Sterling Marlin News

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

May 1, 2005
Plate racing reared it's ugly head again today, and we had a "Big One" that was almost as big a one as we've ever seen. 25 cars in a tussle going into turn one on lap 133 brought out the red flag and that (combined with a lap 187 accident that put us into green/white

Testing at Richmond:

Testing at Richmond:

April 27, 2005
Two drivers will be at Richmond International Raceway testing Tuesday, April 26th, in preparation for the FUNAI 250 and Chevy American Revolution 400. Mark Martin will test his #9 Busch car and #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr. will test his Cup car. Many drivers are scheduled

Testing at Darlington Tuesday UPDATE:

Testing at Darlington Tuesday UPDATE:

April 26, 2005
Testing in preparation for the Darlington Busch and Cup races next Friday and Saturday nights [May 6 and 7th] is scheduled for 2:00 to 10:pm/et on Tuesday, April 26th. The following drivers are scheduled to test: Cup - #9-Kasey Kahne, #40-Sterling Marlin and #13-Greg

Marlin’s Dad, Coo Coo, to serve as Grand Marshall at Music City:

Marlin’s Dad, Coo Coo, to serve as Grand Marshall at Music City:

April 25, 2005
Tennessee racing legend, Coo Coo Marlin, will serve as Music City Motorplex's Grand Marshall for an evening of NASCAR Stock Car racing at the Tennessee State Fair Grounds on Friday evening, April 29th. Coo Coo is the only driver to in the history of the track to have

Biffle wins at Texas:

Biffle wins at Texas:

April 17, 2005
#16-Greg Biffle won the Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway by leading 219 of 334 laps. #41-Casey Mears made a late run after a caution and only took 2 tires and Biffle stalked Mears down within a few laps and won the race by just over 4 seconds over #42

Leffler out of the #11? Ward in? UPDATES – DENIED

Leffler out of the #11? Ward in? UPDATES – DENIED

April 17, 2005
Motorsport.com reports it has learned that the #11 Fedex Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy team may be planning on replacing Jason Leffler with Ward Burton as soon as Darlington. While denied by team officials, insiders say Burton would fill the seat for the remainder of the

Texas Race News and Notes:

Texas Race News and Notes:

April 17, 2005
* Greg Biffle won the Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, scoring his fifth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 85th career start. His last victory came in California Speedway, five races ago.* Biffle became the second repeat-race winner in seven races in

StockCarFans Rumbleings – Texas:

StockCarFans Rumbleings – Texas:

April 17, 2005
#16-Greg Biffle was about as close to total domination as you can get today at Texas Motor Speedway as he led 7 times for 219 laps on the way to victory in the Samsung/Radio Shack 500. And, when you figure he had to drop to the back at the start, impressive is the

More on possible #6 Drivers UPDATE 2::

More on possible #6 Drivers UPDATE 2::

April 15, 2005
Geoff Smith, the manager of Jack Roush's racing operation, must fill Mark Martin's seat when Martin retires at the end of this season, and he must also sign a new sponsor for that team. Martin was a proven product when Smith did his five-year, $60 million deal with

More on Marlin, Stremme and Sorenson UPDATE:

More on Marlin, Stremme and Sorenson UPDATE:

April 13, 2005
Sterling Marlin, says the team owner won't call him back about the status of Marlin's #40 car next season. "My contract is up after this year," Marlin says. "I guess you've got to make a change sometimes, but I'd like to know something soon so I can start looking."

Marlin doesn’t expect to be back with Ganassi in 2006 UPDATE:

Marlin doesn’t expect to be back with Ganassi in 2006 UPDATE:

April 10, 2005
#40-Sterling Marlin said Friday he is "99.9% certain" that he won't be back with Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2006 Nextel Cup season. Marlin, 47, has been driving for the team formerly owned by Felix Sabates since the start of the 1998 season. He's won four races with

Testing at Richmond:

Testing at Richmond:

April 9, 2005
Several NASCAR Busch Series drivers turned the first laps of the 2005 season at Richmond International Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 6, including #22-Kenny Wallace, #32-Shane Hmiel,#44- Justin Labonte, and #10-Michel Jourdain. Kenny Wallace, who currently sits

Testing at Darlington:

Testing at Darlington:

April 6, 2005
The following drivers are currently scheduled to test at Darlington Raceway. Please remember that the testing schedule is tentative and subject to change. #77-Travis Kvapil on Wednesday, April 6th and on Tuesday, April 26th #9-Kasey Kahne, #25-Brian Vickers, #38-Elliott

Harvick sweeps Bristol:

Harvick sweeps Bristol:

April 4, 2005
#29-Kevin Harvick won the Sharpie Professional 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway in a crash filled, 3-time red flag, green-white-checker wild race, the day after winning the Food City Cup race on Sunday. His teammate #21-Jeff Burton ended up 2nd, followed by #41-Reed Sorenson

Writer Honored:

Writer Honored:

March 29, 2005
Larry Woody of The Tennessean is the 2005 recipient of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame's Henry T. McLemore Award, which recognizes outstanding motorsports journalism. Woody will be honored during ceremonies April 28 at the hall in Talladega, Ala., along