SCR: It looks like there might be a third Marlin generation in Winston Cup. How thrilling is it to have your son, Steadman, racing in the Busch Series and wanting to follow you into the sport?Marlin: It would be pretty neat if Steadman could move up the ladder into the Winston Cup Series. I think he's shown a lot of promise in the Busch Series because he was good at a lot of tracks he'd never been to before. It's going to take a lot of hard work and desire to make it. I've told him that you just don't snap your fingers and become a Winston Cup driver. I try to help him out as much as I can because it takes a lot of help to make it in this sport.
SCR: How much longer do you think you'll race? Marlin: I will get out of the car when I feel like I'm not competitive anymore. When I look at last year, I see I'm still competitive because of the equipment I had to work with. If I can stay with Chip in good cars, I can see racing another five years. I look at Harry Gant because he was winning races when he was 52 years old. To me, the 2001 season was the most fun I've ever had in racing. I feel really good and very fortunate to be with the caliber of team I'm with now.