Sterling Marlin - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Miles completed

Some stats from That's Racin' - Miles Completed: 1) Mark Martin 8,690.62; 2) Michael Waltrip 8,629.80; 3) Jeff Gordon 8,605.08; 4) Bobby Hamilton; 8,601.07; 5) Bobby Labonte 8,567.53; 6) Sterling Marlin 8,060.52; 7) Brett Bodine 8,554.70; 8) Jeremy Mayfield 8,502.31...

August 21, 1998

Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the Goody's 500 based on owners points: #3-Dale Earnhardt(8th in points); #43-John Andretti(11); #4-Bobby Hamilton(13); #36-Ernie Irvan(14); #40-Sterling ...

August 21, 1998

Another NASCAR Speedpark has broken ground in Sevierville, TN(20 miles SE of Knoxville). Sterling Marlin visited the facility on Thursday(8-20) for the groundbreaking ceremony. They are also building a NASCAR Cafe there. See the story at the Knoxville News-Sentinel...

August 18, 1998

Sterling Marlin will drive the Whitaker Racing entry in the Food City 250 BGN race at Bristol on Aug. 21. Marlin secured a sponsorship deal with Rayovac earlier this year. Whitaker also intends to field a car for Marlin at the All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 at Charlotte...

Coors Non-Alcoholic on the #40?

Reported a few times before and it never happened, we'll see: Sterling Marlin will run the # 40 SABCO Chevy with its special gold and black paint scheme, which will feature Coors Non-Alcoholic beverage. The special color scheme will make a return appearance in September...

Carter adding team this year?

Travis Carter, Jimmy Spencer's car owner, has been trying to line up a sponsor for a second team in 1999, but a report coming out of the New Hampshire Speedway last weekend said a second team may come some time this year. The Providence Journal-Bulletin reported that...

Brickyard testing speeds

Thursday Speeds from the Brickyard testing via SpeedNet: 1) Ernie Irvan 176.074mph; 2) Joe Nemechek 175.967; 3)Mark Martin 175.247; 4) Elton Sawyer 174.852; 5) Ricky Rudd 174.530; 6) Dale Jarrett 174.290; 7) Robert Pressley 174.169; 8) Brett Bodine 173.990; 9) Dale...

Indy testing speeds

Got some speeds from Indy from the Indianapolis Star newspaper(but not website): 1) Rusty Wallace 177.504mph; 2) Jeremy Mayfield 176.724; 3) Jeff Gordon 176.370; 4) Ernie Irvan 176.308; 5) Dale Jarrett 176.118; 6) Mark Martin 175.884; 7) Ricky Rudd 175.541; 8) Robert...

Qualifying notes

Drivers/Teams guaranteed to make the Jiffy Lube 300 and qualified 26th or worse on Friday: #2-Jeremy Mayfield(2nd in owners points); #5-Terry Labonte(7th and former champ); #33-Ken Schrader(12); #4-Bobby Hamilton(13); #21-Michael Waltrip(14); #40-Sterling Marlin(15...

Qualifying delayed

Rain delayed qualifying for the Jiffy Lube 300 by over an hour. That rain also robbed the Cup cars of the precious bite it takes to get around this flat track. The first driver out, Sterling Marlin, ran a time that was over two seconds slower than what he ran in final...

Superstar Shootout at Columbus Motor Speedway

On July 18th, Columbus Motor Speedway will have a special "Superstar Shootout" race. Four NASCAR stars are scheduled to attend including: Sterling Marlin, Steve Grissom, Hut Stricklin, and Jimmy Spencer. Columbus Motor Speedway in a 1/3 mile, 6 degree banked oval located...

Wadell Wilson joins Mattei Motorsports

It was mentioned during TNN's RaceDay that Wadell Wilson will become the new team manager(actually Vice President of Racing Operations) for Mattei Motorsports on Monday. He has been a race consultant on the #46 SABCO car in recent weeks.(6-21-98)...

Still no special scheme for Marlin

UPDATE: Winston Cup Scene reports that Sterling Marlin will be in the non-alcholic Coors Chevy at Pocono this weekend.(6-20-98) - The #40 car was not a special paint scheme at Pocono, this is the 2nd time it has been rumored to run, the other was at Charlotte in the...

Testing at Daytona

Kenny Irwin in the #28 Texaco Ford posted the fastest speed on the third and final night of NASCAR Winston Cup testing Wednesday at Daytona in preparation for the inaugural nighttime running of the Pepsi 400 on July 4. Irwin was clocked at 46.950 seconds, for an average...

Practice notes

Sterling Marlin nipped the rear end of Earnhardt's car early in yesterday's first practice, but damage was minimal to both cars. Not as fortunate, however, was Earnhardt's Childress Racing teammate, Mike Skinner. He crashed in practice and switched to a backup car ...

Different paint schemes at Charlotte

Joe Nemechek has the same yellow type paint scheme as he did in California and there is a new paint job on Jerry Nadeau's #13 First Plus Ford.(PRN during qualifying) Also the #'s 7,9,11, and 22 have the same schemes that they had in the Winston/Winston Open. Sterling...

Winston schemes

Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip will all sport new colors for this Saturday night's Winston. The Winston Open will also see its share of special paint schemes as well. Brett Bodine, Ward Burton, Wally Dallenbach (driving ...

Oklahoma State Fair Speedway

Sterling Marlin, Kenny Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield and Michael Waltrip will be in Oklahoma City, OK this Friday night(5/8) at the Oklahoma State Fair Speedway in the 2nd Annual 'Race of Champions', it's a 50 lap trophy dash in local racers rides. Ken Schrader, Harry Gant...

Marlin nominated for Man of the Year

Sterling Marlin, whose Charity Benefit Program has raised almost half a million dollars, is the first-quarter nominee for the 1998 NASCAR True Value Man of the Year award.(NASCAR Online)(4-29-98)...

Tim Brewer under consideration

Tim Brewer, the veteran crew chief who helped turn Geoff Bodine's #7 team around over the past year, is under consideration for two jobs, one with Bechtel as manager for the Green team, another with Felix Sabates and Sterling Marlin, according to sources close to the...