Sterling Marlin California Speedway Advance
CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Auto Club 500 - California Speedway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: Sterling Marlin and the Coors Light team are taking chassis #203 to California Speedway this weekend. This car has only run one other time this season at Texas where it placed 26th. * Is that the Coors Light Dodge?: No your eyes are not deceiving you, the Coors Light Dodge paint scheme is altered this weekend at California Speedway. Starting this weekend the car will sport a new paint scheme for the rest of the season. * Top Finishes: Marlin has already posted three top-10 finishes in nine races this season. * California Speedway: Marlin has finished in the top-10 for the past three races at California Speedway. * Qualifying at California: Marlin's highest qualifying effort at California Speedway is 14th which he did in 1998. * NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings: Marlin sits 14th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings. * Last chance to vote!: Fans have until the end of the month to vote for one of three different No. 40 Prilosec OTC paint schemes, to be run later this season, on www.prilosecotc.com <http://www.prilosecotc.com/> . Sterling Marlin Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Winnings 615 10 81 94 11 $28,560,103 Last Pole: September 1, 2002 at Darlington Raceway Last Win: March 3, 2002 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Last Top-5: March 28, 2004 at Bristol Motor Speedway 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Race Results Date Track Start Finish Winnings Status Standings 2/15/2004 Daytona 4 37 $254,714 Accident 37 2/22/2004 Rockingham 13 4 $114,900 Running 20 3/7/2004 Las Vegas 23 18 $112,750 Running 18 3/14/2004 Atlanta 31 16 $94,800 Running 18 3/21/2004 Darlington 17 14 $92,110 Running 16 3/28/2004 Bristol 17 4 $135,125 Running 10 4/4/2004 Texas 14 26 $111,925 Running 14 4/18/2004 Martinsville 18 9 $100,300 Running 14 4/25/2004 Talladega 9 31 $99,050 Overheating 14 Sterling Marlin, NEXTEL Cup Series, California Speedway Stats: DATE START FINISH 4/27/2003 30 10 4/28/2002 25 7 4/29/2001 31 9 4/30/2000 37 32 5/2/1999 17 16 5/3/1998 14 14 6/22/1997 29 36 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 Yadkinville, North Carolina XXX Jennifer Powell Media Relations Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates office: (704) 662-9642 x1147 cell: (704) 658-8540 jpowell@ganassi.com