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Marlin turning fortunes back around

By Jerry Bonkowski
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, April 23, 2004

There's probably no one in Nextel Cup racing who knows what a difference a year makes better than Sterling Marlin. In 2002, Marlin was enjoying his best season in Cup racing. He was atop the standings for 25 of the first 26 weeks. But all that quickly faded when his season was cut short by a racing crash. What had looked like a championship season dissolved into an 18th-place finish. In 2003, Marlin was hoping to rebound from his previous year's disappointment. He sure did -- only in the wrong ...

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