“Our car was great when we were here earlier in the month, ” said crew chief Slugger Labbe. “We had two long days to work on it and figure things out. The team did a great job. We showed a little bit of what we had last weekend in the Open, but we’re ready to get back there to see what we can do with this other car. ”
Marlin’s history at Lowe’s dates back 29 years when he started his first event seventh and finished ninth (May 28, 1978). Since then, his 52 starts include one win, 13-top 10s and seven top-fives. Marlin finished 28th in last year’s Coca-Cola 600 and was 11th in the fall race at Lowe’s.
“We’re running the longest race of the year on Sunday so it’s important to have a good car, otherwise you’re in for a really long night, ” said Marlin. “I’m pretty sure we’ll unload off the truck fast and only make small changes to the Pep Boys Chevrolet to get it fine tuned. ”
Labbe added, “If our performance in last week’s (Nextel) Open was any indication of how we’ll do Sunday then we should be in good shape. The guys on this No. 14 Ginn team have worked hard, and I think our results at the test plus last week’s race is a credit to them. ”
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