Sterling Marlin Talladega Race Advance
Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge UAW 500- Talladega Superspeedway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Blue Collar TV: Marlin will appear on this Sunday's episode of Blue Collar TV. The weekly show airs on the WB Network at 9 p.m. EST. Marlin filmed his comedy sketch earlier this year at the show's set in Atlanta. * Coors Going Camouflage: In August of 2005, Coors Brewing Company launched a truly unique, one-of-a-kind package, the camouflage can. The 2005 Coors and Coors Light Camouflage Can is the ideal beer container for the American outdoorsman. This packaging will be available in certain markets through November 2005. To further leverage the unique camouflage can, Coors Light will take the packaging to the track! The Coors Light No.40 car will be wrapped in the same camouflage pattern as the can for two of this fall's races at Talladega Superspeedway and Texas Motor Speedway. NASCAR fans-be sure to pick up a case of 16-ounce Coors/Coors Light camouflage cans to complete your racing experience. * Chassis: The Coors Light team will race chassis #211 this weekend for the second race at Talladega. This chassis has only raced one other time this season at Talladega where it finished 34th after an accident. * Testing 123: Marlin and the Coors Light crew are testing at Kansas Speedway in preparation for the Banquet 400 later this month. * Talladega Turnaround: In 44 starts at Talladega Superspeedway, Marlin has 10 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes. His highest start is from the pole, which he has done three times all in the fall race, (1991, 1992, 1995) and he has won twice in the fall of 1995 and the spring of 1996. * Earlier this Season at Talladega: Alabama was anything but sweet to Marlin and the Coors Light crew during the Aaron's 499 in the spring at Talladega Superspeedway. Marlin, who was able to run in the top 10 in the beginning of the 188-lap race, was caught up in a 25-car pileup on lap 132 and relegated to a 34th-place finish. * NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings: Marlin dropped one spot to 29th position in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings after his engine woes this past weekend in Dover. The No. 40 Dodge, however, is 26th in owner points. Sterling Marlin's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats: Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Winnings 667 10 83 102 11 $ 36,140,051 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: August 7, 1005 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sterling Marlin's 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Results: Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 27 0 1 4 0 $ 2,978,320 STERLING MARLIN, NEXTEL CUP SERIES, TALLADEGA SUUPERSPEEDWAY STATS: DATE START FINISH DATE START FINISH 5/1/2005 25 34 10/3/2004 32 34 4/25/2004 9 31 9/28/2003 4 39 4/6/2003 11 6 10/6/2002 DNS DNS 4/21/2002 33 5 10/21/2001 3 17 4/22/2001 2 23 10/15/2000 32 41 4/16/2000 7 8 10/17/1999 6 22 4/25/1999 14 25 10/11/1998 10 14 4/26/1998 14 9 10/12/1997 30 38 5/10/1997 16 39 7/28/1996 16 29 4/28/1996 4 1 7/23/1995 1 1 4/30/1995 7 39 7/24/1994 8 5 5/1/1994 10 8 7/25/1993 22 27 5/2/1993 14 24 7/26/1992 1 2 5/3/1992 3 4 7/28/1991 1 5 5/6/1991 19 4 7/29/1990 14 3 5/6/1990 15 26 7/30/1989 13 28 5/7/1989 16 14 7/31/1988 2 6 5/1/1988 8 6 7/26/1987 10 14 5/3/1987 7 14 7/27/1986 5 4 5/4/1986 5 39 7/28/1985 10 12 5/5/1985 10 25 7/29/1984 20 32 5/6/1984 28 12 7/31/1983 22 21 5/1/1983 22 41 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 Trevor Lysne Front Tire Changer Mechanic Fergus Falls, Minnesota 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