Sterling Marlin News

Testing at Las Vegas – Jan 30/31-Feb 1:

Testing at Las Vegas – Jan 30/31-Feb 1:

January 26, 2006
Las Vegas Motor Speedway has received 41 entries for NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. This test session, which many NASCAR drivers are calling the most important of the season, will take place Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1. Each team will be allowed to test for two of

MB2 Update on sponsorship:

MB2 Update on sponsorship:

January 25, 2006
MB2 Motorsports CEO Jay Frye said Tuesday that the team right now has sponsorship commitments for only 14 of 36 races this season for Sterling Marlin’s #14 Chevy [12 with Waste Managment, 2 with Centrix]. Frye said he expected to have another partial sponsor signed

Daytona 500 Testing – Over for Day 4:

Daytona 500 Testing – Over for Day 4:

January 16, 2006
AM Speeds: #5-Kyle Busch was the fastest i the opening session of Daytona 500 Testing, Session 2 for the Cup teams with a speed of 186.629mph, followed by #14-Sterling Marlin, #26-Jamie McMurray, #10-Scott Riggs and #01-Joe Nemechek. 58 cars made runs in the AM session

Bill Elliott to run Daytona 500…in a Chevy UPDATE:

Bill Elliott to run Daytona 500…in a Chevy UPDATE:

January 4, 2006
Longtime Dodge [and longer time Ford] driver Elliott has Chevy ride for Daytona Bill Elliott will get another chance to add to his Daytona win total next month, and the longtime Ford and Dodge driver also will have a chance to size up a Chevy. Elliott, who has four

Prilosecotc to #31?

Prilosecotc to #31?

December 28, 2005
hearing Prilosecotc will become an associate sponsor for #31 Jeff Burton and that a Prilosecotc paint scheme will run in 2006, Cingular Wireless is the primary sponsor for Burton and the #31 team. Prilosecotc had been with the #40 Ganassi Racing team and ran a scheme

Marlin’s sponsor to be announced today UPDATE 2:

Marlin’s sponsor to be announced today UPDATE 2:

November 19, 2005
MB2 Motorsports is scheduled to announce their sponsor at Homestead for Sterling Marlin, who will drive the #14 Chevy for the team in 2006. Hearing the sponsor will be Waste Management, who has sponsored Matt Kenseth in some 2005 Busch Series races and Bill Lester

Stremme to attempt Homestead:

Stremme to attempt Homestead:

November 17, 2005
David Stremme will attempt to qualify for his fourth NEXTEL Cup Series start this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the #39 Commit Dodge from the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates stable. It will be the second race this season for Stremme in the Commit car

Get Well:

Get Well:

November 11, 2005
Bart Creasman, spotter for #40 Sterling Marlin at Chip Ganassi Racing, was injured on Tuesday near his Ashville, NC home in a motorcycle accident. Creasman is in good condition and resting at home. Mike Calinoff will substitute this weekend in Phoenix. Calinoff was

Childers goes to Evernham; Randolph back as #10 crew chief UPDATE 2:

Childers goes to Evernham; Randolph back as #10 crew chief UPDATE 2:

November 8, 2005
hearing that current #10 MB2 Motorsports team crew chief for Scott Riggs, Rodney Childers, will leave after the race at Texas so start working at Evernham, gettting ready of the new #10 Valvoline Dodge that Riggs will drive in 2006. Hearing former #10 MB2 crew chief

Marlin to run #14? UPDATE:

Marlin to run #14? UPDATE:

October 26, 2005
hearing MB2 Motorsports will run the #14 [not the #02 or #35 as was rumored] on the 'old' #10 team [which is going with Valvoline and Riggs to Evernham Motorsports - but not the owners points]. Marlin's late father, Coo Coo ran the #14 for much of his career.(10-25

Rumblings – Martinsville:

Rumblings – Martinsville:

October 23, 2005
It was a tale of two races today at Martinsville Speedway. In the first 343 laps, Tony Stewart led all but 60. For the final 157 circuits, Jeff Gordon led all but 6. And that final push put Gordon into Victory Lane at this sweet little short track in today's Subway

Newman wins at Charlotte:

Newman wins at Charlotte:

October 14, 2005
A rough night at the race track brought the same results for driver #39-Ryan Newman wn the Dollar General 300 at Lowes Motor Speedway for a record tying fifth series victory in the drivers five most recent series starts, surpassing the consecutive win streak of four

Martinsville Testing:

Martinsville Testing:

October 10, 2005
At least a dozen drivers are expected to test this week at Martinsville, including Sterling Marlin, Jamie McMurray, Elliott Sadler, Bobby Labonte and Chasers Edwards, Greg Biffle and Jimmie Johnson.(Sporting News) MORE: a list of teams testing the next two days at

Rumblings – Talladega:

Rumblings – Talladega:

October 2, 2005
It was another wreckfest today at Talladega Superspeedway, and in a race decided somewhere around turn 3 (we think) Dale Jarrett was declared the winner of the UAW-Ford 505. In a finish under caution, DJ gets his 32nd career win and his first since he won at Rockingham

More on the Will Ferrell NASCAR Movie:

More on the Will Ferrell NASCAR Movie:

September 29, 2005
been told that Fasttrack is supplying the cars for the Will Ferrell NASCAR Movie, High, Wide, and Handsome. The cars being sent to Talladega for shooting this week include the Will Ferrell car sponsored by Laughing Clown Malt Liqour. There will be some older cars like