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Marlin has uphill climb to Daytona 500

Quote selected text Published January 17th, 2008 in NASCAR News

Sterling MarlinSterling Marlin twice has won the Daytona 500 in his racing career. A shot at winning number 3 in the 50th running of the race Feb. 17 took a huge hit this week after three sub-par days of testing.

Marlin’s #09 Chevy, owned by Phoenix Racing, had the 46th-fastest speed, at 186.162 mph, of the 58 drivers who tested the past two weeks. The slow speed has Marlin doubting his chances of qualifying for the race.

“It looks like the Toyotas are looking like they have their bases covered,” said Marlin, a Columbia native. “They are really fast. Realistically looking, you are not going to make the (restrictor) plate races on speed because you can’t get yourself fast enough to make it.”

Marlin is scheduled to attempt to qualify in seven Cup races. That list originally included four restrictor plate races - two at Daytona and two at Talladega. Max Papis is scheduled to attempt to qualify for both road races during the season. Marlin said the team should rethink attempting to qualify at Daytona and Talladega.

“We might want to get rid of the superspeedways and go with more short tracks,” Marlin said. “I told them today that if we come back like we are today, we are wasting money and time. The car drafts pretty good, but you need some speed. We’ve got to find out the problem.”

Tennessean

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  1. 1 hot rod todd Registered User Jan 17th, 2008 at 9:39 am Quote

    your washed up stay home and save the money. you havent been worth a sh*t since you broke your neck!

  2. 2 Fisha695 Registered User Jan 17th, 2008 at 8:13 pm Quote

    Wait everybody I have an Idea that goes along with the possible new age limit to enter Cup. From now on you can only race in Cup from the ages of 21 to 41. That gives you 20 years to make a name. After you turn 41 you get to finish the current season, and then you can no longer compete in Cup AT ALL. however you can go down in race in the Trucks or even the Nationwide series.

  3. 3 Sam Registered User Jan 18th, 2008 at 6:48 am Quote

    Fisha695 wrote:

    Wait everybody I have an Idea that goes along with the possible new age limit to enter Cup. From now on you can only race in Cup from the ages of 21 to 41. That gives you 20 years to make a name. After you turn 41 you get to finish the current season, and then you can no longer compete in Cup AT ALL. however you can go down in race in the Trucks or even the Nationwide series.

    Not a bad idea fisha, although some drivers a competitive until they are 50.

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