Sterling Marlin

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Sterling Marlin is an American former NASCAR driver best known for winning back-to-back Daytona 500s in the mid-1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASCAR driver
human
racing driver
achievedBestPointsPositionInSeason 1995
2001
bestCupSeasonPointsPosition 3rd
bestKnownFor winning back-to-back Daytona 500s in 1994 and 1995
carNumberDriven 14
4
40
competedIn NASCAR Cup Series
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1957-06-30
familyName Marlin
father Coo Coo Marlin
firstCupStart 1976 Music City USA 420
fullName Sterling Burton Marlin
givenName Sterling
hallOfFame Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Hall of Fame
hasChildren yes
heritage second-generation NASCAR driver
knownForDrivingStyle smooth and consistent on superspeedways
ledCupPoints 2002
maritalStatus married
notableCarSponsor Coors Light
Eastman Kodak Company
surface form: Kodak
notableRaceSpecialty superspeedway racing
occupation NASCAR team owner
racing driver
placeOfBirth Columbia, Tennessee
surface form: Columbia, Tennessee, United States
reasonForMissingRaces neck injury in 2002
relative Coo Coo Marlin
residence Columbia, Tennessee
surface form: Columbia, Tennessee, United States
retiredFromFullTimeRacing mid-2000s
seriesParticipatedIn NASCAR Busch Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
sport stock car racing
startedCupCareer 1976
sufferedInjury neck fracture in 2002 Kansas crash
teamDrivenFor Chip Ganassi Racing
Junior Johnson
surface form: Junior Johnson & Associates

Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Stavola Brothers Racing
totalCupPoles 11
totalCupStarts over 700
totalCupWins 10
won 1994 Daytona 500
1995 Daytona 500

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Daytona 500 notableWinner Sterling Marlin