Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, GFS
Marketplace 400 Advance
Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge
GFS Marketplace 400 Advance
RACE INFORMATION:
EVENT:
GFS Marketplace 400 (race 23 of 36)
TRACK:
Michigan International Speedway
QUALIFYING:
Friday, August 15, 3:05 p.m. EST
RACE:
Sunday, August 17, 2:00 p.m. EST
BROADCAST:
TNT television and MRN radio
COORS LIGHT TEAM FACTS:
* Chassis: The Coors Light team will race chassis #203 at
Michigan. This is the same car that finished 34th at Indianapolis, 6th
at Michigan and Pocono, 39th at Darlington and 8th at Las Vegas this
season.
* Did You Know?: Sterling Marlin has nine Top-10 finishes with no
Top-5 finishes so far this season.
* Michigan Facts: Sterling Marlin has posted 11 top-10 finishes,
including one victory, in
36 races at Michigan. He has finished sixth or better in four of
the past five races there.
* Testing: Sterling will be heading to Milwaukee on Monday and
Tuesday after the Michigan race for testing.
* Fascinating Fact: Sterling Marlin is the only driver in the
Top-20 in Winston Cup points without a Top-5 finish this season.
* Marlin and Michigan: Marlin has one, very historic win at the
track (8/19/01) - Marlin's win was the first win for Dodge since
November 1977. On the same day, Ganassi joined Rodger Penske as the
only team owners to do the CART/NASCAR double on the same race weekend
when Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver Bruno Junqueria captured CART's
Motorola 220 at Road America on the same day Marlin won in Michigan.
Lee McCall, Coors Light Crew Chief Quotes---
What is the outlook for this weekend at Michigan?
"I have a positive outlook for this weekend," McCall said. "We led laps
in the spring and had the best car there but we just had a bad restart.
I mean we ended up finishing 6th and that's not bad but we had a chance
to win the race. We are taking the same car back there this weekend and
we are really excited about the race."
Sterling Marlin Career Stats at Michigan International Speedway----
DATE
START
FINISH
6/15/2003
30
6
8/18/2002
26
6
6/16/2002
37
21
8/19/2001
15
1
6/10/2001
29
3
8/20/2000
21
15
6/11/2000
39
10
8/22/1999
18
15
6/13/1999
7
22
8/16/1998
20
15
6/14/1998
36
18
8/17/1997
19
43
6/15/1997
4
17
8/18/1996
6
33
6/23/1996
8
3
8/20/1995
14
4
6/18/1995
3
7
8/21/1994
12
34
6/19/1994
20
34
8/15/1993
34
17
6/20/1993
12
8
8/16/1992
8
7
6/21/1992
23
32
8/18/1991
8
12
6/23/1991
10
13
8/19/1990
4
20
6/24/1990
14
18
8/20/1989
10
34
6/25/1989
8
8
8/21/1988
14
11
6/26/1988
15
37
8/16/1987
21
15
6/28/1987
40
18
8/12/1984
27
32
8/21/1983
25
29
6/19/1983
28
20
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
XXX
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