Sterling Marlin - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Medical Update of Sterling Marlin:

Medical Update of Sterling Marlin: Dr. Jerry Petty, neurosurgeon, and Dr. Dom Coric, spinal injury specialist, of the Carolina Neurological and Spinal Injury Clinic, performed a medical update on Sterling Marlin the morning of Wednesday, December 5. Dr. Petty and Dr...

Elledge to the #41? UPDATE 4 official and…:

Elledge to the #41? UPDATE 4 official and...: hearing that #55 crew chief Jimmy Elledge could be moving to the #41 team, especially if Hamiton goes there as the driver.(11-13-2002) UPDATE: Jimmy Elledge has said he won't return as crew chief for Andy Petree's #55, ...

More Mikey Stuff:

More Mikey Stuff: Michael and Buffy Waltrip, owners of the #99 BGN Aaron's Dream Machine, held a fundraiser titled, "Party with the Posse," in an effort to raise money for four local charities. Waltrip refers to the crew that makes up Michael Waltrip Racing as the, "...

Beam to ppc Racing #10? UPDATE nope – Beam to RCR:

former #32 PPI Motorsports Cup crew chief, is expected to announce a move to the ppc Racing [BGN] team of Scott Riggs [#10] in the upcoming weeks.(Winston Cup Scene need subscription and Acrobat to read online)(11-29-2002) UPDATE: Richard Childress Racing made some...

Beam to ppc Racing #10? UPDATE nope – Beam to RCR:

Beam to ppc Racing #10? UPDATE nope - Beam to RCR: former #32 PPI Motorsports Cup crew chief, is expected to announce a move to the ppc Racing [BGN] team of Scott Riggs [#10] in the upcoming weeks.(Winston Cup Scene need subscription and Acrobat to read online)(11-...

Vote for Lowe’s Move of the Year:

Vote for Lowe's Move of the Year: SPEED Channel's Sunday motor sports news program SpeedNews is teaming with Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse to determine the "Lowe's Move of the Year." The five finalists, chosen from weekly Lowe's award winners, include: * Panizzi...

Silly Season Stuff

Silly Season Stuff: Nearly 300 days ago, teams were getting ready to head to Daytona with hopes of a great year. Some were well-established teams while others were just hoping to make it in the big time. Do you realize that, of the 53 teams that drove through the tunnel...

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

Some Stats - Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years: this year's group of top 10 drivers in the final points standings is the youngest by average age since 1988. Based on what a driver's age was AT THE TIME THE SEASON ENDED. 2002 (driver's age at the time the season ended...

Ganassi in no hurry UPDATE:

Ganassi in no hurry UPDATE: Chip Ganassi says he's in no hurry to select a replacement for Jimmy Spencer in the #41 Target Doddge next season but characterized his candidates as the usual list of suspects. Garage sources say the list includes drivers who are looking...

Lots of $$ up for grabs:

Lots of $$ up for grabs: The Winston Cup leader bonus is a record amount of $300,000, but only #20-Tony Stewart and #6-Mark Martin are eligible for the prize. If either wins the Checker's Auto Parts 300 on Sunday and has the points lead when the race ends, he will ...

Marlin to know Monday UPDATE:

Marlin to know Monday UPDATE: Sterling Marlin heads back to the doctor Monday for an examination of his neck. His C-2 vertebra was cracked after two hard crashes, and he was told to take the rest of the season off. However, he's opened the door to an earlier return...

McMurray wins at Atlanta:

Jamie McMurray's resume grows more impressive as the race weeks tick off. McMurray, who won his first Winston Cup race two weeks ago at Charlotte in his second start while substituting for the injured Sterling Marlin, picked up his first win in the BGN on Saturday. ...

Marlin back at Phoenix?

Marlin back at Phoenix? The Kansas wreck that brought the curtain down on Sterling Marlin's best season in the Winston Cup Series, given that the original prognosis said he wouldn't race again until 2003. But if everything goes according to plan, Marlin could be back...

Vasser to NASCAR? UPDATE 2:

Vasser to NASCAR? UPDATE 2: Jimmy Vasser, the 1996 CART champion while driving for Chip Ganassi, nearing the end of his first season at Team Rahal, chances are slim he'll be back for a second. With primary sponsor Shell either cutting back or going away, Rahal is unlikely...

McMurray not to run at Martinsville, Bliss in:

McMurray not to run at Martinsville, Bliss in: Jamie McMurray, who won at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Sunday in just his second career Winston Cup start, apparently will not drive the #40 Coor's Light Dodge in this week's race at Martinsville. A NASCAR spokesman said ...

Penske to Dodge announcement soon? TODAY It is OFFICIAL:

Penske to Dodge announcement soon? TODAY It is OFFICIAL: Penske Racing South is expected to announce its long-rumored switch to Dodge during Oct 10-13 race week at Lowe's Motor Speedway.(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to read), am hearing it'll be Sunday morning, Oct...

Dodge looking for help:

Dodge looking for help: Dodge officials head into the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend contending the Intrepid's engines are underpowered and the cars are at an aerodynamic disadvantage. Sterling Marlin's injury has left Dodge without a championship...

Testing at Martinsville UPDATE 3 Bliss in the #40 at Martinsville? yes, No DW:

Testing at Martinsville UPDATE 3 Bliss in the #40 at Martinsville? yes, No DW: #28-Ricky Rudd is testing Monday at the Martinsville Speedway. Among those expected at the track Tuesday and Wednesday are #30-Jeff Green, #55-Bobby Hamilton, #7-Casey Atwood, #26-Todd Bodine...

Plate Points:

Plate Points: #15-Michael Waltrip is the leader in Restrictor plate driver point earned in 2003, 32 is #40-Sterling Marlin who is injured and will not race at Talladega. Here's the Top-10 in plate races this season: #15-Michael Waltrip, 520 #40-Sterling Marlin, 482...

Championship Chase:

Championship Chase: Sterling Marlin isn't the first NASCAR driver to lose a shot at the championship late in the season because of an injury. Herb Thomas lost the 1956 championship after a late-season crash [with 2 races to go]; Buck Baker won that title.(Winston Salem...