Darrell Waltrip - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Waltrip, Gant Selected for NMPA Hall of Fame:

Three-time Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip and 18-race winner Harry Gant have been selected for induction into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in Darlington. The pair will be inducted Aug. 30. Waltrip, 56, won 84 races and Winston Cup titles...

didja know?

that 20 years ago today [when Jayski still had hair, was in the Air Force and had time on his hands] Late NASCAR Great, Tim Richmond won his first super speedway race [1 mile track or longer] at Pocono Racway, beating another NASCAR Great and a Boogity man, Darrell...

Some Rudd Facts – 700th UPDATE special scheme by son:

Ricky Rudd driver of the #21 Motorcraft Racing Ford Taurus will make his 700th Consecutive Start at Pocono Raceway on July 27th. Rudd began his consecutive-race streak at Riverside International Speedway on January 11, 1981, where he started 3rd and finished 19th. ...

DW and the Stooges at Martinsville UPDATE and more on the IRP deal:

Darrell Waltrip will run the #17-Aarons Rent/"3 Stooges" Chevy Truck on October 18th at Martinsville Speedway. This program is a joint venture between Michael and Darrell due to sponsorship.(7-9-2003) UPDATE: The team will use the Tide group again for IRP. Tide along...

Nice Gesture by DW:

Darrell Waltrip earlier this week donated 30 children's car seats to the Martha O'Bryan Center. The seats went to children of needy families who live in the James A. Cayce Homes.( Tennessean )(7-17-2003)...

DW and the Stooges:

Darrell Waltrip will run the #17-Aarons Rent/"3 Stooges" Chevy Truck on October 18th at Martinsville Speedway. This program is a joint venture between Michael and Darrell due to sponsorship.(7-9-2003)...

Bethea Remembered:

In 1973, Randy Bethea, a black race driver from Newport, Tenn., rolled into Fairgrounds Speedway for a NASCAR race and bumped hometown hotshot Darrell Waltrip off the pole. Bethea, now 55 and still racing periodically, is one of a few perhaps only four black drivers...

Road Course Poles:

Darrell Waltrip is the all-time series lead for road course [including the 11 Daytona beach courses] pole wins with nine. Terry Labonte and David Pearson both have eight, and Richard Petty and Ricky Rudd have six in 101 road course qualifying runs, two had no qualifyings...

G.P. Putnam’s Sons Acquires North American Rights to D.W., NASCAR Legend Darrell Waltrip’s Autobiography:

G.P. Putnam's Sons has acquired the North American rights to D.W., which chronicles the remarkable life of NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip, who retired in 2000 with 84 career victories, leaving him tied for third all-time. Now a popular commentator and analyst on FOX...

Boogity..Boogity…Boogity…..DW to be Inducted:

Three-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip will be inducted Thursday night into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America at the State Theatre. Waltrip, who won 84 Winston Cup races, will be one of eight inductees. Others are open-wheel and sports car racer...

A 44th car…for a moment AND more IMAX stuff:

Fans who paid close attention to the grid Sunday noticed a 44th car, lined up dead last. It was a Roush Racing-provided #97 Ford, a car modified to accommodate an IMAX camera where the trunk ordinarily is. It made a handful of parade laps, then pulled off after getting...

2003 Legends in Racing Inductees:

The dean of American motorsport journalists leads a class of six inductees into Legends in Racing, the hall of fame of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA). Also elected is a man who set several land speed records and was a drag racing...

Rudd Voted Best Race:

More than 3,000 fans recently went to Richmond International Raceway's Web site and voted for the best race in its 50-year history. Their choices: September 1972, when Richard Petty rallied to win after a Bobby Allison bump sent him atop the guardrail; February '86...

Waltrip’s Looking to run full time in 2004:

If he has his way, Michael Waltrip's budding racing operation will compete in the complete Craftsman Truck Series next season. Waltrip said his older brother Darrell's successful outing in the Advance Auto Parts 250 at Martinsville Speedway provided the final incentive...

Driver of the Year – 1st Quarter goes to Tracy:

With three victories in three races, CART's Paul Tracy was the top vote-getter in the first-quarter balloting for Driver of the Year . Tracy collected nine first-place votes and 112 total points from the 18-member panel of auto-racing writers and broadcasters. Dale...

Setzer repeats at Martinsville:

#46-Dennis Setzer won't likely doubt the advice of his crew chief again. Wanting new tires and adjustments to his No. 46 Chevrolet, Setzer instead stayed on the track and out front late in Saturday's Advance Auto Parts 250 with the prompting from crew chief Danny Gill...

Some DW news UPDATE 2:

The Martinsville race on April 12 will be the first of two Craftsman Truck Series appearances by Fox TV analyst Darrell Waltrip as a driver. Broadcast partner Larry McReynolds will be Waltrips spotter, and Jeff Hammond, who turned the wrenches during part of Waltrips...

Musgrave on the pole at Martinsville:

#1-Ted Musgrave won the pole at Martinsville Speedway for the Advance Auto Parts 250 with a speed of 91.297mph, outside pole goes to #4-Bobby Hamilton. NASCAR team owner #33-Andy Petree will start 4th, Cup drivers #52-Ken Schrader will start 9th and #6-Kevin Harvick...

Special Champ Programs on Speed:

Before qualifying coverage of the Cup race at Martinsville on Friday, April 11th [3:00pm/et] on Speed Channel, a three hour block of NASCAR Past Champions will air, starting at 12:00noon/et: 12:00 pm Dale Earnhardt - Part 1 12:30 pm Dale Earnhardt - Part 2 1:00 pm ...

DW to test Wednesday:

The weather in the Carolinas has postponed and moved Darrell Waltrip's truck test from Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, NC on Tuesday to Hickory Speedway [NC] on Wednesday.( Fox Sports )(4-8-2003)...