Sterling Marlin
American racing driver
Sterling Burton Marlin (born June 30, 1957) is an American former stock car racing driver. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He won the Daytona 500 in 1994 and 1995. He is the son of late NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin.
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 Marlin in 1996 | |||||||
| Born | Sterling Burton Marlin June 30, 1957 Columbia, Tennessee | ||||||
| Achievements | 1994, 1995 Daytona 500 winner 1996 Winston 500 winner 1980–1982 Nashville Speedway USA Track Champion | ||||||
| Awards | 1983 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1995, 1996 Tennessee Professional Athlete of the Year 2002 Tennessee Professional Athlete of the Year Nominee Fairgrounds Speedway Hall of Fame Inductee (2009) | ||||||
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 748 races run over 33 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 3rd (1995, 2001) | ||||||
| First race | 1976 Music City USA 420 (Nashville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2009 Tums Fast Relief 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| First win | 1994 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last win | 2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 (Darlington) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 77 races run over 17 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 29th (2005) | ||||||
| First race | 1986 Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 2008 Pepsi 300 (Nashville) | ||||||
| First win | 1990 All Pro 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last win | 2000 Cheez-It 250 (Bristol) | ||||||
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In October 2012, Marlin was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Press Box: Former NASCAR driver Sterling Marlin has Parkinsonism". Yahoo! Sports. 2012-10-29. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2012-10-29.