Darrell Waltrip - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Nine Different Winners:

Jeff Gordon is the ninth different Winston Cup winner in the first nine races in 2000. This extends the NASCAR all time record of nine, beating last weeks eighth. The old record was seven that happened in 1991 when the first seven winners were Ernie Irvan, Dale Earnhardt...

Eight Different Winners:

Mark Martin is the eighth different Winston Cup winner in the first eight races in 2000. This breaks the NASCAR all time record of seven that happened in 1991 when the first seven winners were Ernie Irvan, Dale Earnhardt, Kyle Petty, Ken Schrader, Ricky Rudd, Rusty...

Stats:

Only five times in NASCAR's modern era(1972-present) has the eventual champion not won by the sixth race of the season. Those champions were Benny Parsons in 1973, Terry Labonte in 1984 and 1996, Darrell Waltrip in 1985 and Dale Jarrett in 1999. Winners after the first...

Six Different UPDATE:

Rusty Wallace was the sixth different winner in the first six races in 2000. The last time that happened was 1991(News and Observer) and it's only the fifth time it has happened in the history of NASCAR UPDATE: The most different winners to start off a season in the...

No Switch:

A week ago, the Darlington garage area was full of talk that Jimmy Spencer, No. 26, would switch car numbers with teammate Darrell Waltrip, #66, so that Waltrip could be eligible for more of the provisional starting positions he has needed to make the field in four...

DW UPDATE:

#66 Darrell Waltrip abruptly parked his car on Lap 132 at Darlington on Sunday. He had been in the garage earlier, and the team had made adjustments on the car. This time, he climbed out and went in his hauler to change. Waltrip said he couldn't go fast enough to stay...

DW to switch to #26? UPDATE 2:

TNN's Raceday is reporting that next week at Bristol, Darrell Waltrip and teammate Jimmy Spencer may switch cars so Waltrip can take advantage of the provisionals the #26 has. The #26 is also 25th in owners points and if it stays there the team would not be charged...

AMS Testing UPDATE 2 Testing Page:

haven't found much information on this yet, but at least two Cup teams tested at Atlanta on Monday, #66-Darrell Waltrip and #91-Todd Bodine(2-29-2000) -- UPDATE: RPM2Nite reported speeds: #9-Stacy Compton 189.383mph; #66-Darrell Waltrip 185.175 and #91-Todd Bodine ...

Sad News:

Darrell Waltrip's Mother-In-Law passed away today, condolences to the family(2-28-2000)...

Book:

A new book, The Driving Force, explores the aspect of faith and religious belief among some top NASCAR drivers. Written by veteran motorsports journalist Mike Hembree of Spartanburg, S.C., the book includes chapters on such high-profile drivers as Jeff Gordon, Darrell...

DW Road:

North Carolina Speedway will name a road on the property for Darrell Waltrip in ceremonies on Saturday(Gaston Gazette)(2-24-2000)...

DW and BP sign? UPDATE:

On the NASCAR television front, Darrell Waltrip has signed a contract with Fox for 2001 and Benny Parsons has signed a contract with NBC for that season too, according to NASCAR sources. ESPN's Mike Wells, the network's star Winston Cup director, is expected to move...

DW to be Honored at BMS:

Seven-time Cup Champion Dale Earnhardt and reigning champion Dale Jarrett headline the list of stars who will pay tribute to Darrell Waltrip at the March 24 "Finishing 1st For Kids" Children of Bristol charity benefit. Waltrip, Bristols all-time leading winner, is ...

DW and BP sign?

On the NASCAR television front, Darrell Waltrip has signed a contract with Fox for 2001 and Benny Parsons has signed a contract with NBC for that season too, according to NASCAR sources. ESPN's Mike Wells, the network's star Winston Cup director, is expected to move...

DW Correction:

I stated a while back that Darrell Waltrip would run a special paint scheme at both the Bud Shootout Qualifier and the Daytona 500. Actually DW will run the #66 NASCAR 500/BIG Kmart Ford in the blue, purple and black trim at the Qualifier and the special paint scheme...

#23(26) Sponsor UPDATE 3:

still hearing Kmart will be the new sponsor along with an associate sponsorship from Rayovac(11-30-1999) -- UPDATE: and still hearing the car number will change to a number ending in 6, like 26. 56, 76 etc(12-1-1999) -- UPDATE 2 Duel Kmart: during an interview on TNN...

DW’s plane:

A pilot escaped safely from a private plane after it came into Piedmont Triad International Airport early Tuesday morning with its landing gear only halfway down. The pilot, whose name was not available Tuesday, was not injured. He was the only passenger in the turbo...

Duel Kmart:

during an interview on TNN's Raceday, Darrell Waltrip said he and teammate Jimmy Spencer would be sponsored by Kmart. It has been rumored for months, first time heard someone from the team say it. Looks like Spencer will change from #23 to #26 also(1-9-2000)...

UPDATE: hearing that #41 Hedrick Motorsports team has hired Philippe Lopez as the crew chief of the #41 Chevy and that Rick Mast will be announced as the driver of the team in the next few

#41 News weeks. Former crew chief Donnie Disharoon may be the crew chief of a 2nd Hedrick Motorsports part-time team or part ways with the team. Hearing the sponsor for the #41 may be Universal Studios, Exxon or a combo of both, also mentioned on todays Winston Cup...

#41 News UPDATE:

hearing that #41 Hedrick Motorsports team has hired Philippe Lopez as the crew chief of the #41 Chevy and that Rick Mast will be announced as the driver of the team in the next few weeks. Former crew chief Donnie Disharoon may be the crew chief of a 2nd Hedrick Motorsports...