Sterling Marlin News

Target as a Sponsor?

Target as a Sponsor?

July 24, 2001
Target as a Sponsor? The name Target has re-emerged as a potential NASCAR team sponsor in the past couple weeks, and that refers directly to Chip Ganassi Racing, with Sterling Marlin and rookie Jason Leffler. Team officials say, however, that Coors likely is steady

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts:

July 6, 2001
Bad Parts: Several teams were caught Thursday during inspections using altered bolts to hold their fuel cells in place. NASCAR inspectors took bolts from the teams of #1-Steve Park, #31-Mike Skinner, #9-Bill Elliott, #44-Buckshot Jones and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Parts

Marlin Wins Pole at Daytona

Marlin Wins Pole at Daytona

July 6, 2001
Marlin Wins Pole at Daytona for Pepsi 400. After a 2 hour rain delay and qualifying being delayed from Thursday night, #40-Sterling Marlin won the pole with a speed of 183.778mph. The outside pole goes to #22-Ward Burton at 183.072. Missing the race are: #14-Hornaday

Ganassi Hire:

Ganassi Hire:

June 11, 2001
Ganassi Hire: Team owner Chip Ganassi announced that Bruce J. Mosley has joined Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates as vice president. Mosley will be responsible for overseeing all sales, marketing and communication functions for Chip Ganassi Racing’s two NASCAR

No Aero Changes at Daytona:

No Aero Changes at Daytona:

June 10, 2001
No Aero Changes at Daytona: NASCAR is unlikely to make any aerodynamic changes to cars prior to the July 7 Pepsi 400 at Daytona, Winston Cup series director Gary Nelson said. Following the Talladega race in April, NASCAR and driver Sterling Marlin tested some changes

Idiot Tosses Bottle:

Idiot Tosses Bottle:

May 31, 2001
Idiot Tosses Bottle: The best radio chatter at last Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 was heard during the pace laps between Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his team: Dale Jr : "Wassup, guys? You guys have fun tonight, all right? Whoa! Somebody just threw a beer bottle at the car." Ty

Lowes Testing:

Lowes Testing:

May 9, 2001
Lowes Testing: #02-Ryan Newman was the fastest in the 2nd day of testing at Lowes Motor Speedway in preparation for the Coca Cola 600 with a speed of 181.208mph. #4-Kevin Lepage was second fastest on the unofficial stopwatches at 181.147 mph, #40-Sterling Marlin was

Dyno Testing UPDATE:

Dyno Testing UPDATE:

May 5, 2001
Dyno Testing UPDATE: NASCAR put eight cars on the chassis dyno to measure rear-wheel horsepower after the NAPA Auto Parts 500 in California. The cars checked were those of #2-Rusty Wallace, #24-Jeff Gordon, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #40-Sterling Marlin, #28-Ricky Rudd

Dyno Testing:

Dyno Testing:

April 30, 2001
Dyno Testing: NASCAR put eight cars on the chassis dyno to measure rear-wheel horsepower. The cars checked were those of #2-Rusty Wallace, #24-Jeff Gordon, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #40-Sterling Marlin, #28-Ricky Rudd, #9-Bill Elliott, #55-Bobby Hamilton and #33-Joe Nemechek

Testing at Talladega on Monday UPDATE 4:

Testing at Talladega on Monday UPDATE 4:

April 23, 2001
Testing at Talladega on Monday UPDATE 4: Officials are making plans for a Monday test at Talladega Superspeedway that could impact future events at stock car racing's biggest speedways. Several Winston Cup teams are expected to participate in test runs with the goal

Brooks and Dunn Return:

Brooks and Dunn Return:

April 17, 2001
Brooks and Dunn Return: The #40 Coors Light Dodge has gone country for this weekend's race at Talladega. Driven by Sterling Marlin, the Coors Light Dodge will feature a paint scheme touting the country music duo Brooks & Dunn's upcoming Neon Circus & Wild West Show

Harvick to test ‘Dega UPDATE:

Harvick to test ‘Dega UPDATE:

April 11, 2001
Harvick to test 'Dega UPDATE: #29-Kevin Harvick will test at Talladega next Tuesday and Wednesday. The April 22nd 500 will be his first (Cup) restrictor plate race for car owner Richard Childress and crew chief Kevin Hamlin(Winston Salem Journal)(4-7/10-2001) UPDATE

Sader Bros Returns

Sader Bros Returns

April 9, 2001
The #95-Sadler Brothers race team is excited to have Steadman Marlin on board. Steadman is the son of former Sadler driver and two time Daytona 500 winner, Sterling Marlin. The team is planning to run the upcoming ARCA and BGN races at the new Nashville Superspeedway

Sader Bros Returns:

Sader Bros Returns:

April 9, 2001
Sader Bros Returns: The #95-Sadler Brothers race team is excited to have Steadman Marlin on board. Steadman is the son of former Sadler driver and two time Daytona 500 winner, Sterling Marlin. The team is planning to run the upcoming ARCA and BGN races at the new Nashville

Testing UPDATE:

Testing UPDATE:

April 5, 2001
Testing UPDATE: hearing quite a few Winston Cup teams are testing at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in SC this week. It is similar to Martinsville. Hear #8-Dale Earnahrdt Jr, #11-Brett Bodine and #14-Ron Hornaday are among the drivers testing. #40-Sterling Marlin will