#40 New Hampshire Advance
STERLING MARLIN, #40 COORS LIGHT DODGE NEW HAMPSHIRE ADVANCE EVENT INFORMATION--- EVENT: New England 300 (Race #19 of 36) TRACK: New Hampshire International Speedway, 1.058-mile oval QUALIFYING: Friday, July 19 at 3:05 pm ET RACE: Sunday, July 21 at 2 pm ET BROADCAST: TNT television and MRN radio COORS LIGHT TEAM FACTS--- * New Hampshire International Speedway: In 14 career starts at New Hampshire International Speedway, Marlin has no wins and no poles. He has one top-5 finish and four top-10 finishes. His best start is an outside pole and came in his first race at New Hampshire (7/11/93); his best finish to date is the second place finish he scored last season on Nov. 23. Marlin is one of four drivers that have started all 14 races at New Hampshire without posing a DNF. The other three include Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin. * Chassis: The Coors Light team will be racing chassis #215 in Loudon. This is a brand new short track car; the team took it to test in Memphis on June 25th - 26th. * Marlin has an average finish of 10.72, he leads all other drivers that have competed in every race this season. * Marlin has lead the NASCAR Winston Cup point standings since Rockingham and is the only driver to rank in the top-10 since the Daytona 500 in February 2001. The Coors Dodge has finished 21st or better in all but one race this season. UPCOMING APPEARANCES --- Sterling Marlin * Thursday, 7/18/02, 5:30pm - 8:30pm, Harry's Steakhouse, Concord Coors show car * Friday, 7/19/02, 8:00 - 12:00 p.m., Market Basket, Concord, NH * Friday, 7/19/02, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., Shop N Save, Concord, NH * Saturday, 7/20/02, 8:00 - 12:00 p.m., WalMart, Concord, NH * Saturday, 7/20/02, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., Speedway Convenience, Loudon, NH Sterling Marlin Career Stats at New Hampshire International Speedway--- DATE START FINISH 7/11/1993 2 6 7/10/1994 7 10 7/9/1995 31 9 7/14/1996 14 29 7/13/1997 13 22 9/14/1997 41 39 7/12/1998 35 35 8/30/1998 37 17 7/11/1999 16 34 9/19/1999 29 21 7/9/2000 37 25 9/17/2000 3 22 7/22/2001 37 17 11/23/2001 6 2 TEAM INFORMATION --- TEAM: Coors Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates DRIVER: Sterling Marlin TEAM MANAGERS: Andy Graves and Tony Glover CREW CHIEF: Lee McCall FRONT TIRE CHANGER: Clay Robinson FRONT TIRE CARRIER: Mike Houston REAR TIRE CHANGER: Mike Atwell REAR TIRE CARRIER: DeWayne Trammell JACKMAN: Rick Reling GAS MAN: Jerry Schweitz CATCH CAN: Mike Motil WINDSHIELD: Tony Santanicola ENGINE SPECIALIST: Tony Santanicola SPOTTER: Lorin Ranier TRAINER: Al Shuford