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Special Daytona Show:

Special Daytona Show: Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Hammond and Larry McReynolds will be doing a nightly TV show in Daytona with host Bob Varsha. The show is titled Speedweek and will be shown on Speed Channel (which is currently SpeedVision). It airs Monday Feb 11 - Friday...

DW Honored:

DW Honored: Representatives at the Nashville Sports Council announced that Darrell Waltrip would be named the Lifetime Achievement Award Winner during the 4th Annual OCharley' Dinner of Champions, set for February 7, 2002 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.(Nashville Sports...

Not really racing – but sad news:

Not really racing - but sad news: Wendy's founder Dave Thomas died at his home in Florida, the company said Tuesday. Thomas was 69. Thomas died around midnight at his Fort Lauderdale, Fla., home, the nation's No. 3 fast-food hamburger chain said, but gave no word on...

Special Magazine issue:

Special Magazine issue: Racing Milestones will have a special December featuring the Legends of NASCAR. Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, David Pearson, Bobby Allison and highlights of the careers of folks like Smokey Yunick, the Wood Brothers and Banjo...

New Radio Show:

New Radio Show: Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Hammond and Larry McReynolds have agreed to join the Fox Sports Radio Network in 2002. Starting with the Daytona 500 and running for the next 21 weeks, the three will be giving weekly NASCAR Updates on Fox Sports Radio. Waltrip...

Crawford to run the Snowball Derby UPDATE:

CTS driver, Rick Crawford, will be returning to the Gulf Coast for the running of the 34th annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. The Snowball Derby is one of the oldest established short track races that is still in existence today. The...

WCI Person of the Year:

WCI Person of the Year: The readers of NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated have spoken loudly, naming Teresa Earnhardt the magazine's 2001 Person of the Year. For the past five years and now with the support of UPS, NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated has encouraged its readers...

2002 Fox/FX/FSN Winston Cup Schedule Released:

2002 Fox/FX/FSN Winston Cup Schedule Released: NASCAR Winston Cup racing returns to FOX, Sunday, Feb. 24 (12:30pm/et), live from "The Rock," North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, NC. NASCAR on FOX race coverage begins Saturday, Feb. 23 (1:00pm/et) with Rockingham'...

DW to race again?

DW to race again? hearing from readers that NBC 17 in Fayetteville/Raleigh NC is reporting Darrell Waltrip is considering running a few cup races next year. They did do a short interview with him and he specifically mentioned Martinsville and also other small tracks...

#93 Crew Chief on the move? UPDATE:

#93 Crew Chief on the move? UPDATE: hearing current #93 Bill Davis Racing crew chief, Doug Randolph will be moving over to Chip Ganassi Racing in 2002, supposedly as the crew chief of the #01 car (Jimmy Spencer?)(10-21-2001) UPDATE: Beginning with this weekend's race...

DW, Newman and Wendy’s UPDATE:

DW, Newman and Wendy's UPDATE: Darrell Waltrip and Dave Thomas are back together. DW and Wendy's founder Dave Thomas are in Charlotte today and tomorrow filming another round of national Wendy's commercials. Joining them in at least one commercial is NASCAR rising ...

DW tests UPDATE:

DW tests UPDATE: Darrell Waltrip was asked by Melling Racing to test in Michigan on Tuesday of this week. DW went up to MIS and helped the team get dialed in, driving a Dodge for the first time and taking some test laps(8-10-2001) UPDATE: " I went to Michigan before...

DW and Wendy’s UPDATE and Newman:

DW and Wendy's UPDATE and Newman: Darrell Waltrip and Dave Thomas are back together. DW and Wendy's founder Dave Thomas are in Charlotte today and tomorrow filming another round of national Wendy's commercials. Joining them in at least one commercial is NASCAR rising...

MW Honored:

MW Honored: Michael Waltrip, driver of the #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, made a stop at DAYTONA USA onWednesday for what he thought was a special fan forum. What his visit turned out to be was a celebration of his victory in this years 43rd annual Daytona 500. After...

Speculation and Rumors UPDATE 2 no about Yates – No About Waltrip:

Speculation and Rumors UPDATE 2 no about Yates - No About Waltrip: from the AutoRacing1 site: Darrell Waltrip: He said a possibility of returning to racing, if he does return look for it too be the third Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford. Doug Yates: hearing a rumor from...

DW back racing?

DW back racing? Darrell Waltrip isn't sure what he'll do the rest of the year after Sunday's final Winston Cup broadcast on Fox, but he isn't ruling out getting back into a race car. "I sure wouldn't mind running Bristol, Martinsville or maybe Watkins Glen," Waltrip...

the 100 Hendrick Wins:

the 100 Hendrick Wins: Phil Werz from Charlotte's NBC 6 's "On Track from Lowe's Motor Speedway" sent me a breakdown of the 100 wins for Hendrick Motorsports: Jeff Gordon 55(currently with Hendrick #24) Terry Labonte 11(currently with Hendrick #5) Tim Richmond 9(deceased...

DW to help Compton at Chicago:

DW to help Compton at Chicago: at the invitation of Stacy Compton and Melling Racing, Darrell Waltrip will help the #92 Melling team as they test at Chicagoland Speedway today and Wednesday. DW will serve as an advisor and will also get behind the wheel(6-5-2001)...

DW at North Wilkesboro:

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...

The Winston – some notes:

The Winston - some notes: Gordon won The Winston in 1995 and 1997 and went on to win the Winston Cup championship both times. He also won the title in 1998 and would have won The Winston that year, too, had he not run out of gas on the final lap. Dale Earnhardt also...