Sterling Marlin Coca-Cola 600 Preview
CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Coca-Cola 600 - Lowe's Motor Speedway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: The Coors Light team will race chassis #203 this weekend for the Coca-Cola 600. This car made its 2005 season debut last weekend in the NEXTEL Open, but it was a three-time feature winner in 2002 at Darlington, Las Vegas and Charlotte. The car placed 13th in the NEXTEL Open last weekend. * Autograph Sessions: Marlin will be signing autographs at the gift shop at the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates shop on Wednesday. The autograph session will be from 11 to 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Also look for Marlin to be making an appearance at his merchandise hauler on Sunday before the race. * NEXTEL Open: Sterling Marlin battled the handling of the Coors Light Dodge to finish where he started, 13th in the NEXTEL Open. The No. 25 car of Brian Vickers raced his way into the All-Star Challenge on the final lap and Martin Truex Jr. won the fan vote. * NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings: Marlin is currently 19th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings after finishing 23rd at Richmond. Due to troubles on the track for points leader Jimmie Johnson, Marlin and the Coors Light crew are back in the hunt for the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup. He is just 394 points back from Johnson. Sterling Marlin Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Winnings 651 10 83 101 11 $ 32,686,611 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 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 5/14/2005 Richmond 22 23 $95,633 Running 19 Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 11 0 1 3 0 $ 1,441,918 STERLING MARLIN, NEXTEL CUP SERIES, LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY STATS: DATE START FINISH DATE START FINISH 5/30/3004 36 39 10/16/2004 31 12 5/25/2003 36 7 10/11/2003 33 15 5/26/2002 35 11 10/8/2001 13 1 5/27/2001 26 15 10/8/2000 41 31 5/28/2000 36 19 10/11/1999 31 29 5/30/1999 38 40 10/4/1998 24 30 5/24/1998 30 15 10/5/1997 21 20 5/25/1997 29 40 10/6/1996 33 4 5/26/1996 36 6 10/8/1995 14 6 5/28/1995 7 4 10/9/1994 23 36 5/29/1994 32 15 10/10/1993 34 17 5/30/1993 7 24 10/11/1992 19 16 5/24/1992 9 22 10/6/1991 13 5 5/26/1991 4 11 10/7/1990 21 16 5/27/1990 22 35 10/8/1989 11 7 5/28/1989 18 2 10/9/1988 9 5 5/29/1988 20 27 10/11/1987 31 3 5/24/1987 24 32 10/5/1986 18 33 5/25/1986 4 7 10/6/1985 33 29 5/26/1985 20 34 10/7/1984 32 35 5/27/1984 27 29 10/9/1983 30 40 5/29/1983 30 19 10/10/1982 32 23 5/25/1980 38 16 10/11/1981 29 28 5/28/1978 7 9 10/5/1980 28 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 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 Dion Williams Front Tire Carrier Pit Practice Coordinator Atlanta, Georgia Rich Macco Rear Tire Changer Race Day Only Syracuse, New York Adam Mosher Rear Tire Carrier Race Day Only Fort Mill, South Carolina 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