[Quality88]

Well it looks like they are definitely makin room for the new kid next year. I hate to see this happen. If he hadn't lost so much after that crash at Kansas.

NASCAR.COM - Smith to replace Marlin in No. 14 car at Indianapolis - Jul 17, 2007

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Quality88

Well it looks like they are definitely makin room for the new kid next year. I hate to see this happen. If hadn't lost so much after that crash at Kansas.

NASCAR.COM - Smith to replace Marlin in No. 14 car at Indianapolis - Jul 17, 2007

you think marlin will race for another team next year or retire, gotta root for him hes from my hometown, walks into lowes all the time..

[jks812]

He had said on one of the pre race shows earlier, that he would like to just drive part time next year.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

you think marlin will race for another team next year or retire, gotta root for him hes from my hometown, walks into lowes all the time..

At this point... Not for sure. I hope he gets a ride then again, it would probably be better for him to ride off into the sunset and maybe become an announcer... and unfortunately DJ should follow him(man I hate sayin that). I would love for Marlin to have another chance, he's just lost so much.

[tkj24]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

you think marlin will race for another team next year or retire, gotta root for him hes from my hometown, walks into lowes all the time..

I heard he was wanting to go part-time next year.

[BringBackWilkesboro]

Yep, looks like the ole Silver Fish is winding down. Him and Kenny Schrader are/were very much alike in that, although they won only 14 or 15 races between them, they almost always ran up front. That is until Schrader was bumped out of his Hendrick ride by Ricky Craven and Marlin was squeezed out over time by a bunch of kids after his wreck. You can see easily that these guys are headed out. The worst part is unfortunately, there are new fans out there who don't know that those two ever won a race at all.

[vincesanity82]

I still cant get used to him not driving the coors light silver bullet car..

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

I still cant get used to him not driving the coors light silver bullet car..

Yeah, he just has that good ol boy appeal for that beer

[tkj24]

UPDATE: Marty Snider reported on Sirius' The Morning Drive that he had talked to #13-Joe Nemechek Tuesday morning and additional information on the situation at Ginn Racing should be announce later today. David Poole reports that his source says #13-Joe Nemechek and #14-Sterling Marlin will not run at Indy. (7-17-2007)
UPDATE 2: Regan Smith will replace Sterling Marlin in the #14 Chevy at Ginn Racing, starting with the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis, sources confirmed Tuesday. And Joe Nemechek could be out of a ride in the #13 Chevy for Bobby Ginn's team due to a lack of sponsorship. The team doesn't plan to run the car at Indianapolis unless a sponsor is found. Because the Allstate 400 is one of the biggest Nextel Cup events of the season, it's possible to get a one-off sponsor deal just for that race. If that happens, Ginn officials would race Nemechek in the #13. Marlin and Nemechek still are under contract at Ginn, but both drivers have been told they are free to look for opportunities elsewhere.(ESPN.com)(7-17-2007)

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by BringBackWilkesboro

Yep, looks like the ole Silver Fish is winding down. Him and Kenny Schrader are/were very much alike in that, although they won only 14 or 15 races between them, they almost always ran up front. That is until Schrader was bumped out of his Hendrick ride by Ricky Craven and Marlin was squeezed out over time by a bunch of kids after his wreck. You can see easily that these guys are headed out. The worst part is unfortunately, there are new fans out there who don't know that those two ever won a race at all.

Too bad. I like Sterling. He got some undeserved heat from the so-called fans after the Daytona 500 "incident" in 2001, but he held strong.

Schrader? Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't he the one who lost the tip of his thumb working on his car and raced anyway? I don't know why I remember that story.

Craven? Being from New England, he was the Golden Child up here. What the heck happened to him?

[Racer Duck]

Craven is an "analyst" and writes a NASCAR column for Yahoo!.

[LSC9901]

Along with many others I'm a bit sad to see Sterling being phased out but I'm also of the mind that many of these guys stay beyond their usefulness. Sterling is one of those boys. Like Bill Elliot after his accident years ago Sterling has become less of an aggressive driver. When they lose that edge they are done.
If it isn't the accident then it is age that does them in. Far to many of them fail to see it because like all of us we hate to give up. When we quit we are admitting that we are old or that we have failed. Neither is one that we can admit to very easily.

Time to move in more of the next generation.

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Along with many others I'm a bit sad to see Sterling being phased out but I'm also of the mind that many of these guys stay beyond their usefulness. Sterling is one of those boys. Like Bill Elliot after his accident years ago Sterling has become less of an aggressive driver. When they lose that edge they are done.
If it isn't the accident then it is age that does them in. Far to many of them fail to see it because like all of us we hate to give up. When we quit we are admitting that we are old or that we have failed. Neither is one that we can admit to very easily.

Time to move in more of the next generation.

I guess I have some research to do. I have no idea what accident, Bill's or Sterling's, that you are referring to. The only "big" accident that affected a career that I can think of is Irvan's. But I guess that's different. He can't race, even if he wanted to.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

I guess I have some research to do. I have no idea what accident, Bill's or Sterling's, that you are referring to. The only "big" accident that affected a career that I can think of is Irvan's. But I guess that's different. He can't race, even if he wanted to.

I can't recall the year right off the top of Bill's accident but he did a major flip and broke his wrist. He was never really the same after that.

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

I can't recall th eyear right off the top of Bill's accident but he did a major flip and broke his wrist. He was never really the same after that.

I remember Bill breaking his wrist. Didn't realize it had such an impact on his career.