Sterling Marlin Charlotte Race Advance
Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge UAW Quality 500- Lowe's Motor Speedway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Testing: Sterling Marlin and the Coors Light team are testing at Martinsville Speedway this week in preparation for the Subway 500 next weekend. * Chassis: The Coors Light team will race chassis #507 this weekend at Charlotte. Marlin raced this car for the first time last weekend in Kansas where he stayed in the top-10 for most of the race before settling for a 13th-place finish. * Native North Carolinians: The Coors Light crew has four members of its team that hail from the Tarheel State. Gasman Randy Hildreth, Spotter Bart Creasman, Truck Driver Tim Beaver and Mechanic Darren Wolfe will all be racing close to their hometowns this weekend. * Charlotte Stats: Marlin's highest start at Lowe's is fourth, which he has done twice (1986 and 1991) and his highest finish is a victory on October 8, 2001. * Earlier at Charlotte: Marlin's holiday race weekend ended early when contactwith another competitor sent him spinning into the wall bringing out the caution on lap 216. The Coors Light Dodge's damage was too much to repair and he was relegated to the 39th spot in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. * NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings: Marlin moved up one spot to 26th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points standings after his top-15 finish at Kansas last weekend. The No. 40 Dodge, however, is 24th in owner points. Sterling Marlin's Cumulative NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Stats: Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Winnings 669 10 83 103 11 $ 36,385,967 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: October 2, 2005 at Talladega Superspeedway Sterling Marlin's 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Results: Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Winnings 29 0 1 5 0 $ 3,224,236 STERLING MARLIN, NEXTEL CUP SERIES, LOWE"S MOTOR SPEEDWAY STATS: DATE START FINISH DATE START FINISH 5/29/2005 41 39 10/16/2004 31 12 5/30/2004 36 39 10/11/2003 33 15 5/25/2003 36 7 10/8/2001 13 1 5/26/2002 35 11 10/8/2000 41 31 5/27/2001 26 15 10/11/1999 31 29 5/28/2000 36 19 10/4/1998 24 30 5/30/1999 38 40 10/5/1997 21 20 5/24/1998 30 15 10/6/1996 33 4 5/25/1997 29 40 10/8/1995 14 6 5/26/1996 36 6 10/9/1994 23 36 5/28/1995 7 4 10/10/1993 34 17 5/29/1994 32 15 10/11/1992 19 16 5/30/1993 7 24 10/6/1991 13 5 5/24/1992 9 22 10/7/1990 21 16 5/26/1991 4 11 10/8/1989 11 7 5/27/1990 22 35 10/9/1988 9 5 5/28/1989 18 2 10/11/1987 31 3 5/29/1988 20 27 10/5/1986 18 33 5/24/1987 24 32 10/6/1985 33 29 5/25/1986 4 7 10/7/1984 32 35 5/26/1985 20 34 10/9/1983 30 40 5/27/1984 27 29 10/10/1982 32 23 5/29/1983 30 19 10/11/1981 29 28 5/25/1980 38 16 10/5/1980 28 36 5/28/1978 7 9 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