning of 2009. Sadler, in addition to JGR and Roush, has driven for Richard Childress Racing and now-defunct RCR offshoot Kevin Harvick Incorporated since moving back down to the lower series in 2011.