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Dale Earnhardt: Sterling Marlin
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Earnhardt started off the 1995 season by finishing second in the Daytona 500 to Sterling Marlin. He won 5 races in 1995, including his first road course victory at Sears Point. He ... won the prestigious Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a win he called the biggest of his career. But in the end, Earnhardt lost the title to Jeff Gordon by just 34 points.
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Earnhardt, a master of superspeedway racing, was fighting for third place, leading a tightly bunched five-car pack heading through the final turn. The back left corner of his famed black No. 3 Chevrolet was bumped by Sterling Marlin.
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Going into turn 3 on the last lap, Earnhardt was racing three wide with Marlin to his left and Schrader to his right. In the corner, Earnhardt's left rear fender made slight contact with Marlin's front bumper.
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Edna Hinton, Karen Bennett and Jim Bennett watched as Earnhardt competed hard the entire day. On the final lap, they watched as Sterling Marlin passed Earnhardt for third place. They watched as Earnhardt tried to take the position back.
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