# Sterling Marlin

Sterling Burton Marlin (born June 30, 1957) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, winning the Daytona 500 in 1994 and 1995. He is the son of late NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin. He is married to Paula and has a daughter, Sutherlin, a son, Steadman, a former NASCAR Xfinity Series driver, and a grandson Stirlin who races for Sterling in Sterling’s No. 114 Super Late Model. Marlin is a member of the NASCAR 75 Greatest Driver’s List.

## Early Career

Marlin attended Spring Hill High School, where he played basketball and football, earning the captain status his senior year while he played quarterback and linebacker. He began his collection of American Civil War artifacts shortly after high school. In 1976, he made his NASCAR debut at Nashville Speedway, filling in for his injured father in the No. 14 H.B. Cunningham Chevrolet. He started 30th and finished 29th after suffering oil pump failure early in the race. He made two more starts in 1978, finishing ninth at World 600 and twenty-fifth at Nashville for Cunningham. He ran Nashville again in 1979, finishing seventeenth. In 1980, he posted two top-tens, eighth in the Daytona 500 for Cunningham, and seventh at Nashville for D.K. Ulrich. From 1980 to 1982, Marlin was a three-time track champion at the historic Nashville Speedway USA.

## NASCAR career
### 1983–1990

In 1983, Marlin was hired by Roger Hamby to drive his No. 17 Hesco Exhaust-sponsored Chevrolet. He posted a tenth-place finish at Dover International Speedway and finished 19th in the standings, clinching the Rookie of the Year award. Despite finishing 15th in the 1984 Daytona 500 for Hamby, Marlin spent most of the season running for Sadler Brothers Racing, posting two top-ten finishes. He also competed in one race for Jimmy Means and Dick Bahre respectively. Marlin only made eight starts in 1985, seven of them coming for Sadler, his best finish being 12th at Talladega Superspeedway. He ended his season at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Miller High Life 500, driving the Helen Rae Special. He finished 29th, after suffering flywheel failure.
Marlin moved over to the No. 1 Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce-sponsored car owned by Hoss Ellington in 1986. His best finish that season came at the Firecracker 400, where he finished second. Marlin got a full-time ride in 1987, when he was hired by Billy Hagan to drive the No. 44 Piedmont Airlines-sponsored Oldsmobile. He had four top-fives and finished 11th in points. The following season, he had seven finishes of eighth or better in the first ten races and finished tenth in the standings. In 1989, the team received sponsorship from Sunoco and switched to the number 94. He tied a career-best 13 top-ten finishes but dropped to 12th in the final standings. He left the team at the end of the 1990 season. During the 1990 season, he won his first career Busch Series race at Charlotte, driving the No. 48 Diamond Ridge-sponsored Chevrolet owned by Fred Turner.

### 1991–1997

Marlin signed to drive the No. 22 Maxwell House-sponsored Ford Thunderbird for Junior Johnson in 1991. He had a second-place finish at Daytona to start the season and won two poles at Talladega Superspeedway and the Firecracker 400, and had a total of 7 top fives and 16 top tens, finishing 7th in the standings. The next season, he had 6 top fives, 13 top tens and 5 poles, finishing 10th in the standings. Marlin departed to drive the No. 8 Raybestos-sponsored Ford for Stavola Brothers Racing. In 1993, he had just 1 top five and 8 top tens and fell to 15th in the standings.
Marlin's first career win came in his 279th career start at the 1994 Daytona 500 driving for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in the No. 4 Kodak-sponsored Chevrolet, the most starts for a driver before his first win before Michael Waltrip's win at the 2001 Daytona 500. In 1994, he had 1 win, 5 top fives and 11 top tens, and rose slightly to 14th in the standings. He went on to win the 500 again in the following year, becoming only one of five drivers to win consecutive Daytona 500s. The other four men that have accomplished that feat were Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Denny Hamlin, and William Byron. He also became the only driver to have his first two career wins at the Daytona 500. Marlin won 2 more times during the 1995 season (at Darlington and Talladega) for a total of 3 wins, 9 top fives, 22 top tens, 472 laps led, an average finish of 9.84, and ranking a career best 3rd in the standings. In 1996, Marlin had 2 wins, 5 top fives, 10 top tens, and finished 8th in the standings. In 1997, he scored just 2 top fives and 6 top tens, and dropped to 25th in the standings, leaving the No. 4 team at year's end.

### 1998–2006

In 1998, he joined SABCO Racing to drive the No. 40 Coors Light-sponsored Chevrolet. He opened the season by winning the Gatorade 125, a qualifying race for the Daytona 500 but three weeks later, he failed to qualify for the Primestar 500, the first race he had missed since 1986. He finished in the Top 10 six times and had a 13th-place points finish. In 1999, he won his first pole since 1995 at Pocono Raceway, but dropped down to sixteenth in the standings. In 2000, he won his second career Busch Series race, driving SABCO's No. 82 entry at Bristol Motor Speedway. During the season, he lost teammate Kenny Irwin Jr. in a fatal practice crash at New Hampshire International Speedway. After finishing in the Top 10 seven times, he fell back to 19th in the overall standings.
In 2001, SABCO's majority ownership stake was purchased by CART & IndyCar championship owner Chip Ganassi and the team switched to Dodge Intrepids. In his first race with the new team, Marlin won the Gatorade 125 qualifying race at Daytona. Three days later at the Daytona 500, on the final lap, Dale Earnhardt's rear bumper made contact with Marlin in turn 4, causing Earnhardt to crash into the turn 4 wall, an impact that would kill him instantly. In the following days after the race, Marlin and his family received hate mail and death threats from angry fans of Earnhardt as well as the sport in general who felt that Marlin was responsible for Earnhardt's death. He was eventually publicly defended by two of Earnhardt's drivers, his son and race winner Michael Waltrip, and was also cleared of any wrongdoing by NASCAR's investigation into the accident. He won Dodge's first race in its return to NASCAR at Michigan International Speedway, as well as winning the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte. He tied his career best points finish of third that season. Had the 2004-2013 NASCAR Playoffs points system been in place in 2001, Marlin would have been the 2001 champion. In 2002, Marlin had a strong car at the Daytona 500, and towards the end was battling Jeff Gordon for the lead when they made contact, sending Gordon spinning. NASCAR had then red-flagged the race so it would not finish under caution, and stopped the field momentarily on the backstretch. Concerned about a damaged right front fender, Marlin jumped out of his car and started pulling the fender away from the tire. As working on the car is prohibited during red flag conditions under NASCAR regulations, Marlin was sent to the tail end of the field for the restart. Marlin would finish in 8th.
The following week, Marlin finished second in Rockingham to Matt Kenseth. Marlin took the points lead and did not let it go for the following 24 weeks. For most of that time he held a comfortable lead, which reached triple digits several times. Marlin followed this 2nd-place finish with a win at the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but not without controversy: During the race, Marlin spun while making late race pit stop, causing him to break the pit road speed limit. NASCAR's penalty for being too fast entering pit road was to hold the car in its pit stall for an additional 15 seconds, but the official at Marlin's pit stall was not informed of the penalty until after the crew had released the car. NASCAR determined that they had no precedent for forcing Marlin to return to the pits as his early release was their mistake (and they could not order him to return for a stop and go penalty). Following the incident, NASCAR changed the rule so that all speeding violations are enforced with a drive through penalty (forcing the driver to travel the length of pit road at the speed limit).
After this win, Marlin finished 9th the following week at Atlanta. The week after that, he won the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway, which would be the final win of his Cup career.
With a series of strong finishes (seventh at Texas, fifth at Talladega, seventh at California, fourth in June at Pocono, third at Daytona, third at the second Pocono race, sixth at Michigan in August, seventh at Bristol, and fourth at Darlington in the fall), Marlin was still 91 points ahead of second place entering the Chevy Monte Carlo 400 in September. However, Marlin finished that race in last place after an early accident and saw his points lead all but evaporate as Mark Martin, who had entered the race 125 points behind Marlin, gained 116 points and moved into second place in the points as Marlin's lead shrunk to nine points (Jeff Gordon, who had leapfrogged Martin for second place in the standings with a win the week before, also gained on Marlin but dropped to fourth due to the strong finishes from both Martin and Jimmie Johnson, who gained 95 points on Marlin to move into third). At the New Hampshire 300 the next week Marlin lost the points lead as Martin finished four places ahead of him, gaining 15 points. The next week, Marlin dropped to 4th in the standings after a 21st-place finish at Dover.
One week later, at the Protection One 400 at Kansas, Marlin had a hard crash after 147 laps and finished 33rd. He was diagnosed with a cracked vertebra in his neck and would be forced to miss the remaining seven races. Marlin was replaced by Busch Series driver Jamie McMurray, who had recently been signed by Chip Ganassi Racing to drive for the team in the 2003 season. McMurray won the UAW-GM Quality 500 in his second start with Marlin's car, and Marlin telephoned McMurray during the post-race festivities to congratulate him. Marlin ultimately finished 18th in the final season points with eight Top 5s and ten Top 10s. Marlin's injury was the beginning of a struggle for Chip Ganassi Racing to win races on a regular basis - a slump that would last from 2002 towards 2010.
Marlin did not finish in the Top 5 in 2003, but had 11 Top 10 finishes and matched his previous year's finish of 18th in points. He did however come close to a win at the 2003 Sharpie 500 at his hometown in Bristol Tennessee. Marlin controlled the race early and mid-way and appeared to have victory in his hands until he was wrecked by Kurt Busch with less than 150 laps to go. Kurt Busch went on to win the race but apologized in victory lane. Sterling Marlin however was not pleased with Busch in post-race ceremonies, stating "What a bone-headed move. I guess Spencer didn't punch him hard enough.", as a reference to Kurt Busch and Jimmy Spencer's altercation the previous week. Busch would later say in a post-race interview, and later in a 2020 podcast with Dale Earnhardt Jr. that he offered to buy Marlin a six-pack of Coors as a peace offering, but was turned down.
Despite three Top 5s in 2004, he fell to 21st in points. During the 2005 season, Ganassi announced Marlin would be replaced by David Stremme for the 2006 season in order to attract the younger male demographic. It was also said that Richard Childress Racing had offered Marlin a deal to drive the No. 07 Jack Daniels-sponsored Chevrolet, However, Marlin honored his contract with Ganassi and finished out the 2005 season. He did however miss one race-the 2005 Sirius at the Glen to attend the funeral of his father Coo Coo Marlin who died of lung cancer one day before the race. Road ringer Scott Pruett replaced Sterling in the 40 and finished fourth in the race.
He reached as high as 6th in the points standings, but would later fall to 30th in the final standings.
Marlin joined MB2 Motorsports for 2006 to drive the Waste Management Chevy, running with the No. 14 in tribute to his father, Coo Coo Marlin, who died during the 2005 season. Marlin's only Top 10 finish in 2006 was ninth place at Richmond. His 2006 season was shadowed by bad luck and No. 14 finished 36th in owner points.

### 2007–2010

Marlin was able to qualify via speed for each of the first five races of the 2007 season, his Pep Boys No. 14 team was the only team out of the top 35 from 2006 to do this. Marlin's run in the No. 14 ended on July 17, 2007, when Ginn Racing announced Regan Smith, who had been splitting time with Mark Martin in Ginn's U.S. Army-sponsored No. 01 car, would replace him beginning at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis. He attempted to qualify for two races in 2007, but he failed to qualify for either. He tried to make the Sharpie 500 at Bristol in the No. 78 car as a replacement for Kenny Wallace, and the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega, replacing Mike Wallace in the No. 09 car. However, in November he managed to qualify the No. 09 and drove at Phoenix for a 25th-place finish, and a week later at Homestead finishing 33rd.
Marlin failed to qualify for the 2008 Daytona 500 in the No. 09 car, but qualified at Talladega and the following week at Richmond as well. For Darlington, Marlin raced in his old No. 40 car and qualified 14th, and also at the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the No. 40, still in for the injured Dario Franchitti. He finished out the rest of the season driving for Phoenix Racing. In March 2009, Marlin participated in and won the Saturday Night Special, a charity event at Bristol Motor Speedway which included NASCAR Legends. He led the entire event in a car painted similar to the one he drove with Morgan McClure Motorsports, and wearing an older-style Coors Light uniform from his days while driving for Chip Ganassi.
For the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Marlin continued to run a limited schedule in the No. 09 Phoenix Racing Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Chevrolet. His best finish for the 2009 season was 35th at Martinsville, which also proved the last of his 748 career starts.
An announcement was made preceding the Cup Series finale weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway that Marlin would attempt the race in the No. 70 Chevrolet for TRG Motorsports, though Marlin later denied it.

## Retirement

Marlin announced his retirement from racing on March 18, 2010, and formerly owned a Chevrolet dealership in Ashland City, Tennessee and a Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep dealership in Dickson, Tennessee. In 2012, Marlin publicly revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinsonism. He has undergone deep brain stimulation surgical procedures at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as part of his treatment.

## Presently

In late 2011, Marlin helped form Tennessee Racing Association, LLC, along with several other drivers (including Chad Chaffin and Mike Alexander) and businessmen, in an effort to preserve Fairgrounds Speedway and allow the track to remain active in the racing community. He is fully retired from NASCAR competition, as well as the Pro Late Model Division at Fairgrounds Speedway. Marlin lives on a ranch near Spring Hill, Tennessee.

## Television appearances

In 2003, game show Family Feud hosted a NASCAR special with help from then-Family Feud host Richard Karn. Sterling Marlin was one of the drivers who appeared in an episode, along with some crew members from the Coors team. Marlin played against fellow driver Elliott Sadler and the #38 Robert Yates team, winning the game.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts |
| 1976 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | 14 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | CAR | RCH | BRI | ATL | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV 29 | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | | | | | | | 101st | 76 |
| 1978 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | 14 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT 9 | NSV | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV 25 | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | | | | | | | 69th | 226 |
| 1979 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | 14 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV 15 | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | ONT | | | | | | 86th | 123 |
| 1980 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | 14 | Chevy | RSD | DAY 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 36 | CAR | ATL | ONT | | | | | | 49th | 387 |
| 1980 | Jim Stacy Racing | 5 | Olds | | DAY DNQ | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR 11 | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT 16 | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49th | 387 |
| 1980 | Ulrich Racing | 40 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSV 7 | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49th | 387 |
| 1981 | Ulrich Racing | 99 | Buick | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV 26 | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | | | | | | | | | | 93rd | |
| 1981 | Marlin Racing | 14 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 28 | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | | | | | | 93rd | | |
| 1982 | Billy Matthews Racing | 41 | Olds | DAY DNQ | RCH | BRI | ATL | CAR | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | CLT 23 | MAR | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | | | | | NA | 0 |
| 1983 | Hamby Racing | 17 | Chevy | DAY 34 | | | ATL 31 | DAR 11 | | | TAL 41 | | | | CLT 19 | | | | DAY 16 | | | TAL 21 | MCH 29 | | | | | | | CLT 40 | | ATL 16 | | | | | | | | 19th | 2980 |
| 1983 | Hamby Racing | 17 | Pontiac | | RCH 18 | CAR 13 | | | NWS 22 | MAR 12 | | NSV 11 | DOV 10 | BRI 18 | | RSD 25 | POC 29 | MCH 20 | | NSV 15 | POC 18 | | | BRI 15 | DAR 24 | RCH 26 | DOV 27 | MAR 27 | NWS 17 | | CAR 15 | | RSD 17 | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2980 | |
| 1984 | Hamby Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY 15 | RCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 1207 |
| 1984 | Bahre Racing | 23 | Buick | | | CAR 35 | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 1207 |
| 1984 | Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | TAL 12 | NSV 18 | DOV | CLT 29 | RSD | POC 33 | MCH | DAY 33 | | | TAL 32 | MCH 32 | | DAR 39 | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT 35 | NWS | CAR | ATL 9 | RSD | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 1207 | |
| 1984 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSV 30 | POC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 1207 | |
| 1984 | Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 1207 |
| 1985 | Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Chevy | DAY 16 | RCH | CAR | ATL 25 | BRI 22 | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL 25 | DOV | CLT 34 | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY 33 | POC | TAL 12 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 645 |
| 1985 | Helen Rae Motorsports | 00 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 29 | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 645 | |
| 1986 | Ellington Racing | 1 | Chevy | DAY 9 | RCH | CAR | ATL 32 | BRI | DAR 33 | NWS | MAR | TAL 39 | DOV | CLT 7 | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY 2 | POC | TAL 4 | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR 37 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 33 | CAR | ATL 32 | RSD | | | | | | | | 36th | 989 |
| 1987 | Hagan Racing | 44 | Olds | DAY 30 | CAR 19 | RCH 21 | ATL 13 | DAR 4 | NWS 17 | BRI 24 | MAR 19 | TAL 14 | CLT 32 | DOV 10 | POC 15 | RSD 9 | MCH 18 | DAY 16 | POC 25 | TAL 14 | GLN 32 | MCH 15 | BRI 20 | DAR 4 | RCH 22 | DOV 5 | MAR 7 | NWS 20 | CLT 3 | CAR 11 | RSD 24 | ATL 9 | | | | | | | | 11th | 3381 |
| 1988 | Hagan Racing | 44 | Olds | DAY 8 | RCH 5 | CAR 3 | ATL 20 | DAR 5 | BRI 8 | NWS 16 | MAR 2 | TAL 6 | CLT 27 | DOV 11 | RSD 9 | POC 28 | MCH 37 | DAY 34 | POC 14 | TAL 6 | GLN 8 | MCH 11 | BRI 12 | DAR 5 | RCH 16 | DOV 23 | MAR 26 | CLT 5 | NWS 14 | CAR 34 | PHO 10 | ATL 12 | | | | | | | | 10th | 3621 |
| 1989 | Hagan Racing | 94 | Olds | DAY 11 | CAR 7 | ATL 5 | RCH 8 | DAR 5 | BRI 15 | NWS 26 | MAR 8 | TAL 14 | CLT 2 | DOV 26 | SON 40 | POC 6 | MCH 8 | DAY 7 | POC 36 | TAL 28 | GLN 7 | MCH 34 | BRI 18 | DAR 10 | RCH 28 | DOV 17 | MAR 20 | CLT 7 | NWS 19 | CAR 23 | PHO 30 | ATL 3 | | | | | | | | 12th | 3422 |
| 1990 | Hagan Racing | 94 | Olds | DAY 19 | RCH 13 | CAR 4 | ATL 10 | DAR 28 | BRI 7 | NWS 31 | MAR 32 | TAL 26 | CLT 35 | DOV 5 | SON 6 | POC 9 | MCH 18 | DAY 5 | POC 30 | TAL 3 | GLN 15 | MCH 20 | BRI 5 | DAR 18 | RCH 24 | DOV 12 | MAR 12 | NWS 13 | CLT 16 | CAR 6 | PHO 16 | ATL 38 | | | | | | | | 14th | 3387 |
| 1991 | Junior Johnson & Associates | 22 | Ford | DAY 2 | RCH 9 | CAR 33 | ATL 7 | DAR 10 | BRI 27 | NWS 22 | MAR 28 | TAL 4 | CLT 11 | DOV 15 | SON 26 | POC 8 | MCH 13 | DAY 8 | POC 5 | TAL 5 | GLN 12 | MCH 12 | BRI 2 | DAR 6 | RCH 10 | DOV 17 | MAR 14 | NWS 13 | CLT 5 | CAR 8 | PHO 3 | ATL 7 | | | | | | | | 7th | 3839 |
| 1992 | Junior Johnson & Associates | 22 | Ford | DAY 35 | CAR 15 | RCH 7 | ATL 17 | DAR 22 | BRI 32 | NWS 8 | MAR 2 | TAL 4 | CLT 22 | DOV 14 | SON 16 | POC 7 | MCH 32 | DAY 2 | POC 11 | TAL 2 | GLN 16 | MCH 7 | BRI 15 | DAR 28 | RCH 21 | DOV 33 | MAR 7 | NWS 5 | CLT 16 | CAR 5 | PHO 9 | ATL 7 | | | | | | | | 10th | 3603 |
| 1993 | Stavola Brothers Racing | 8 | Ford | DAY 9 | CAR 28 | RCH 31 | ATL 12 | DAR 21 | BRI 20 | NWS 9* | MAR 21 | TAL 24 | SON 12 | CLT 24 | DOV 33 | POC 8 | MCH 8 | DAY 2 | NHA 6* | POC 7 | TAL 27 | GLN 6 | MCH 17 | BRI 23 | DAR 31 | RCH 24 | DOV 11 | MAR 30 | NWS 19 | CLT 17 | CAR 12 | PHO 30 | ATL 17 | | | | | | | 15th | 3355 |
| 1994 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | DAY 1 | CAR 2 | RCH 19 | ATL 25 | DAR 34 | BRI 8 | NWS 17 | MAR 27 | TAL 8 | SON 29 | CLT 15 | DOV 8 | POC 38 | MCH 34 | DAY 28 | NHA 10 | POC 12 | TAL 5 | IND 14 | GLN 26 | MCH 34 | BRI 6 | DAR 5 | RCH 13 | DOV 30 | MAR 7 | NWS 31 | CLT 36 | CAR 14 | PHO 3 | ATL 40 | | | | | | 14th | 3443 |
| 1995 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | DAY 1* | CAR 12 | RCH 5 | ATL 7 | DAR 1 | BRI 9 | NWS 7 | MAR 13 | TAL 39 | SON 7 | CLT 4 | DOV 7 | POC 4 | MCH 7 | DAY 2* | NHA 9 | POC 18 | TAL 1 | IND 7 | GLN 21 | MCH 4 | BRI 7 | DAR 10 | RCH 33 | DOV 6 | MAR 23 | NWS 15 | CLT 6 | CAR 6 | PHO 12 | ATL 2 | | | | | | 3rd | 4361 |
| 1996 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | DAY 40 | CAR 6 | RCH 11 | ATL 13 | DAR 11 | BRI 18 | NWS 5 | MAR 10 | TAL 1* | SON 15 | CLT 6 | DOV 41 | POC 11 | MCH 3* | DAY 1* | NHA 29 | POC 6 | TAL 29 | IND 39 | GLN 11 | MCH 33 | BRI 18 | DAR 8 | RCH 21 | DOV 17 | MAR 31 | NWS 11 | CLT 4 | CAR 13 | PHO 27 | ATL 15 | | | | | | 8th | 3682 |
| 1997 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | DAY 5 | CAR 20 | RCH 19 | ATL 23 | DAR 32 | TEX 8 | BRI 20 | MAR 21 | SON 26 | TAL 39 | CLT 40 | DOV 10 | POC 15 | MCH 17 | CAL 36 | DAY 3 | NHA 22 | POC 20 | IND 43 | GLN 13 | MCH 43 | BRI 10 | DAR 40 | RCH 39 | NHA 39 | DOV 27 | MAR 39 | CLT 20 | TAL 38 | CAR 9 | PHO 27 | ATL 11 | | | | | 25th | 2954 |
| 1998 | Team SABCO | 40 | Chevy | DAY 22 | CAR 25 | LVS 24 | ATL DNQ | DAR 14 | BRI 40 | TEX 14 | MAR 36 | TAL 9 | CAL 14 | CLT 15 | DOV 19 | RCH 10 | MCH 18 | POC 9 | SON 7 | NHA 35 | POC 11 | IND 11 | GLN 7 | MCH 15 | BRI 21 | NHA 17 | DAR 8 | RCH 15 | DOV 16 | MAR 18* | CLT 30 | TAL 14 | DAY 18 | PHO 12 | CAR 13 | ATL 42 | | | | 13th | 3530 |
| 1999 | Team SABCO | 40 | Chevy | DAY 32 | CAR 37 | LVS 15 | ATL 18 | DAR 16 | TEX 9 | BRI 14 | MAR 13 | TAL 25 | CAL 16 | RCH 18 | CLT 40 | DOV 29 | MCH 22 | POC 4 | SON 25 | DAY 12 | NHA 34 | POC 28 | IND 16 | GLN 33 | MCH 15 | BRI 7 | DAR 40 | RCH 4 | NHA 21 | DOV 38 | MAR 11 | CLT 29 | TAL 22 | CAR 8 | PHO 40 | HOM 17 | ATL 31 | | | 16th | 3397 |
| 2000 | Team SABCO | 40 | Chevy | DAY 24 | CAR 15 | LVS 18 | ATL 12 | DAR 21 | BRI 10 | TEX 34 | MAR 24 | TAL 8 | CAL 32 | RCH 29 | CLT 19 | DOV 31 | MCH 10 | POC 22 | SON 2 | DAY 25 | NHA 25 | POC 42 | IND 30 | GLN 30 | MCH 15 | BRI 8 | DAR 17 | RCH 20 | NHA 22 | DOV 37 | MAR 9 | CLT 31 | TAL 41 | CAR 33 | PHO 15 | HOM 26 | ATL 8 | | | 19th | 3363 |
| 2001 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40 | Dodge | DAY 7 | CAR 8 | LVS 3 | ATL 35 | DAR 5 | BRI 12 | TEX 34 | MAR 5 | TAL 23* | CAL 9 | RCH 11 | CLT 15 | DOV 6 | MCH 3 | POC 4 | SON 28 | DAY 39 | CHI 9 | NHA 17 | POC 16 | IND 2 | GLN 25 | MCH 1 | BRI 9 | DAR 16 | RCH 32 | DOV 8 | KAN 5 | CLT 1* | MAR 10 | TAL 17 | PHO 34 | CAR 11 | HOM 5 | ATL 2 | NHA 2 | 3rd | 4741 |
| 2002 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40 | Dodge | DAY 8* | CAR 2 | LVS 1 | ATL 9 | DAR 1 | BRI 19 | TEX 7 | MAR 12 | TAL 5 | CAL 7 | RCH 11 | CLT 11 | DOV 13 | POC 4 | MCH 21 | SON 43 | DAY 3 | CHI 16 | NHA 14 | POC 3* | IND 27 | GLN 30 | MCH 6 | BRI 7 | DAR 4 | RCH 43 | NHA 21 | DOV 21 | KAN 33 | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 18th | 3703 |
| 2003 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40 | Dodge | DAY 17 | CAR 40 | LVS 8 | ATL 14 | DAR 39 | BRI 6 | TEX 29 | TAL 6 | MAR 7 | CAL 10 | RCH 13 | CLT 7 | DOV 35 | POC 6* | MCH 6* | SON 18 | DAY 19 | CHI 21 | NHA 39 | POC 10 | IND 34 | GLN 43 | MCH 19 | BRI 17 | DAR 31 | RCH 22 | NHA 29 | DOV 13 | TAL 39 | KAN 34 | CLT 15 | MAR 43 | ATL 16 | PHO 11 | CAR 10 | HOM 10 | 18th | 3745 |
| 2004 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40 | Dodge | DAY 37 | CAR 4 | LVS 18 | ATL 16 | DAR 14 | BRI 4 | TEX 26 | MAR 9 | TAL 31 | CAL 27 | RCH 15 | CLT 39 | DOV 29 | POC 31 | MCH 6 | SON 21 | DAY 20 | CHI 7 | NHA 21 | POC 15 | IND 33 | GLN 36 | MCH 15 | BRI 6 | CAL 26 | RCH 14 | NHA 12 | DOV 15 | TAL 34 | KAN 34 | CLT 12 | MAR 4 | ATL 19 | PHO 25 | DAR 12 | HOM 16 | 21st | 3857 |
| 2005 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40 | Dodge | DAY 8 | CAL 15 | LVS 35 | ATL 16 | BRI 11 | MAR 6 | TEX 5 | PHO 26 | TAL 34 | DAR 41 | RCH 23 | CLT 39 | DOV 32 | POC 16 | MCH 40 | SON 26 | DAY 22 | CHI 32 | NHA 34 | POC 28 | IND 9 | GLN | MCH 21 | BRI 29 | CAL 19 | RCH 41 | NHA 11 | DOV 41 | TAL 7 | KAN 13 | CLT 40 | MAR 38 | ATL 20 | TEX 23 | PHO 34 | HOM 26 | 30th | 3183 |
| 2006 | MB2 Motorsports | 14 | Chevy | DAY 34 | CAL 32 | LVS 36 | ATL 34 | BRI 17 | MAR 14 | TEX 30 | PHO 12 | TAL 37 | RCH 9 | DAR 28 | CLT 28 | DOV 31 | POC 42 | MCH 24 | SON 42 | DAY 24 | CHI 26 | NHA 16 | POC 30 | IND 31 | GLN 39 | MCH 29 | BRI 32 | CAL 29 | RCH 30 | NHA 25 | DOV 31 | KAN 20 | TAL 40 | CLT 11 | MAR 21 | ATL 20 | TEX 40 | PHO 36 | HOM 37 | 34th | 2854 |
| 2007 | Ginn Racing | 14 | Chevy | DAY 17 | CAL 35 | LVS 34 | ATL 24 | BRI 30 | MAR 21 | TEX 34 | PHO 27 | TAL 16 | RCH 23 | DAR 13 | CLT 33 | DOV 16 | POC 31 | MCH 20 | SON 43 | NHA 24 | DAY 40 | CHI 23 | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 1752 |
| 2007 | Furniture Row Racing | 78 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI DNQ | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | | | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 1752 | |
| 2007 | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL DNQ | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO 25 | HOM 33 | 40th | 1752 |
| 2008 | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL 22 | RCH 25 | | | | | | | | DAY 41 | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI 43 | CAL | RCH DNQ | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL 42 | CLT | MAR DNQ | ATL | TEX | PHO 32 | HOM 29 | 51st | 482 |
| 2008 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 34 | CLT 31 | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51st | 482 |
| 2009 | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Dodge | DAY | CAL DNQ | LVS DNQ | ATL | BRI 40 | MAR DNQ | TEX | PHO 40 | TAL | RCH | DAR 42 | CLT | DOV | POC 39 | MCH 41 | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND DNQ | POC 38 | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT DNQ | MAR 35 | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 53rd | 316 |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1980 | Jim Stacy Racing | Oldsmobile | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1980 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 8 |
| 1982 | Billy Matthews Racing | Oldsmobile | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1983 | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | 34 |
| 1984 | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 15 |
| 1985 | Sadler Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | 16 |
| 1986 | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | 9 |
| 1987 | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 10 | 30 |
| 1988 | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 12 | 8 |
| 1989 | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 6 | 11 |
| 1990 | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 21 | 19 |
| 1991 | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 12 | 2 |
| 1992 | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1 | 35 |
| 1993 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 14 | 9 |
| 1994 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 | 1 |
| 1995 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 |
| 1996 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 40 |
| 1997 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | 5 |
| 1998 | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 3 | 22 |
| 1999 | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 17 | 32 |
| 2000 | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 38 | 24 |
| 2001 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 3 | 7 |
| 2002 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 13 | 8 |
| 2003 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 7 | 17 |
| 2004 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 4 | 37 |
| 2005 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 18 | 8 |
| 2006 | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39 | 34 |
| 2007 | Ginn Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 17 |
| 2008 | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ |

#### Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1986 | Hagan Racing | 69 | Olds | DAY | CAR | HCY | MAR | BRI | DAR | SBO | LGY | JFC | DOV | CLT 29 | SBO | HCY | ROU | IRP | SBO | RAL | OXF | SBO | HCY | LGY | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | ROU | CLT | CAR | MAR | | | | | 133rd | - | |
| 1988 | Hagan Racing | 44 | Olds | DAY | HCY | CAR | MAR | DAR | BRI | LNG | NZH | SBO | NSV 23 | CLT 11 | DOV | ROU | LAN | LVL | MYB | OXF | SBO | HCY | LNG | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH 14 | DOV | MAR | CLT 21 | CAR | MAR | | | | | | 46th | 445 | |
| 1989 | Hagan Racing | 48 | Olds | DAY | CAR | MAR | HCY | DAR | BRI | NZH | SBO | LAN | NSV | CLT | DOV | ROU | LVL | VOL | MYB | SBO | HCY | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR 39 | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT 25 | CAR | MAR | | | | | | | 77th | 134 | |
| 1990 | Fred Turner Racing | 48 | Olds | DAY 24 | RCH | CAR | MAR | HCY | DAR | BRI | LAN | SBO | NZH | HCY | CLT 4 | DOV | ROU | VOL | MYB | OXF | NHA | SBO | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR 12 | RCH | DOV 32 | MAR | CLT 1* | NHA | CAR | MAR | | | | | 48th | 625 | |
| 1992 | Fred Turner Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY 39 | CAR | RCH | ATL | MAR | DAR | BRI | HCY | LAN | DUB | NZH | CLT 4 | DOV | ROU | MYB | GLN | VOL | NHA | TAL | IRP | ROU | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | MAR | CAR | HCY | | | | | 73rd | 206 | |
| 1993 | Fred Turner Racing | 48 | Ford | DAY 28 | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | CLT 42 | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL 8 | IRP | MCH 11 | NHA | BRI | DAR 22 | RCH 23 | DOV | ROU | CLT 11 | MAR | CAR | HCY | | | | | | | | | 41st | 864 | |
| 1993 | Fred Turner Racing | 70 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 864 | |
| 1994 | Fred Turner Racing | 4 | Chevy | DAY 6 | CAR | RCH | ATL QL$^†$ | MAR | DAR 41 | HCY | BRI | ROU | NHA | NZH | CLT 40 | DOV | MYB | GLN 36 | MLW 39 | SBO | TAL 4* | HCY | IRP | MCH 18 | BRI | DAR | RCH 34 | DOV | CLT 7 | MAR | CAR | | | | | | | | 44th | 810 | |
| 1995 | Fred Turner Racing | 22 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV 36 | DAR | BRI | HCY | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | HOM | | | | | | | | | | 106th | 55 | |
| 1996 | Fred Turner Racing | 22 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV 22 | DAR | BRI | HCY | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NHA | TAL | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60th | 262 | |
| 1996 | Martin Racing | 92 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 3 | CAR | HOM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60th | 262 | |
| 1997 | Martin Racing | 92 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | LVS | DAR | HCY | TEX | BRI | NSV | TAL 18 | NHA | NZH | CLT 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 69th | 285 | |
| 1997 | Phoenix Racing | 4 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 33 | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAL | CAR | HOM | | | | | | | | | | 69th | 285 | |
| 1998 | Sterling Marlin Racing | 1 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV 7 | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL 30 | NHA | NZH | CLT 40 | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI 23 | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT 10 | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | | | | | 58th | 490 | |
| 1999 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 42 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | LVS 33 | ATL | DAR | TEX DNQ | | | | CAL DNQ | NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54th | 777 | |
| 1999 | Sterling Marlin Racing | 14 | Chevy | | | | | | | NSV 34 | BRI 8 | TAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 12 | BRI 4 | DAR 9 | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR DNQ | MEM 31 | PHO | HOM | | | | | | 54th | 777 | |
| 2000 | Team SABCO | 82 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI 1* | TEX | NSV | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NZH | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62nd | 525 | |
| 2000 | Team SABCO | 01 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 5 | DAR 7 | RCH 43 | DOV | CLT DNQ | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM DNQ | | | | | | 62nd | 525 | |
| 2004 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL 37 | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT 21 | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | | 102nd | 152 | |
| 2005 | FitzBradshaw Racing | 40 | Dodge | DAY 42 | CAL 15 | MXC | LVS 25 | ATL QL$^‡$ | NSH 37 | BRI 5 | TEX 19 | PHO | TAL 21 | DAR 39 | RCH 10 | CLT 2 | DOV | NSH QL$^¤$ | KEN 6 | MLW | DAY 41 | CHI 35 | NHA | PPR | | | | MCH 12 | BRI 25 | CAL | RCH | DOV 17 | KAN | CLT 5 | MEM | TEX 22 | PHO | HOM | 29th | 1985 | |
| 2005 | FitzBradshaw Racing | 12 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GTY 12 | IRP | GLN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 1985 |
| 2007 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV 15 | KAN | CLT | MEM 26 | TEX | PHO | HOM | 106th | 203 | |
| 2008 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH 22 | TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 118th | 97 | |
| $^†$ - Qualified but replaced by Hermie Sadler · $^‡$ - Qualified but replaced by Reed Sorenson · $^¤$ - Qualified for Johnny Benson Jr. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

### ARCA SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA SuperCar Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ASCC | Pts |
| 1977 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | 14 | Chevy | TOL | DAY | QCS | BFS | NSV | FRS | TOL | SLM | AVS | TAL 13 | TOL | SND | SLM | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 |
| 1978 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | 14 | Chevy | DAY | QCS | AVS | NSV 3 | IMS | LOR | FRS | TAL 21 | FRS | CMS | JEF | | | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 |
| 1979 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | 14 | Chevy | AVS | DAY | NSV | FRS | SLM | DSP | IMS | TAL 16 | FRS | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 |
| 1982 | | 4 | Pontiac | NSV 34 | DAY | TAL | FRS | CMS | WIN | NSV | TAT | TAL | FRS | BFS | MIL | SND | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 |
| 1992 | Blackstock Racing | 12 | Pontiac | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH 32 | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | SLM | ATL | 138th | - |
| Results before 1979 may be incomplete. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

### International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
International Race of Champions results :
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
| 1996 | Pontiac | DAY 4 | TAL 4 | CLT 11 | MCH 6 | 6th | 40 | |
| 2002 | Pontiac | DAY 8 | CAL 4 | CHI 7 | IND 7 | 10th | 35 | |