Sterling Marlin News

Glover Statement:

Glover Statement:

February 18, 2002
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:

February 18, 2002
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:

February 15, 2002
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:

February 14, 2002
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:

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

February 11, 2002
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:

February 11, 2002
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:

January 26, 2002
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:

January 16, 2002
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:

January 14, 2002
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:

January 9, 2002
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:

January 7, 2002
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:

December 21, 2001
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:

December 8, 2001
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:

December 6, 2001
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:

November 30, 2001
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 $