Nascar driver sterling marlin climbs out of his burning car in turn two during the 11th nascar brickyard 400 at the indianapolis motor speedway, sunday, aug. Winning driver michael waltrip on monday urged fans not to blame marlin. Sterling marlin speakers bureau and booking agent info. Close to setting alltime win record at fairgrounds speedway nashville. Sterling marlin is the most successful nascar driver born in the the state of tennessee. Sterling marlin stats, race results, wins, news, record. Sterling burton marlin born june 30, 1957 is an american stock car racing driver. Four months after undergoing a third brain surgery in his battle with parkinson. Marlin said he began experiencing symptoms about a. Apr 04, 2019 former cup driver sterling marlin has successfully undergone the third of four stages of brain surgery called deep brain stimulation to treat parkinsons disease, his family announced in a press. Sterling marlin is ready to get back in his race car this saturday at fairgrounds speedway nashville.
Denny hamlin won his third daytona 500 and became the fourth driver to win the great american race in backtoback years and the first since sterling marlin did so. Driver sterling marlins nascar cup series wins racing. Marlin needs two more wins to become the winningest driver in. Sep 17, 2014 file nascar driver sterling marlin shares a laugh with some crew members in the garage area before practice at the indianapolis motor speedway july 24, 2009. Sterling marlin to race in nashville again after parkinson.
See more ideas about daytona 500, nascar and nascar racing. Why sterling marlin is pulling against denny hamlin in. Sterling marlin plans return to racing in nashville update. He formerly competed in the monster energy nascar cup series, winning the daytona 500 in 1994 and 1995. Feb 25, 2017 nascar driver sterling marlin of columbia, tenn. Nascar has grown from its southern roots to become a nationwide product. Sterling marlin, driver of the chip ganassi racing coors. Sterling burton marlin born june 30, 1957 is an american semiretired, professional stock car racing driver.
Sterling marlins nascar career and battle with parkinson. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Sterling marlin wont let parkinsons disease keep him from. Nascar cup series results wins click on the race to see the complete results for that race. Dec 09, 2009 sterling marlin is something of a vanishing species, a countrified nascar driver. Hes run 748 nascar cup series races run over 33 years. Marlin was a track champion at the nashville speedway before moving up to nascar.
Aug 20, 2019 sterling marlin officially joined twitter on aug. Staff photo by dale ernsberger the tennessean 2261974. The solitude offers a welcomed, less stressful reprieve from a. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for sterling marlin. About us newsroom staff ethical principles corrections press releases accessibility sitemap terms of. Jimmie johnson became the 26th driver to hit 650 nascar cup series starts near the conclusion of the 2019 season. In 748 cup series races run over 33 years, marlin raced into victory lane 10 times and racked up 216 top10 finishes.
Richard petty, known as the king, coholds the record for most nascar cup series series titles 7 with the late dale earnhardt and jimmie johnson. Feb 07, 2011 the only laps sterling marlin makes in retirement are on a tractor at his tennessee farm. Tennessees sterling marlin was the most prolific winner in the no. He formerly competed in the nascar sprint cup series, winning the daytona 500 in 1994 and 1995. The only laps sterling marlin makes in retirement are on a tractor at his tennessee farm. According to the tennessean newspaper, marlin, 62, was slated to compete in a pro late model race at his home track, fairgrounds speedway nashville. Sterling didnt do anything wrong, waltrip said at a news conference. He is the son of late nascar driver coo coo marlin. The solitude offers a welcomed, less stressful reprieve from a nascar career that.
Sterling marlins nascar career and battle with parkinsons. Former nascar driver speaks out about stewart crash youtube. Sterling marlin nascar auto racing trading cards for sale. Fateful bump of dale earnhardts car still bothers sterling. Sterling marlin comes from a time in nascar where the men were men and the sheep were scared, in his own words. Sterling marlin nascar auto racing trading cards for sale ebay.
Aug 11, 2014 former nascar driver sterling marlin talks about the deadly crash involving tony stewart and kevin ward jr. Fellow driver ken schrader, the first to see earnhardt after the crash, said he. Just 30 drivers have hit 600 or more premier series starts. File nascar driver sterling marlin shares a laugh with some crew members in the garage area before practice at the indianapolis motor speedway july 24, 2009.
Marlin is the last driver to hoist daytona 500 trophies in consecutive years, and hes the first to earn his first and second cup career wins in the. Sterling marlin, winner of 10 nascar sprint cup races, revealed to that he has parkinsonism. Winston cup nextel cup craftsman truck series races are now held in new hampshire, michigan, california, arizona, new york, pennsylvania, and nevada. He is married to paula and has a daughter, sutherlin, and a son, steadman, a former nationwide series driver. The official website of nascar legend driver, sterling marlin. Apr 07, 2020 sterling marlins nascar accomplishments besides being a twotime daytona 500 winner, the son of tennessee racing legend coo coo marlin had a fairly successful nascar cup series career. Former cup driver sterling marlin has successfully undergone the third of four stages of brain surgery called deep brain stimulation to treat parkinsons disease, his family announced in a. He has faced challenges throughout his career, including a diagnosis of parkinsons disease in 2012. Sterling marlin, the winner of 10 cup series races, was diagnosed with parkinsons disease in 2012.
The official facebook page of 2x daytona 500 winner, sterling marlin. About us newsroom staff ethical principles corrections press. Sterling marlin pulls out halfway through fairgrounds race. Sterling marlin is a retired nascar racing car driver, son of nascar driver clifton coo coo marlin. He formerly competed in the nascar sprint cup series, winning the. Sterling marlin, 60, retired from nascar cup driving in 2009, and returned to fairgrounds nashville speedway where he won in the pro late. Update on sterling marlins health condition the final lap. Since that surgery in april, marlin hit a stumbling block in his recovery, but his short track racing team sterling marlin racing posted an update on the legendary driver. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Aug 17, 2018 at age 61, sterling marlin is winning races with parkinsonism. Miss nashville speedway, debbie land, center, talks with promoter bill donoho, left, and nascar grand national driver coo coo marlin at the speedways annual party for the press. Sterling marlin still racing, still as popular as ever. Feb 07, 2018 in the final laps of the 2002 daytona 500, sterling marlin spins out jeff gordon, then during a red flag, pulls out the fenderwhich he is not supposed to do.
Coo coo marlin, left, and son sterling relax after the younger one qualified his car for the nascar music city 420 race at the nashville speedway may 8, 1976. He currently competes parttime jegscra allstars tour, driving the no. Sterling marlin is ready to get back in his race car this saturday at. Foyt ford, during the nascar nextel cup series ford 400 on november 21, 2004 at the homestead miami speedway in homestead, florida. He was born on the 30th of june, 1957, in columbia, tennessee, usa. Sterling marlin comes from a time in nascar where the men were men. Starcom racing honoring sterling marlin with darlington. Aug 08, 2019 sterling marlin is ready to get back in his race car this saturday at fairgrounds speedway nashville.
As of 2020, sterling marlin is the only driver in nascar history to score his first 2 career wins in the daytona 500. Somehow its hard to imagine, say, jeff gordon accidentally setting a cow on fire while sloshing delousing goo on her, or any other young nascar cleanfreak shoveling manure, cracking a blacksnake around a buddys neck, or crushing backer worms between a darkstained thumbnail and forefinger. Besides being a twotime daytona 500 winner, the son of tennessee racing legend coo coo marlin had a fairly successful nascar cup series career. In the final laps of the 2002 daytona 500, sterling marlin spins out jeff gordon, then during a red flag, pulls out the fenderwhich he is not supposed to do. Petty holds records for most series wins 200, poles 123, wins in a season 27 in 1967, consecutive wins 10 in 1967 and starts 1,185. Back in april, former monster energy nascar cup series competitor sterling marlin underwent deep brain stimulation surgery. The solitude offers a welcomed, less stressful reprieve from a nascar career that spanned 34 years. Click on the site to see all races run at that track. Sterling marlin to race in nashville again after parkinsons disease. Aug 26, 2019 starcom racing honoring sterling marlin with darlington throwback august 26, 2019 at 1. Nascar drivers, just like most other athletes, have been known to engage in their. He needs just two more race wins there to become the speedways winningest driver.
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