Sterling Marlin - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Marlin wins at Las Vegas:

Marlin wins at Las Vegas: #40-Sterling Marlin wins the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 after starting 24th, all three winners in 2002 so far have started 19th or worse. It is Marlin's 9th career Winston Cup win. Marlin now leads the drivers points by 75 points over #12-Newman...

Kenseth wins Subway 400 at the Rock

Kenseth wins Subway 400 at the Rock under yellow after #36-Ken Schrader hit the wall and #31-Gordon spun and left a tire on the track with four races to do, NASCAR said there was not enought laps left to throw a red flag (direct ALL questions on that subject to them...

Spencer unhappy with TV coverage at Daytona:

Spencer unhappy with TV coverage at Daytona: #41-Jimmy Spencer said he watched last week' Daytona 500 on television after missing the field for that event. That was the first race Ive watched live on TV since 19-whatever it was, he said. Im not proud of it and...

Craven wins the pole at Rockingham:

Craven wins the pole at Rockingham: #32-Ricky Craven won the Budweiser Pole for the Subway 400 with a speed of 156.008mph. It is Craven's fifth career pole. The top ten qualifiers are: 1) #32-Ricky Craven, Ford, 156.008mph 2) #36-Ken Schrader, Pontiac, 154.696 3) #...

Blocking to be Looked at, Yellow Line, etc:

Blocking to be Looked at, Yellow Line, etc: NASCAR president Mike Helton addressed several key issues that emerged the day after Sunday's crash and bang Daytona 500. Helton said the 2002 restrictor-plate rules package, which was significantly different from 2001, passed...

Glover Statement:

Glover Statement: Statement From Tony Glover, Team Manager Of Chip Ganassi Racing With Felix Sabates, Concerning Sterling Marlin Getting Out Of The #40 Coors Light Dodge During The Red Flag Period Of The Daytona 500: "After Sterling and Jeff Gordon got together in ...

Red Flag Rule:

Red Flag Rule: Here is the rule applied to Sterling Marlin on Lap 197 of Sunday's Daytona 500. Rule 10-5 of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series rulebook preventing any repairs on a car during a red flag: Red Flag - The red flag means that the race must be stopped immediately...

Chassis Dyno Testing:

Chassis Dyno Testing: NASCAR tested more engines on the chassis dyno yesterday af the Twin 125 Qualifying races. The cars of #24-Jeff Gordon, #15-Michael Waltrip, #36-Ken Schrader, #20-Tony Stewart, #28-Ricky Rudd, #66-Todd Bodine, #40-Sterling Marlin and #43-John ...

Sharp on pole for IROC:

Sharp on pole for IROC: Scott Sharp and Danny Lasoski will have the best view when the 26th season of True Value IROC kicks off with Round 1 on Friday at Daytona International Speedway. Sharp, whose only previous True Value IROC experience was in 1994, pulled the envelope...

Marlin to race 17 races in the #95 UPDATE 2:

Steadman Marlin, 21-year-old son of Winston Cup driver Sterling Marlin, plans to run 17 BGN races this season and also make a bid for the Late Model championship at Nashville Speedway. Steadman will be driving for Nashville-based Sadler Racing. Several drivers got ...

No Rules Chnages….yet UPDATE cars to the wind tunnel and Ford gets a 1/4″ off spoiler:

No Rules Chnages....yet UPDATE cars to the wind tunnel and Ford gets a 1/4" off spoiler: Jim Hunter, NASCAR vice president of communications, said no rules change will be considered until after Thursday's Twin 125s.(Daytona Beach News Journal)(2-10-2002) UPDATE: NASCAR...

Be an Original? UPDATE looks true – images:

Be an Original? UPDATE looks true - images: hearing that #40-Sterling Marlin will run an original Coor's scheme for ten races in 2002(1-22-2002) UPDATE: got some images of the car, very nice looking, see my Paint Scheme Gallery for a few shots(1-26-2002)...

Marlin and Martin at the track:

Marlin and Martin at the track: Sterling Marlin and Mark Martin, who tested here last week, were seen patrolling the garage area Tuesday. Marlin, who drives for Ganassi Racing, is shooting a television commercial at the track. Martin came over to say hi to Roush Racing...

Texas Tire Testing:

Texas Tire Testing: hearing the #40 Coors Lite team and driver Sterling Marlin will be doing a Goodyear tire test at Texas Motor Speedway on January 29th and 30th(1-14-2002)...

IROC Field Set:

IROC Field Set: The 2002 True Value International Race of Champions [IROC] officials confirmed the entire 2002 lineup which will consist of five NASCAR Winston Cup drivers, five from the Indy Racing League, one from the Pennzoil World of Outlaws and one from the NASCAR...

Brack in NASCAR? UPDATE 4 will be #42:

Brack in NASCAR? UPDATE 4 will be #42: Kenny Brack, of CART, in the field at Indy for IROC's season finale, has been mentioned for a Winston Cup ride, possibly with A. J. Foyt. With the CART series in the middle of a sharp decline, the 1999 Indy 500 winner and 1998...

Sprague to IROC:

Sprague to IROC: three time CTS Champ Jack Sprague has been named to the True Value International Race of Champions (IROC) lineup for 2002. First race is at Daytona in February. The event will mark the first time a CTS driver has ever competed in the IROC ranks. Sprague...

Marlin testing:

Marlin testing: Sterling Marlin's team [#40] already has tested two days at Lakeland, FL. Rules prohibit any testing at a track that sanctions NASCAR events during December, but short tracks such as Lakeland aren't associated with NASCAR, and they prove to be a great...

Sterling’s Fire Suit:

Sterling's Fire Suit: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Target Stores will donate $2,550 to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The fire suit Sterling Marlin wore during the Aug. 25 NASCAR Winston Cup Series' "Sharpie 500" at Bristol Motor Speedway ...

The Money Awarded:

The Money Awarded: the Top 10 drivers and the money announced at the Banquet: 10th Jeff Burton $363,404 9th Kevin Harvick $484,469 and Rookie of the Year Award (put a yellow rookie srtipe on the podium) 8th Dale Earnhardt Jr $...