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Article: Marlin Hit With Yellow-Line Violation
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- February 17, 2003
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Dateline: DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
Sterling Marlin stayed in his car this time. Too bad he didn't stay
above the yellow line.
Marlin lost a chance at a third Daytona 500 victory Sunday when NASCAR
penalized him for passing too low on the racetrack.
Running in fifth position on the 74th lap, Marlin fell to 38th before
salvaging a 17th-place finish in the rain-shortened race won by Michael
Waltrip.
It followed Marlin's near-miss last year, when he was penalized for
getting out of his car to fix fender damage during a red-flag delay.
He found humor in fender-gate. The yellow line rule was no laughing
matter.
"NASCAR's got to figure out who's calling the shots," ...