Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, The Winston Advance
Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, The Winston Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: The Winston (non-points event) TRACK: Lowe's Motor Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, May 16, 7:00 p.m. RACE: Saturday, May 17, 9:00 p.m. BROADCAST: FX television and MRN radio COORS LIGHT TEAM FACTS: -Chassis: The Coors Light team will races chassis #305 in The Winston. This is the same car that finished 14th in Atlanta earlier this season. -NASCAR's Top-10: Sterling Marlin moved into 10th place in NASCAR Winston Cup Championship points following his 13th place finish at Richmond. This is the first time Marlin has been in the top-10 in points this season. -On a roll: Marlin has scored top-15 finishes in the last four races. -Winner: Marlin has won The Winston Open three times (1988, 1989, 1993) but he has never won The Winston. -Bride's Maid: In 11 starts in The Winston, Marlin has scored three second place finishes but has never won the event. STERLING MARLIN QUOTES: "I'll tell you, we've never won The Winston but of any year, this is the year to do it. Having that $1 million dollar purse is pretty cool. I'm just hoping that we can stay out of trouble. We got caught in a wreck last year and lost our good car. It's going to get pretty exciting out there at the end. I just hope everyone stays patient until that point. You don't want to have a big wreck at the beginning of the race and lose your chance for the win. I just want to be out front at the end. Let all of them dice behind me." STERLING MARLIN THE WINSTON STATS: Year Start Finish Laps Reason Money won 1988 19 2 135 Running $60,000 1989 20 6 135 Running 22,000 1991 19 12 70 Running 20,000 1993 16 7 70 Running 23,000 1994 14 2 70 Running 95,000 1995 5 2 70 Running 80,000 1996 5 10 70 Running 19,500 1997 3 15 70 Running 23,000 1998 6 6 70 Running 25,000 1999 11 7 70 Running 38,000 2002 14 24 14 Accident 40,200 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