Sterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin
Sterling Marlinis an retired stock car racing driver. , he formerly competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, winning the Daytona 500 in 1994 and 1995. He is the son of late NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin. He is married to Paula and has a daughter, Sutherlin, and a son, Steadman, a former Nationwide Series driver...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth30 June 1957
CountryUnited States of America
appreciate build cars drive learn work
He was really the one that got me into racing. When I first started racing, he said, 'Boy, if you're going to drive these cars, you're going to learn to work on them. You have to build the trailer, build the cars and the motors and do it all.' For me it makes me appreciate it a lot more.
days hard seemed team worked
We just couldn't find the right combination. The team really worked hard at it, but it was one of those days when nothing seemed to click.
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Starting from the back was a disadvantage. But we drove through the field and then stayed in the lead draft and kept our nose clean most of the day. It really looked like we were going to have a good, solid finish until something happened to the #2 car (Kurt Busch). I don't know if he got into the wall or if someone turned him into the fence but he came down in front of us and knocked the nose off the car. Our chance for a win was done after that.
barely bit bring certain chevy clubs confident great home looking optimistic outside
We're just barely on the outside looking in. It's a little bit of pressure, but I'm certain our Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevy will be top-notch. Not only am I confident we'll make this weekend's race, I'm optimistic we can bring home a great finish.
backup bring came car dead deciding good last lining looked month oil reached sign silver testing time tough
I don't know what happened. I reached down to look at my oil temperature, and when I looked back up everyone was dead stopped. The only silver lining is that our backup car should be as good as our primary. We came down here testing last month and had a tough time deciding which car to bring back, so that's a good sign for Sunday.
american-athlete came chance everybody gave last led points season third
You look at 2001, we were third in points and no one gave us much of a chance when the season started. We came back last year and had the same team, the same everybody and led points.
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What a shame. The Waste Management Chevrolet was really good all day and I was having fun out there. We had a rocket and I'm confident at least a top-10 finish was in our future?maybe even the win. But things just didn't work out for us the way they were supposed to.
pain share somebody
So now I have somebody to share my pain with.
optimistic unfinished
This is the most optimistic I've been in a long time. I've got some unfinished business.
dull experience fans fun good great love moment race racing short thinking
I love racing these short tracks. It's fun and exciting, and a great show for the fans and drivers. There's never a dull moment out there. It's as much about experience and thinking as it is about a good race car.
harry might run win
I'll probably run two more years. If I can still win me some races, I might do it some more. You know, Harry Gant was still competitive at 54.
believe hit
I know he didn't know what hit him, but I couldn't believe it.
farm kinda putter sounds
I know it sounds kinda crazy, but working on the farm is something I enjoy. I like to get out and just putter around.
chance couple few plan races run team win
I know I can still win races and feel like this team will give me a chance to do that. I plan to run only a couple more years, and I'd like to win a few more before I'm done.