01 car, would replace him beginning at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis. He remains a box-office attraction. The word "Parkinson's" brought the extended Marlin family to attention, though, said Jon Hood, Paula's younger brother and a member of the Marlin racing crew. ), (key) (Bold Pole position. In 1998, he joined SABCO Racing to drive the No. Heading into the final lap of the 2001 event, Earnhardt was looking to capture his second Daytona victory, but he had company. (key) (Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time. "We had to get married around racing, and we still plan everything around racing," said Paula Marlin, Sterling's wife of 36 years. Had a race the next day. Marlin is on a far shore from Cup now, but that hardly seems to matter. Following the incident, NASCAR changed the rule so that all speeding violations are enforced with a drive through penalty (forcing the driver to travel the length of pit road at the speed limit). Marlin was able to qualify via speed for each of the first five races of the 2007 season, his Pep Boys No. That's because many of Earnhardt's fans angrily blamed Marlin for the accident. We will update Sterling Marlin's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. The week after that, he won the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway, which would be the final win of his Cup career. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "I don't miss that a bit," he said. Every NASCAR driver understands the inherent risks when strapping inside a car traveling at speeds topping 200 miles per hour. He was eventually publicly defended by two of Earnhardt's drivers, his son and race winner Michael Waltrip, and was also cleared of any wrongdoing by NASCAR's investigation into the accident. 14 in tribute to his father, Coo Coo Marlin, who died during the 2005 season. With a series of strong finishes (seventh at Texas, fifth at Talladega, seventh at California, fourth in June at Pocono, third at Daytona, third at the second Pocono race, sixth at Michigan in August, seventh at Bristol, and fourth at Darlington in the fall), Marlin was still 91 points ahead of second place entering the Chevy Monte Carlo 400 in September. The NASCAR Cup Series early season swing through the West continues Sunday with a 400-mile race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Marlin eventually did visit a doctor, however, and the Parkinsonism was confirmed. Years later, Marlin has a much clearer understanding of Shaky's dilemma. @SteveParkee and @DaleJr shared intimate stories on the aftermath of Dale Earnhardts death at DEI on the #DJD.Pod comes out later tonight. His health struggles haven't made him any less beloved. Now, at age 61, Marlin has the nickname of 'Shaky' in his post-NASCAR era. Marlin attended Spring Hill High School, where he played high school basketball and football, earning the captain status his senior year while he played quarterback and linebacker. It's about the racing. This season she will launch her racing career at Nashvilles Fairgrounds Speedway, the historical 51-year-old track where here grandfather won four championships in the 1960s and her dad collected three more in the 1980s. Marlin played against fellow driver Elliott Sadler and the #38 Robert Yates team, winning the game. I take the medication, and that pretty much controls it. In 1993, he had just 1 top five and 8 top tens and fell to 15th in the standings. Five years removed from his final race in Sprint Cup, a series that made him a rich man, Marlin is a hobby racer again, banging fenders just for the fun of it. 40 Coors Light-sponsored Chevrolet. Larson has started the season slowly, but Vegas should be a salve. Yes, it's really me.& some of my crew. 14 H.B. The Tennessee native was. His right hand often shakes, and he works on his race car primarily with his left hand. He was diagnosed with a cracked vertebra in his neck and would be forced to miss the remaining seven races. He sat there holding it with his hands shaking and moving back and forth, and he was trying to grab the bologna with his mouth. Billy Harrison, friends with Marlin since the second grade, works on the pit crew, along with his sons, Zach and Luke. Marlin spoke out about the threats. Marlin only made eight starts in 1985, seven of them coming for Sadler, his best finish being 12th at Talladega Superspeedway. 09 and drove at Phoenix for a 25th-place finish, and a week later at Homestead finishing 33rd. He got both his laps back and finished 11th. "And I would have trouble starting to thread a nut with my fingers. Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. 14 finished 36th in owner points. ERNIE IRVAN! The next season, he had 6 top fives, 13 top tens and 5 poles, finishing 10th in the standings. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the season opener at Daytona, but NASCAR changed the rule in the offseason, complaints about the difficulty Cup drivers had with passing, MORE: NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings: Kyle Busch is No. My hand doesn't get tired. As working on the car is prohibited during red flag conditions, Marlin was sent to the tail end of the field for the restart. This is going to be incredible. In other words, Sutherlin is an absolute media delight Danica-attractive, plus a terrific personality. 8 Raybestos-sponsored Ford for Stavola Brothers Racing. He owns five Late Model cars. Three days later at the Daytona 500, on the final lap, Marlin made contact with Dale Earnhardt's rear bumper in turn 4, causing Earnhardt to crash into the turn 4 wall, an impact that would kill him. This is the first step toward racing, if Stirlin wants that. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. He left the No. Theyll be eligible to return March 19 at Atlanta. Marlin signed to drive the No. //-->, Origins, Part 5 Take The Car, Keep The Mule, Origins, Part 4 Big Bill Tackles Bruton, NSCRA, Origins, Part 3 Whiskey Trippers And Flatheads, Origins, Part 2 LA Runs First Big Stock Car Race, Origins, Part 1 Pettys 1st Race Was Family Affair. It doesn't have any impact on driving. During the 2005 season, Ganassi announced Marlin would be replaced by David Stremme for the 2006 season in order to attract the younger male demographic. The Marlin compound, as the family calls it, stretches for 850 acres south of Nashville, and he raises beef cattle. "He's still a racer. Marlin announced his retirement from racing on March 18, 2010, and formerly owned a Chevrolet dealership in Ashland City, Tennessee and a Dodge dealership in Dickson, Tennessee. The Official Facebook page of 2X Daytona 500 winner, Sterling Marlin. He won 10 times, including back-to-back Daytona 500s in 1994 and '95, and became a championship challenger. "Marley was born in 2014 and I gave her her biological father's name . [7], In late 2011, Marlin helped form Tennessee Racing Association, LLC, along with several other drivers (including Chad Chaffin and Mike Alexander) and businessmen, in an effort to preserve Fairgrounds Speedway and allow the track to remain active in the racing community.[8]. Adjustments will be made to the car that will create a significant reduction in downforce, and based on driver feedback and what we saw from the January test in Phoenix, were excited to see the results of these efforts.. Oh yes if youre a Marlin you know all about racing, says Sutherlin, whose brother Steadman, 28, has competed at the Fairgrounds for several years, winning races but so far no championships. Get the latest stats driver Sterling Marlin on ESPN.com. He tied a career-best 13 top-ten finishes but dropped to 12th in the final standings. TV Show Tuesday at 5PM ET on NBCSN. Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images. Cunningham Chevrolet. Sterling Burton Marlin (born June 30, 1957) is an American semi-retired, professional stock car racing driver. It was also said that Richard Childress Racing had offered Marlin a deal to drive the No. Sterling Marlin was one of the drivers who appeared in an episode, along with some crew members from the Coors team. Sutherlin's husband, Michael House, also races at the track. His 2006 season was shadowed by bad luck and No. He has undergone deep brain stimulation surgical procedures at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as part of his treatment. 44 Piedmont Airlines-sponsored Oldsmobile. Even with a debilitating health condition. In 1983, Marlin was hired by Roger Hamby to drive his No. Thanks Dale for all the kind words of one of the best," another person added. He ended his season at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Miller High Life 500, driving the Helen Rae Special. Marlin received a full-time ride in 1987, when he was hired by Billy Hagan to drive the No. Thats tied for his longest streak of top-10 finishes. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the season opener at Daytona, and Kyle Busch scored last Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. Marlin won 2 more times during the 1995 season (at Darlington and Talladega) for a total of 3 wins, 9 top fives, 22 top tens, 472 laps led, an average finish of 9.84, and ranking a career best 3rd in the standings. He ran his last event in 2009 at Martinsville Speedway. He currently competes part-time JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, driving the No. He had a second-place finish at Daytona to start the season and won two poles at Talladega Superspeedway and the Firecracker 400, finishing seventh in the standings. NASCAR red-flagged the race so it would not finish under caution, and stopped the field momentarily on the backstretch. His best finish that season came at the Firecracker 400, where he finished second. Retired three-time Cup champion and current TV analyst Darrell Waltrip, who also won Nashville track championships, said Marlin's problem became evident as they communicated via phone. In March 2009, Marlin participated in and won the Saturday Night Special, a charity event at Bristol Motor Speedway which included NASCAR Legends. Once he retired from NASCAR, this racing here is all about fun. He left the team at the end of the 1990 season. The vast changes in the landscape from the desert to the red rocks to mountain terrain paint the most vivid and breathtaking scenes, which I believe are best experienced on a motorcycle. Sitting in the shadows of the tall buildings of Nashville's modern cityscape, the speedway is a stubborn anachronism. This is the 27th anniversary ride. In 2003, game show Family Feud hosted a NASCAR special with help from then-Family Feud host Richard Karn. Others called his race shop to threaten him and his family. Marlin announced his retirement from racing on March 18, 2010, and formerly owned a Chevrolet dealership in Ashland City, Tennessee and a Dodge dealership in Dickson, Tennessee. As working on the car is prohibited during red flag conditions under NASCAR regulations, Marlin was sent to the tail end of the field for the restart. He attempted to qualify for two races in 2007, but he failed to qualify for either. Sterling has undeniably lost some weight, although based on the length of his conversation with Dale Jr., it doesn't seem to have affected his spirits or his ability to tell great stories about his career. His right hand shakes involuntarily, and he has a slight limp in his right leg. pic.twitter.com/NVWh4LTibG. 6-0; Go to. Two years ago, Marlin was diagnosed with Parkinsonism, a degenerative nerve disorder similar to Parkinson's. I said, 'Shaky, it looks like you're having some trouble.' Despite three Top 5s in 2004, he fell to 21st in points. In 1997, he did not return to victory lane and dropped to 25th in the final standings. He had just one top-five finish and fell to fourteenth in the standings. Shes been on to me to get her a race car, and finally we cut a deal.. NASCAR has suspended tire changer Danny Olszowy and jackman Kellen Mills two races each for a tire coming off Martin Truex Jr.s car during last weekends Cup race at Auto Club Speedway. Cunningham Chevrolet. "I was eating a bologna sandwich, and I asked him if he wanted one. Sterling Marlin was one of the drivers who appeared in an episode, along with some crew members from the Coors team. "He's seven-eighths racer, one-eighth farmer, maybe," she said. At times it gets frustrating, but he's not going to use it as an excuse or a crutch or anything. Thats the way Earnhardt was, and when he buckled that seatbelt Sunday, he knew anything could happen.. Eric Jacuzzi, NASCAR vice president of vehicle performance, said Tuesday on SiriusXM Speedway that the diffuser strakes are pieces that hang from the center of the diffuser underneath the car. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? - YouTube 0:00 / 15:04 1996 TALLADEGA DALE EARNHARDT CRASH! Formosa, now 60, lost his left eye in a track accident at 17 and decided to give up his dream of racing. 114 for Sterling Marlin Racing. Marlin collected 10 NASCAR Cup Series win, 216 top-10's and he's a two-time Daytona 500 winner. Marlin's run in the No. He tried to make the Sharpie 500 at Bristol in the No. My dad sure has some loyal fans.. Concerned about a damaged right front fender, Marlin jumped out of his car and started pulling the fender away from the tire. He finished out the rest of the season driving for Phoenix Racing. The recovery process is expected to take three months. google_ad_width = 468; Discover Sterling Marlin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Those who have been following Sterling's life since he stopped driving professionally may know that he has been battling Parkinson's disease for more than a decade. "I had broken ribs or a broken collarbone, but when I got in my race car I put all of that out of my mind and focused on the driving and still did pretty darn good. He's one of the ones to beat. In his first race with the new team, Marlin won the Gatorade 125 qualifying race at Daytona. It's a lot of hands-on labor. That death shocked the racing world, and it ultimately led to Sterling and his family receiving death threats and hate mail over the incident from people who believed he was responsible. His best finish for the 2009 season was 35th at Martinsville, which also proved the last of his 748 career starts. Marlin, 61, was diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2012. Marlin signed to drive the No. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. ERNIE IRVAN! Sutherlin, Marlin's daughter, has brought her one-year-old son, Colter. 14 finished 36th in owner points. Chastain has started 2023 where he left off at the end of last season, making noise and racing with the lead pack. McMurray won the UAW-GM Quality 500 in his second start with Marlin's car, and Marlin telephoned McMurray during the post-race festivities to congratulate him. Hurts me to see him in this condition," one person wrote in the comments. He finished in the Top 10 six times and had a 13th-place points finish. For most of that time he held a comfortable lead, which reached triple digits several times. In 1980, he posted two top-tens, eighth in the Daytona 500 for Cunningham, and seventh at Nashville for D.K. Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes took to social media early on Saturday evening to post an adorable photo of him and his daughter Sterling. "We sat on the patio, and he asked me, 'When are you getting your car and coming back to the track?' Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sutherlin, a student at Columbia State, also works on her own cars and works at a local restaurant. 44 Piedmont Airlines-sponsored Oldsmobile. His career began at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville when he was crew chief for Steadman. Those are all tracks that have the wet weather package (rain tires, wipers, etc.). 40 car and qualified 14th, and also at the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the No. "Tobacco is a 13-month-a-year job. His career and life tragically ended on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Wallace has failed to finish both races to date, parking after an accident at Daytona and losing an engine at Auto Club. Ulrich. In late 2011, Marlin helped form Tennessee Racing Association, LLC, along with several other drivers (including Chad Chaffin and Mike Alexander) and businessmen, in an effort to preserve Fairgrounds Speedway and allow the track to remain active in the racing community. He opened the season by winning the Gatorade 125, a qualifying race for the Daytona 500 but three weeks later, he failed to qualify for the Primestar 500, the first race he had missed since 1986. Up in front of him were Earnhardts son, Dale Jr. and Michael Waltrip. "He's been the same down-to-earth country boy. Marlin's only Top 10 finish in 2006 was ninth place at Richmond. Opened it up pretty good. NASCAR announced Tuesday that it will make changes to the Cup car for road course events and a majority of races at tracks 1.058 mile and less. Marlin controlled the race early and mid-way and appeared to have victory in his hands until he was wrecked by Kurt Busch with less than 150 laps to go. "I'll be doing this until I can't any more or until I don't want to or can't compete," Marlin said. Former Cup driver Sterling Marlin has successfully undergone the third of four stages of brain surgery called Deep Brain Stimulation to treat Parkinsons disease, his family announced in a press release Thursday. Now, she's turning to the family pastime: racin'. 114 Super Late Model. Marlin claims to be half-racer, half-farmer. One afternoon mama (Paula) was cooking baloney on the grill and I was shucking corn. Instead, it was the darkest day in NASCAR history as Dale Earnhardt Sr. was involved in a fatal accident. Marlin received a full-time ride in 1987, when he was hired by Billy Hagan to drive the No. In 2002, Marlin had a strong car at the Daytona 500, and towards the end was battling Jeff Gordon for the lead when they made contact, sending Gordon spinning. Our goal is to have the best racing possible everywhere we race, so during the offseason, we went to work on adjustments to strengthen the racing on short tracks and road courses. Itll be great if I can continue that tradition., A student at Columbia State near her hometown of Spring Hill, Sutherlin is extroverted and outgoing, and on top of that she possesses the droll sense of humor of her parents and grandparents. Copyright 2023 Distractify. Just days after the accident, Earnhardts friend and fellow driver Sterling Marlin revealed the details of a chilling conversation the two drivers had about death just weeks before the fatal crash. [5] He was diagnosed with a cracked vertebra in his neck and would be forced to miss the remaining seven races. "You can have some physical problems, but if it's in your genes and you have the talent like Sterling has, those things don't seem to affect you like maybe they would other athletes," Waltrip said. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 09 Phoenix Racing Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Chevrolet. The money that flowed from Cup victory lanes allowed him to buy and develop property in and around Nashville, and he and Paula own a condominium in St. Thomas. "It got to where he couldn't text back and forth with me," Waltrip told USA TODAY Sports. Blaney has made 48 starts since his last points win. Sutherlin, Marlin's daughter, has brought her one-year-old son, Colter. I cant wait to give it a try.. He posted a tenth-place finish at Dover International Speedway and finished 19th in the standings, clinching the Rookie of the Year award. Another son, Nick, also has a background at the Nashville track but now is a crew chief for Richard Childress Racing. Although he is retired from NASCAR competition, Marlin still remains a semi-active driver in the Pro Late Model Division at Fairgrounds Speedway. [4] The next week, Marlin dropped to 4th in the standings after a 21st-place finish at Dover.[4]. "I was in my motorhome at the track one time, and Shaky came in," Marlin told USA TODAY Sports. For Darlington, Marlin raced in his old No. For most of that time he held a comfortable lead, which reached triple digits several times. The "blame" ended up going to someone else: The grief of some race fans turned to anger at Sterling Marlin, whose contact with Earnhardt triggered the crash that took his life. In 2012, Marlin publicly revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinsonism. If she also inherited her family's racing genes, look out - Sutherlin Marlin just could become NASCAR's Danica Patrick. 14 in tribute to his father, Coo Coo Marlin, who died during the 2005 season. 48 Diamond Ridge-sponsored Chevrolet owned by Fred Turner. She is aware of her familys deep racing roots. "He couldn't live without duct tape.". I fixed it and handed it to him. He led the entire event in a car painted similar to the one he drove with Morgan McClure Motorsports, and wearing an older-style Coors Light uniform from his days while driving for Chip Ganassi. The afternoon of the 1994 Daytona 500 (which was offset by tragedy, as Neil Bonnett and Rodney Orr were killed in separate practice accidents ahead of the race), Sterling Marlin bought some bologna at a convenience store and cooked it up for sandwiches. He is the son of late NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin. This was the track he grew up on, and he loves to race here. "The thing about Sterling he never changes," Harrison said. Media requests, contact: @aaronfarrier | Instagram: @sterlingmarlinracing Petty, a retired Cup Series driver and an NBC Sports NASCAR analyst, will lead more than 125 motorcyclists on a seven-day, 1,500-mile ride, a journey that raises funds for Victory Junction Gang Camp, a camp for children with chronic illnesses. Marlin won the Fairgrounds track championship in 1980, '81 and '82 as part of resume building that eventually put him at the top level of Sprint Cup racing. He began his collection of civil war artifacts shortly after high school. Yet Marlin, 57, hasn't put down the tools of his trade a race-car steering wheel and the associated wrenches, torches and hammers that accompany the ride. Kurt Busch went on to win the race but apologized in victory lane. A mess. You make the best of what you've got. 09 Phoenix Racing Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Chevrolet. "You hear Parkinson's, and naturally you think, 'That's it.' He's one of us.". Marlin failed to qualify for the 2008 Daytona 500 in the No. I said, 'Well, I won't be back. Over that stretch, he has two seconds and 15 top fives. Sterling, who is running a limited Sprint Cup schedule this year, is often referred to as the last of the Good Ol Boys, and Sutherlin is proud of her country-fried roots. On a hot summer Saturday night at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, the track where Marlin got his start under the guidance of his father, the late Clifton "Coo Coo" Marlin, he's back burning laps on the .596-mile surface. Concerns about Sterling's health were only heightened after a clip circulated on Instagram that showed him in the studio with Dale Jr. Sterling brought a case of Budweiser with him, but many people couldn't help but notice how weak he seemed to be. 14 ended on July 17, 2007, when Ginn Racing announced Regan Smith, who had been splitting time with Mark Martin in Ginn's U.S. Army-sponsored No. 4 team at year's end. He has finished in the top 10 in eight of his last 10 starts at the track. Still "country as cornbread," as one of his friends says, he will ride off into the Nashville night to race another day. Marlin, who won the 1994 and 1995 Daytona 500, is expected to return to compete in Pro Late Model racing once he is cleared by medical professionals. Marlin said he first noticed something unusual about his health three years ago. Theyll both miss Cup races at Las Vegas and Phoenix. 78 car as a replacement for Kenny Wallace, and the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega, replacing Mike Wallace in the No. He ran Nashville again in 1979, finishing seventeenth. If you remember the signature howl of NASCAR races at Daytona and Talladega in the late 90s early 2000s.THIS is the car that sparked all of that. As part of their conversation, Dale Jr. and Sterling discussed the 2001 Daytona 500, when Dale Jr.'s father's car collided with Sterling's, leading to a crash that killed Dale Sr. instantly. The trip is scheduled to begin and end in Salt Lake City, Utah. Marlin's run in the No. Marlin led about half the 100-lap race on this Saturday night, finishing second after his Chevrolet developed minor handling problems in the closing laps. He tried to make the Sharpie 500 at Bristol in the No. 46 talking about this. As a toddler on a Tennessee . Even though Sterling has some health issues, it doesn't look like he's ever skipped a beat. Shes got talent, says her father. No. NASCAR's penalty for being too fast entering pit road was to hold the car in its pit stall for an additional 15 seconds, but the official at Marlin's pit stall was not informed of the penalty until after the crew had released the car. Marlin attended Spring Hill High School, where he played high school basketball and football, earning the captain status his senior year while he played quarterback and linebacker. He, Steadman and House would choose tinkering on the cars over riding tractors across the hay fields (although Marlin admits that, after a wet summer, "It's time to cut hay."). He went on to win the 500 again in the following year, becoming only one of four drivers to win consecutive Daytona 500s. He is married to Paula and has a daughter, Sutherlin, a son, Steadman, a former Nationwide Series driver, and a grandson Stirlin who splits a schedule with Sterling in Sterlings No. One week later, at the Protection One 400 at Kansas, Marlin had a hard crash after 147 laps and finished 33rd. After considerable thought, research and consultations with numerous doctors and specialists, my dad decided to undergo Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. So, how much is Sterling Marlin worth at the age of 65 years old? Marlin won 2 more times during the 1995 season (at Darlington and Talladega) and with a total of 3 wins, 9 top 5 finishes, and 22 top 10 finishes, finished a career high third in the point standings, during a four-year run with Morgan-McClure Motorsports. After finishing in the Top 10 seven times, he fell back to 19th in the overall standings. He currently competes part-time JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, driving the No. Those who have been following Sterling's life since he stopped driving professionally may know that he has been battling Parkinson's disease for more than a decade. Marlin ultimately finished 18th in the final season points with eight Top 5s and ten Top 10s. My dad worked hard when he was getting started and he expects me to do the same, Sutherlin said. Darlington Raceway's throwback paint scheme fan and team promotion began in 2015 and has included tributes from the 1940's to [] (key) (Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time. He tied his career best points finish of third that season. But Waltrip raced through a laundry list of injuries in his Hall of Fame career and understands the urge to keep racing. "Car just got loose," Marlin says after the race. 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And for those still blaming him for the accident, it's time to let that go. Logano came within a few feet of winning the Daytona 500 and led 19 laps Sunday at Auto Club. Official account of Sterling Marlin. Marlin, 62, a Columbia resident,. Had Bristol and Dover been added, it would have essentially created four different rule packages intermediate tracks, superspeedways, short tracks/road courses with wet weather equipment and short tracks/road courses without wet weather equipment. She grew up on the NASCAR circuit amid racing celebrities. Tony Formosa, the Nashville track operator, a former driver and a long-time friend of Marlin's, understands. In the week that. "It wound up here one night after a fight, and we kept it," Marlin said, smiling. 4 Kodak-sponsored Chevrolet, the most starts for a driver before his first win before Michael Waltrip's win at the 2001 Daytona 500. Sutherlin, however, disagrees. 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