Article: Marlin Hit With Yellow-Line Violation

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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," ...

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