Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge; Daytona 500 Advance
Daytona 500 - Daytona International Speedway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: The Coors Light team will race chassis #209 at the Daytona 500. This is the same car that raced at the fall Talladega last season and finished 39th after overheating. * Daytona International Speedway: Marlin has had 20 Top-10 finishes in 43 starts at Daytona International Speedway. He has won the Daytona 500 twice and the July race once. * Qualifying for the Daytona 500: Marlin's top qualifying effort was a pole position in February 1992. He has qualified in the Top-5 six times in 22 attempts. * New associate sponsor: Prilosec OTC officially begins its associate sponsorship of the No. 40 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Nextel Cup entry this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Beginning Sunday, February 8, fans will have the opportunity to vote for one of three different No. 40 Prilosec OTC paint schemes posted on www.prilosecotc.com. Fans will be able to vote on the website by clicking on their favorite paint scheme. Paint scheme selection will conclude at 12 midnight, April 30. The No. 40 Prilosec OTC Dodge paint scheme that receives the most votes will be unveiled at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday, May 28. * January Testing: When Marlin and the Coors Light Team visited Daytona in January they were seventh overall. The Coors Light Dodge had a cumulative time of 187.649 mph. STERLING MARLIN QUOTE: "Last season was one of the most aggravating seasons I have had in a long time, " Marlin said. "I had high expectations but we made some mistakes and we got caught up in other people's mistakes. The Coors Light crew and I are ready to roll our sleeves up and work hard this season. We had a good testing session here last month, learned a lot of things and tried a lot of things, and I am really happy with our chances for the race next week." LEE McCALL, CREW CHIEF QUOTES: How do you feel about your chances for the Daytona 500 after the first practice today? "We have tried some things during this first day of practice that makes our chances even better for the Daytona 500," McCall said. "We ran 17th during the morning practice session, we made some changes and we were able to jump up to ninth in the afternoon session. There have been some changes to the spoilers and the tires but so far these changes have not affected the cars too bad except for making them a little tighter." Sterling Marlin Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Winnings 607 10 79 91 11 $27,556,354 Last Pole: September 1, 2002 at Darlington Raceway Last Win: March 3, 2002 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway STERLING MARLIN, NEXTEL CUP SERIES, DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY STATS: February July DATE START FINISH DATE START FINISH 2/16/2003 7 17 7/5/2003 4 19 2/17/2002 13 8 7/6/2002 20 3 2/18/2001 3 7 7/7/2001 1 39 2/20/2000 38 24 7/1/2000 39 25 2/14/1999 17 32 7/3/1999 7 12 2/15/1998 3 22 10/17/1998 17 18 2/16/1997 9 5 7/5/1997 30 3 2/18/1996 3 40 7/6/1996 2 1 2/19/1995 3 1 7/1/1995 2 2 2/20/1994 4 1 7/2/1994 4 28 2/14/1993 14 9 7/3/1993 22 2 2/16/1992 1 35 7/4/1992 1 2 2/17/1991 12 2 7/6/1991 1 8 2/18/1990 21 19 7/7/1990 13 5 2/19/1989 6 11 7/1/1989 22 7 2/14/1988 12 8 7/2/1988 7 34 2/15/1987 10 30 7/4/1987 18 16 2/16/1986 8 9 7/4/1986 21 2 2/17/1985 20 16 7/4/1985 23 33 2/19/1984 40 15 7/4/1984 30 33 2/20/1983 33 34 7/4/1983 28 16 2/17/1980 36 8 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 Paul Clapprood Car Chief Car Chief/Chief Mechanic Stafford Springs, Connecticut Steven Wolfe Front Tire Changer Front Mechanic Milford, New York Trent Davis Front Tire Carrier Race Day Only Vale, North Carolina Randy Cox Rear Tire Changer Race Day Only Trinity, North Carolina Tim Shore Rear Tire Carrier Race Day Only Yadkinville, North Carolina Mark Jacobs Jack Man Race Day Only Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Randy Hildreth Gas Man Race Day Only Charlotte, North Carolina Mike Motil Catch Can Man Tire Specialist Hazelton, Pennsylvania Tony Santanicola Windshield Engine Specialist Vacaville, California Dave Atkins Spotter Race Day Only Sycamore, Illinois Steve Boyer Engineer Engineer North Platte, Nebraska Jeff Price Shock Specialist Shocks Beallesville, Maryland Nate Kennon Pit Support Front Mechanic St. Louis, Missouri Tim Beaver Pit Support Truck Driver Mooresville, North Carolina Mark Poole Pit Support Rear Mechanic Kannapolis, North Carolina Greg Pasi Pit Support Race Day Only Cory, Pennsylvania Trevor Lysne Pit Support Test Team Fergus Falls, Minnesota Ronnie Willard Scorer Race Day Only