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 Sterling Marlin may be NASCAR's most
diverse athlete. Before getting into
racing, Marlin was a standout
football and basketball player at
Columbia High in Tennessee. Still,
there was little doubt about which
career path he would take...Book
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Marlin won three consecutive track
championships at Nashville Raceway
from 1980-82. He actually made his
Cup debut four years prior, after
his father, Coo Coo, suffered a
broken shoulder. He is perhaps best
known as only the third driver in
Cup history to win back-to-back
Daytona 500s, joining Richard Petty
and Cale Yarborough as the only
drivers to earn that distinction
after winning in 1994 and 1995.
Not only did he win the Daytona 500,
but it was also his first Cup
victory in 279 starts.
In
2001, Marlin also scored Dodge's
first victory in its return to Cup
racing after a two-decade absence as
he won at Michigan International
Speedway in August. He came closest
to winning the NASCAR championship
in 2002. Marlin scored victories at
Las Vegas and Darlington and held
the Cup points lead for 25 weeks.
However, a late-season crash at
Kansas ended his season. Still, he
scored 14 top-10 finishes and six
top-10 qualifying efforts in 29
starts. He started from the Bud Pole
twice -- at Pocono in June and
Darlington in early September.
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