NASCAR Says Farewell To One of Its Most Beloved Drivers

Like every morning, I woke up and went on jayski.com and expected my day to start off better by hopefully reading something good this morning. Instead, I read that Sterling Marlin is calling it a career after 33 seasons. My heart sunk. I love Sterling Marlin. One of NASCAR's most favorite drivers. Sterling has "ran" seven races in 2009, but it was a start-and-park effort for Phoenix Racing's No. 09 team. Sterling's last top-10 finish was recorded at the spring Richmond race in 2006, where he finished ninth. "Will I miss it? Yeah, in some ways...but in some ways I'll be kinda glad it's over. The sport has changed. It's not much fun anymore," said Marlin, this morning. This sport will miss drivers like Marlin. He was as cool as they come, but...

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