Article: Celebrity Sports Club

Sterling Marlin and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series are just about synonymous. The soon-to-be (Saturday) 44-year-old, became the first driver in history to record Daytona 500 wins as his first two career NASCAR Winston Cup victories and only the third driver in history to win back-to-back Daytona 500 races when he accomplished the feat in 1994 and 1995.

He'll be the featured speaker at the Beacon News Celebrity Sports Club starting with dinner from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. July 12 at Long Island Sound in Aurora.

Marlin started his racing career in a strange way.

He subbed for his father in a race at the Nashville Speedway in 1976. Marlin, then only 18, took over when his father, Grand National ...

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