Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, Pontiac Excitement 400 Advance

CONTACT: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com

RACE INFORMATION:

EVENT: Pontiac Excitement 400 (race 11 of 36)
TRACK: Richmond International Raceway
QUALIFYING: Friday, May 2, 3:00 p.m. ET
RACE: Saturday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. ET
BROADCAST: FX television and MRN radio

COORS LIGHT TEAM FACTS:
-Richmond History: In 34 starts at Richmond International Raceway, Marlin has three top-5 finishes and five top-10 finishes. He has no wins and no poles at this track.

-Chassis: The Coors Light team will race chassis #309 at Richmond. #309 competed in its first race at Martinsville Speedway where Marlin brought it home to a seventh place finish.

-Richmond Test: Marlin and the Coors Light team tested at Richmond International Raceway on April 16th and 17th. Crew Chief Lee McCall said that the team focused on qualifying runs during the test.

-Three top-10s: Marlin has scored top-10 finishes in the last three races.

-Qualifying: Out of 10 races, Marlin has qualified in the top-10 only three times this season.

-DNFs: Out of 10 races, Marlin has already had two DNFs this season (Rockingham: Water Pump and Darlington: Accident).

STERLING MARLIN QUOTES:

"I'm looking forward to racing under the lights this weekend at Richmond. Going back there to race will just be the same deal. The wreck could have happened anywhere. I'm not going to have to adjust or anything. We'll just be doing the same thing we've done all year, trying to win. I love Saturday night racing. I wish we had more races like this during the year."

RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY STATS:
Sterling Marlin
DATE START FINISH
9/7/2002 32 43
5/4/2002 35 11
9/8/2001 3 32
5/5/2001 15 11
9/9/2000 38 20
5/6/2000 21 29
9/11/1999 25 4
5/15/1999 16 18
9/12/1998 4 15
6/6/1998 3 10
9/6/1997 36 39
3/2/1997 8 19
9/7/1996 17 21
3/3/1996 16 11
9/9/1995 8 33
3/5/1995 8 5
9/10/1994 21 13
3/6/1994 6 19
9/11/1993 24 24
3/7/1993 23 31
9/12/1992 29 21
3/8/1992 4 7
9/7/1991 15 10
2/24/1991 11 9
9/9/1990 17 24
2/25/2009 11 13
9/10/1989 11 28
3/26/1989 8 8
9/11/1988 24 16
2/21/1988 14 5
9/13/1987 14 22
3/8/1987 5 21
9/11/1983 21 26
2/27/1983 25 18

COORS LIGHT CREW:

Name Crew position Race shop duty Hometown
Sterling Marlin Driver Driver Columbia, Tennessee
Andy Graves Team Manager Team Manager Syracuse, New York
Tony Glover Team Manager Team Manager Kingsport, Tennessee
Lee McCall Crew Chief Crew Chief Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Al Shuford Team Trainer Team Trainer Shelby, North Carolina
Steven Wolfe Front Tire Changer Front Mechanic St. Louis, Missouri
Trent Davis Front Tire Carrier Race Day Only Vale, North Carolina
Mike Atwell Rear Tire Changer Test Team Charlotte, North Carolina
Tim Shore Rear Tire Carrier Race Day Only Yadkinville, North Carolina
Greg Pasi Jack Man Race Day Only Coory, Pennsylvania
Jerry Schweitz Gas Man Transportation Director Waterloo, New York
Mike Motil Catch Can Man Tire Specialist Hazelton, Pennsylvania
Tony Santanicola Windshield Engine Specialist Vacaville, California
Lorin Ranier Spotter Manager Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Steve Boyer Engineer Engineer North Platte, Nebraska
Nate Kennon Pit Support Front Mechanic St. Louis, Missouri
Derek Staments Pit Support Shocks Milford, New Jersey
Dave Mitchell Pit Support Truck Driver Alderion, West Virginia
Mark Poole Pit Support Rear Mechanic Kannapolis, North Carolina
Todd Osborne Pit Support Car Chief Jamestown, Indiana
John Sacco Scorer Parts Department Birmingham, Alabama

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