40 Coors Light Dover prerace report

CONTACT:  Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, 704/662-9642,
nhamilton@ganassi.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2002

STERLING MARLIN
COORS CHIP GANASSI RACING with FELIX SABATES
#40 COORS ORIGINAL DODGE INTREPID R/T
PRE-RACE REPORT: DOVER

EVENT:		MBNA Platinum 400 (race #13 of 36)
		Dover International Speedway, 1-mile oval
			
DATES:		Qualifying: Friday, May 31 at 1:35 p.m. EDT
		Race: Sunday, June 2 at 1 p.m. EDT
			
BROADCAST:		Television: FX pre-race show begins at 12:30 p.m.
EDT
			Radio: MRN race coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. EDT
			Race begins at 1 p.m. EDT

UPCOMING APPEARANCES
Sterling Marlin:
	*	May 30, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Shorebird Stadium in Salisbury,
MD, Autograph signing.

Coors Dodge show car: 
	*	Friday, May 31, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Uno Pizzeria, Dover, DE
(302) 674-5055
	*	Friday, May 31, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., JW's Restaurant & Sports
Lounge, Dover, DE  (302) 735-9955
	*	Saturday, June 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Atlantic Liquors,
Rehoboth, DE  (302) 645-5229
	*	Saturday, June 1, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Grog Shop, Lewes, DE
(302) 945-0600

COORS ORIGINAL TEAM FACTS

*	Dover International Speedway: In 32 starts at Dover International
Speedway, Marlin has two top-5s and 10 top-10s.  He has no wins and no poles
at the track.  His best finish is fifth and happened twice (9/20/87 and
6/3/90); his best start is fifth (6/4/95).  Marlin finished in the top-10 in
both races at Dover in 2001.  
*	Coors Original paint scheme:  The No. 40 Coors Original Dodge paint
scheme will run at Dover.  The paint scheme will also been seen at Michigan,
Sonoma, Daytona, Pocono, Talladega, Martinsville, Atlanta and Phoenix.
Coors Brewing Company has been a committed sponsor of NASCAR Winston Cup
racing for nearly two decades and is looking forward the high profile
exposure that the Coors Original paint scheme will provide with the 21+ male
NASCAR enthusiast market. Coors Original, Coors Brewing Company's flagship
beer, is currently aligned with several other partnerships including
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and musicians Kid Rock and Toby
Keith.  
*	Car: The Coors Original team will race car #109 in the MBNA Platinum
400.  No. 109 is the same car that finished second at Rockingham and 19th at
Bristol earlier this season.     
*	Points Race: Marlin remains first in championship points for the
eleventh straight race (Rockingham to Charlotte).  He is the only driver to
rank in the top-10 in NASCAR Winston Cup championship points since the 2001
Daytona 500.  Marlin has finished 19th or better in every points race this
season.

*Sterling Marlin career stats for Dover International Speedway attached. 
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Nealie Hamilton
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