#40 Coors Original Michigan pre-race report

June 11, 2002

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

EVENT:		Sirius Satellite Radio 400 (race #15 of 36)
		Michigan International Speedway, 2-mile oval
			
DATES:		Qualifying: Friday, June 14 at 3:05 p.m. EDT
		Race: Sunday, June 16 at 1 p.m. EDT
			
BROADCAST:		Television: FOX 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:
	*	June 15, 4pm to 8pm, Dayton Dragon Game (baseball), Dayton,
Ohio

Coors Dodge show car: 
	*	June 11, 10am to 1pm, Kroger, 4888 Adams, Oakland
	*	June 11, 3pm to 6pm, Kroger, 3097 Baldwin Road, Orion
	*	June 12, 10am to 1pm, Kroger, 2641 Plymouth Road
	*	June 12, 3pm to 6pm, Kroger, 1771 Michigan, Ypsilanti
	*	June 14, 2:30pm to 6pm, Jerry's Pub on the Lake, Brooklyn,
Michigan, (517) 467-4700
	*	June 14, 7:30pm to 9:30pm, Pauly's Sports Bar, Jackson,
Michigan, (517) 789-6998
	*	June 15, 1pm to 3:30pm, Polly's, Jackson, Michigan, (517)
796-4606
	*	June 15, 4pm to 6:30pm, Northside Take Out, Jackson,
Michigan, (517) 784-1800
	*	June 15, 7:30pm to 9:30pm, Pauly's Sports Bar, Jackson,
Michigan, (517) 789-6998

COORS ORIGINAL TEAM FACTS

*	Michigan International Speedway: In 33 starts at Michigan
International Speedway, Marlin has four top-5 and nine top-10 finishes.  He
has one, very historic win at the track (8/19/01) - Marlin's win was the
first win for Dodge since 
*	Car: The Coors Original team will take car #205 to Michigan.  #205
finished seventh at Fontana earlier this season.
*	Points Race: Marlin remains first in championship points for the
thirteenth straight race (Rockingham to Pocono).  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.
*	Coors Original paint scheme:  The No. 40 Coors Original Dodge paint
scheme will run Michigan this weekend and will also been seen at 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.  
-------Sterling Marlin Michigan career stats attached--------