The Resume

(January 3, 1932-August 14, 2005)
Born in Columbia, Tennessee
Birth name was Clifton Marlin
Four-time track champion at the Nashville Speedway (1959,1962,1966-67)
NASCAR driver (1966-80)
51 top ten finishes in Winston Cup events
Father of driver Sterling Marlin

Why he might be annoying:

He ran his first race in a car he 'borrowed' from his older brother Jack (and using a driver's license borrowed from one of his cousins).
He never won a NASCAR points race.
He called drivers with sponsors, like Richard Petty 'hot dogs.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was burned in a crash at the Nashville Fairgrounds, but competed the next week, heavily bandaged and driving a backup car.
He was an early fan favorite, because he made himself available for autographs and photos after races.
He was an independent, mostly self-financed driver, who had to sell a cow to raise the money to buy tires for a race.
Fellow driver Richard Childress said, 'I'll tell you, he lived life every day having a ball.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Auto Racing Families (Ranked: 12)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 48]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1031932)
• I Caught on Fire
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 73)
• I Have Lung Cancer
• Look at Me, I'm a Man in Shades
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [M-Z]
• Profiles 34251-34500 (Ranked: 34498)
• Race Car Drivers

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying