Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, MBNA America 400 Advance
RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: MBNA America 400 (race 13 of 36) TRACK: Dover International Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, May 30, 2:30 p.m. ET RACE: Sunday, June 1, 1:00 p.m. ET BROADCAST: FX television and MRN radio COORS LIGHT TEAM FACTS: -Chassis: The Coors Light team will race chassis #115 at Dover this weekend. This is the same car that finished seventh in the Coca-Cola 600 last weekend and 10th at California Speedway this season. In 2001, Sterling drove this car to victory lane in the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. This chassis also gave Dodge it's first win in Michigan 2001. -NASCAR's Top-10: Sterling Marlin moved into ninth place in NASCAR Winston Cup Championship points following his seventh place finish in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. This is his highest points position so far this season. His lowest was 29th following Rockingham. This is Marlin's second week in the Top-10. -On a roll: Marlin has scored top-15 finishes in the last five points races. In the past seven points races, Marlin has scored five top-10 finishes. -Dover: This is Sterling's 18th year racing at Dover International Speedway. In 34 starts at the Speedway, he has scored only two top-5 finishes and 10 top-10 finishes. He has no wins and no poles at The Monster Mile. -Qualifying: Marlin has qualified in the top-10 only three times this season. He has started 20th or worse in seven of the 12 races so far this season. STERLING MARLIN QUOTES: "Yeah, we've had some good runs here lately. This team is really coming together good and we're more consistent with our finishes. Our problem right now is qualifying. I don't know what is going on. We practice pretty good and then get out there for qualifying and can't seem to run the same time or pick up any. Then we've got to fight our way to the front and try to not get into trouble. We don't do to well at Dover but we'll try for a solid finish and a better starting spot. We've got a good hot rod this weekend." DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY STATS: DATE START FINISH 5/15/1983 26 10 9/18/1983 22 27 5/31/1987 16 10 9/20/1987 11 5 6/5/1988 18 11 9/18/1988 15 23 6/4/1989 24 26 9/17/1989 12 17 6/3/1990 16 5 9/16/1990 18 12 6/2/1991 22 15 9/15/1991 9 17 5/31/1992 10 14 9/20/1992 15 33 6/6/1993 22 33 9/19/1993 18 11 6/5/1994 30 8 9/18/1994 18 30 6/4/1995 5 7 9/17/1995 29 6 6/2/1996 19 41 9/15/1996 26 17 6/1/1997 26 10 9/21/1997 21 27 5/31/1998 20 19 9/20/1998 35 16 6/6/1999 33 29 9/26/1999 30 38 6/4/2000 25 31 9/24/2000 38 37 6/3/2001 7 6 9/23/2001 26 8 6/2/2002 27 13 9/22/2002 26 21 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