Newsmaker Q&A - Sterling Marlin  Posted: Thursday, April 22,
2004  TALLADEGA, Ala. Five of Sterling Marlin's 10 career wins
have come at the two race tracks that require the use of a
restrictor plate to reduce speeds for safety reasons, including
a pair of wins at the Talladega Superspeedway. Marlin talked
about Talladega, NASCAR's rules and the future of the sport.
Question: Two years ago you were penalized at Daytona for
driving below the yellow line to avoid a crash. Last year Dale
Earnhardt Jr. drove below the yellow line to make the winning
pass at Talladega and he wasn't penalized. Is it difficult to
understand NASCAR's rules?  Marlin: I don't know. We'll just
have to cross that bridge when we get there I guess. The deal
that happened to me in Daytona a few years ago (I was) running
fifth. Elliott Sadler's ignition goes out and it's either run
into the back of him or jam the brakes on or split the line. I
didn't go completely below it. I had the left sides below it and
I get black flagged. Elliott's cr