Sterling Marlin Richmond Race Advance
Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge American Revolution 400 - Richmond International Raceway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: The Coors Light team will race chassis #504 this weekend at Richmond. This is the same car that Marlin piloted to a 26th-place finish at Phoenix earlier this season. * Last Spring at Richmond: Marlin and the Coors Light team overcame a 32nd starting spot, a loose handling car and eight cautions to finish 15th in the American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway last spring. He was 15th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship points standings when he left RIR. * The Best at Richmond: Marlin has competed in 38 races at Richmond International Raceway. His highest starting spot was third in 1998 and 2001, and his highest finish came in the fall of 1999 when he finished fourth. * NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings: Marlin slipped to 18th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings after finishing 41st last weekend at Darlington. Marlin is 131 points out of the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup. STEVE BOYER, CREW CHIEF QUOTES: "We are taking the same car that we had in Phoenix, and that we tested earlier this month at Richmond. We learned a lot about the car in Phoenix and at testing, so when we came back from the test we made some changes. We think these changes are in the right direction and we are hoping for a solid top-10 or top-15 run to get some momentum back in regards to the points standings." Comment on the morale of the Coors Light team after two disappointing weeks of racing? "The whole team is very hopeful. The last two weeks were hard because we had a top-10 car at Talladega and a top-five car in Darlington, but both races we had setbacks. These small setbacks are bound to happen in racing, but teams are measured by how they can come back from them. I think the Coors Light team is going to rally this week with a strong finish." Sterling Marlin 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Results: Date Track Start Finish Winnings Status Standings 2/20/2005 Daytona 18 8 $341,341 Running 8 2/27/2005 Fontana 13 15 $120,383 Running 9 3/13/2005 Las Vegas 25 35 $104,358 Running 17 3/20/2005 Atlanta 39 16 $99,633 Running 16 4/3/2005 Bristol 15 11 $115,978 Running 13 4/10/2005 Martinsville 20 6 $109,758 Running 12 4/17/2005 Texas 13 5 $166,700 Running 6 4/23/2005 Phoenix 31 26 $92,183 Running 9 5/1/2005 Talladega 25 34 $102,968 Running 17 5/7/2005 Darlington 7 41 $92,983 Engine 18 Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 10 0 1 3 0 $ 1,346,285 Sterling Marlin Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Winnings 650 10 83 101 11 $ 32,590,978 Last Pole: September 1, 2002, at Darlington Raceway Last Win: March 3, 2002, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Last Top-Five: April 17, 2005 at Texas Motor Speedway Last Top-10: April 17, 2005 at Texas Motor Speedway STERLING MARLIN, NEXTEL CUP SERIES, RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY: DATE START FINISH DATE START FINISH 5/15/2004 32 15 9/11/2004 24 14 5/3/2003 21 13 9/6/2003 6 22 5/4/2002 35 11 9/7/2002 32 43 5/5/2001 15 11 9/8/2001 3 32 5/6/2000 21 29 9/9/2000 38 20 5/15/1999 16 18 9/11/1999 25 4 6/6/1998 3 10 9/12/1998 4 15 3/2/1997 8 19 9/6/1997 36 39 3/3/1996 16 11 9/7/1996 17 21 3/5/1995 8 5 9/9/1995 8 33 3/6/1994 6 19 9/10/1994 21 13 3/7/1993 23 31 9/11/1993 24 24 3/8/1992 4 7 9/12/1992 29 21 2/24/1991 11 9 9/7/1991 15 10 2/25/2009 11 13 9/9/1990 17 24 3/26/1989 8 8 9/10/1989 11 28 2/21/1988 14 5 9/11/1988 24 16 3/8/1987 5 21 9/13/1987 14 22 2/27/1983 25 18 9/11/1983 21 26 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 Steve Boyer Crew Chief Crew Chief North Platte, Nebraska Paul Clapprood Car Chief Car Chief/Chief Mechanic Stafford Springs, Connecticut Phil Drye Front Tire Changer Mechanic Concord, North Carolina Adam Mosher Front Tire Carrier Race Day Only Fort Mill, South Carolina Rich Macco Rear Tire Changer Race Day Only Syracuse, New York Dion Williams Rear Tire Carrier Pit Practice Coordinator Atlanta, Georgia Marcus Bonicelli Jack Man Race Day Only Colorado Springs, Colorado Randy Hildreth Gas Man Race Day Only Charlotte, North Carolina Jeff Price Catch Can Man Shock Specialist Beallsville, Maryland Chuck Johnson Engine Specialist Engine Specialist Spartanburg, South Carolina Bart Creasman Spotter Race Day Only Arden, North Carolina Mike Motil Tire Specialist Tire Specialist Hazelton, Pennsylvania Anthony Berthiaume Pit Support Swing Mechanic Agawam, Massachusetts Tim Beaver Pit Support Truck Driver Mooresville, North Carolina Jeremy Crosby Scorer Race Day Only Hickory, North Carolina Bond Suss Pit Support Mechanic New Market, Minnesota Darren Wolfe Pit Support Rear Mechanic Asheville, North Carolina