A matter of perspective

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Looking through some old racing stuff I found this 1997 quote from Sterling Marlin.

Columbia, Tenn., native Sterling Marlin, son of long-time NASCAR veteran Coo-Coo Marlin, remembers hearing about Indianapolis when he was young, but it just didn't register. "When you're a kid who's the son of a stock car racer, you think of Daytona and Darlington and Charlotte," Marlin said. "Indianapolis is another place and another thing. You know it's important, but how can it compare. "I mean, when I was a kid, you just couldn't do any better than win at Nashville. Sure, maybe somebody won the Indianapolis 500, but that wasn't any big deal. Let him come out to Nashville and beat Daddy and those guys out there. Then I would believe he was something special."
 
Born,and bread Stockcar for sure,I have no problem with that.Good stuff."If it ain't got fenders I don't want to race it":)
 
That's just a product of growing up in different environments.
 
I tried to grow up in Williamsburg Ky.Just cross the line from Jelico Tn. A country boy can survive.:)
 
Sterling was right. Indy was one race, once a year. Plus, the drivers had the entire month of May to prepare for one race! Stocks ran every weekend.

Still, it is a matter of perspective.
 
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