Sterling Marlin wins the 1995 Daytona 500

Dale Jarrett wins the 1993 Daytona 500

Dale Jarrett started on the pole with a qualifying speed of 193.498 mph. Front row outside was Dale Earnhardt, second row was Sterling Marlin and Jeff Gordon. It was a cloudy overcast day. Earnhardt had never lead the first lap of the Daytona 500 until this one. Soon, Sterling Marlin would pass Earnhardt and led the next 27 laps. The next hour would have 5 separate incidents on the track. Then the rain came, the race was red flagged for an hour and forty four minutes. When the weather cleared and the green flag dropped Gordon led for 98 laps then it was Marlin's turn. With 37 laps to go everyone pitted for tires and gas for the last time. Earnhardt won the race off pit road and assumed the lead. With 20 laps to go, Marlin toook the led from Earnhardt. On the last lap, Earnhardt was all over Marlin, as he went high and low but just did not have enough to get around him. Sterling Marlin became the Daytona 500 winner again for the second year in a row. He was the fifth multiple Daytona 500 winner and only the third to win it back to back.

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