DW at North Wilkesboro: Darrell Waltrip drove his 1985 Bud car at North Wilkesboro today to shake-down for the trip to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. Junior Johnson and Jeff Hammond also there. DW ran a number of hot laps at the track that hasn’t seen a race since 1996. Bunch of the media was there at the invite of General Motors. Plus it was taped for Fox Sports. DW, Hammond and Johnson will be on Totally NASCAR Wednesday night with Steve Byrnes. Some DW/North Wilksboro tidbits: DW won 10 races there. DW’s last win for Junior Johnson came there in 1986. DW’s first win as a car owner came there in 1991.(for more on the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, see my Driver Appearances page(5-22-2001)
