Darrell Waltrip - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Congrats to DW:

Before the race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, NASCAR Legend and Fox Broadcaster Darrell Waltrip [DW] was presented the H. Clay Earles Award for outstanding dedication to auto racing by speedway president Clay Campbell.(4-19-2004)...

Sprague on the pole at Martinsville:

#16-Jack Sprague's lap at 92.375mph on Friday earned the pole for Saturday's Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Although he has three series championships (1997, 1999 and 2001) and now 21 career poles, Sprague's pole Friday is his first at the .526-mile short track...

DW-Darrell Waltrip tests at Lanier in prep for Martinsville:

Darrell Waltrip and the Toyota Tundra Test Crew were at Lanier National Speedway Tuesday with the Toyota Tundra Craftsman Truck Waltrip plans to race at Martinsville this week. Waltrip was looking for a dry place and made arrangements late Monday evening with Stan ...

Reutimann to drive #87 at Nashville with sposnorship from Naturalgear:

NEMCO Motorsports announced that David Reutimann will pilot their #87 Chevy with sponsorship from NaturalGear in this weekend's Pepsi 300 NASCAR Busch Series...

A Championship Outlook – champ usually wins in first 6 races:

Only five times in the modern era (1972-present) has the eventual champion not won in the first six races. The winners in the first 6 races of 2004: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #17-Matt Kenseth, #48-Jimmie Johnson and #97-Kurt Busch. When did a driver win the Championship...

Milestone for Rudd:

Ricky Rudd, driver of the #21 Motorcraft Racing Taurus, will reach another milestone this weekend when he makes 810th-career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start to move ahead of Darrell Waltrip into sole possession of third place on the series' all-time list. Rudd, who ...

Some Cup Drivers to race at Nashville on Cup off weekend:

Making the decision to host the Pepsi 300 NASCAR Busch Series race on Easter Weekend April 9-10 - an off-NEXTEL Cup weekend - is reaping big benefits for Nashville Superspeedway ticket holders. NEXTEL Cup driver Michael Waltrip has announced he will join the growing...

DW and Jeff to be Co-Presenters:

Three-time champion Darrell Waltrip, whose racing career virtually paralleled that of Mr. Bill France Jr. as the point man for NASCAR, will team with four-time champion Jeff Gordon to introduce France to the expected crowd of some 1,200 people at the International ...

Reutimann wins pole at Atlanta, Toyota on the pole:

#17-David Reutimann led a Toyota and rookie invasion of Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday. Reutimann, a rookie, turned a lap at 179.452 mph to claim the pole for Saturday's EasyCare 200 (1 p.m. Eastern, Speed), the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta...

Darrell Waltrip’s autobiography

"DW: A Lifetime Going Around in Circles" - will move to the number 13 position on the March 14 New York Times Best Seller list for non-fiction hardcover books. It debuted on the Best Seller list at number 15 in its first week of release. Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR...

Winning both Cup and Busch race

in the same year at Daytona in Feb, two drivers have won both, Darrell Waltrip in 1989 and Bobby Allison in 1988 Make it 3: as Dale Earnhardt Jr. won both the Daytona 500 and the Busch race at Daytona in the same weekend. AND: Dale Jr. also won a 125 race, joining ...

Winning both Cup and Busch race

in the same year at Daytona in Feb, two drivers have won both, Darrell Waltrip in 1989 and Bobby Allison in 1988...

NASCAR Sponsors Debuting during the Daytona 500:

The Daytona 500, one of the largest and most-watched sporting events of the year, is more than just NASCARs richest and most prestigious race. It is a television event used by some of Americas largest and most successful companies to launch new advertising campaigns...

DW’s Book Released:

Darrell Waltrip's autobiography, "DW: A Lifetime Going Around in Circles," will be available across North America Monday, Feb. 9th. In conjunction with the release of the book (published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.), Waltrip, a three...

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES NEWS AND NOTES DAYTONA

10-year anniversary for series begins at Daytona The 2004 season figures to be the most competitive yet with an unprecedented three former champions #42-Mike Skinner, #16-Jack Sprague and #24-Travis Kvapil competing fulltime. Sprague will be in pursuit of his fourth...

DW’s sponsor for the #17? UPDATE:

hearing that NTN Bearings will be sponsoring the #17 Craftsman Truck in 2004 for driver David Reutimann and owner Darrell Waltrip.(1-13-2004) UPDATE: NTN Bearings was announced today as the sponsor the Darrell Waltrip's #17 Toyota Tundra driven by David Reutimann. ...

Sporting News Preview:

Sporting News The Premiere Edition of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Preview is a 224-page guide to the upcoming racing season. There are expert Scouting Reports on every driver and every track. Plus, FOX racing commentators Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Hammond...

DW Book:

Pre-Orders for signed copies of Darrell Waltrip's autobiography, DW - A Lifetime of Going Around in Circles, are available Monday January 19th at www.DWStore.com. The book will be released nationwide on Monday Feb. 9th.(FoxSports) See past info about the book on my...

Changes in the Truck TV Lineup? UPDATE:

Hearing Speed Channel may make some changes to their Truck Series broadcast team for 2004, both in the booth and on pit road.(12-12-2003) UPDATE: been told that the Speed Channel on-air team for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will be: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons and...

Toyota Testing Notes:

Four Toyota-powered teams and seven drivers participated in the Tundra's first open test at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the program's debut at the Feb. 13 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season opening race. Toyota's newest addition to its driver...