Sterling Marlin Wins at Talladega, July 1995

In the final four laps of the 1995 DieHard 500 at Talladega, Sterling Marlin brings the Morgan-McClure team to yet another restrictor-plate win after holding off the challenges of Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt, Morgan Shepherd, and Bill Elliott. The win was the third of Marlin's career and his first at Talladega. Clip includes the final four laps of the race through the cool-down lap with Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, and Richard Petty giving the call for CBS.

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• sterling
• marlin
• talladega
• nascar
• winston
• nextel
• cup
• 1995
• diehard
• 500
• restrictor
• plate
• win
• morgan
• mcclure
• 4
• finish

[O5fan]

Was that Brian Whitesell that they showed on the 24 pit box?

[nadeau1064]

Hmm. You know, it did kind of look like him.

[anewman70]

taht is my husband holding the sterling marlin flag i'm on the right i have not seen that footage in years awsome race

[Showstopper42]

Very cool footage of that race. I love the camera angles they used back then.

Sterling Marlin was the plate king back in the mid 90's. I heard that they used a unique setup with the exhaust system that allowed their car to ride faster at the plate tracks.

[sterline80]

i remember marlin's car that sounded like an indy car that year, awesome!

[DALE3SR]

I was at this racing sitting in the infield in turn four. nothing better.

[pepsibottleq]

Gosh, nothing any of those guys could do. Sterling was just booking out front, and you could tell that those Dr. Gas pipes made a difference. Even in the draft, it was evident that Jarrett (with perhaps the best engine package in the field with Robert Yates) just had no way to get around Sterling there. Those 5 horses, although miniscule, made a hell of a difference and McClure was genius to have collaberated with Boyd Butler. Good win Marlin, in his own right he ran a perfect final 5 laps

[walrustusks]

My favorite driver!

[jenniferpiage1]

yes we do

[FootsWorldWide]

They were the first to use the X-pipes on the exhaust. If you cross them in the right spot, it can increase the hp.

[29sucks]

after mark martins crash in 1994 they took out the grass

[NAVGFan]

Shame Morgan-McClure allowed its team to get so bad that they shut down after last year. It sucked to see them struggle after being so good back in the 1990's.

[Dad2sca]

My first in person NASCAR race!! I will never forget the speed, I was hooked.