Darrell Waltrip - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

August 14, 1998

After 1st round qualifying the following seven teams are guaranteed to make the Pepsi 400 at Michigan based on owners points are: #3-Dale Earnhardt(9th in owner points); #23-Frank Kimmel(11); #21-Michael Waltrip(16); #26-Johnny Benson(18); #16-Kevin Lepage(19); #...

August 14, 1998

Six drivers have won four consecutive Winston Cup races in NASCAR's modern era, which began in 1972. No driver has won five straight races. 1976 -- Cale Yarborough; 1981 -- Darrell Waltrip; 1987 -- Dale Earnhardt; 1991 -- Harry Gant; 1992 -- Bill...

August 7, 1998

After 1st round qualifying the following seven teams are guaranteed to make the Bud at the Glen based on owners points are: #12-Jeremy Mayfield(5th in owner points); #18-Bobby Labonte(6); #94-Bill Elliott(13); #21-Michael Waltrip(16); #97-Chad Little(19); #11-Brett...

August 6, 1998

UPDATE: "Paul McIlhenny, CEO of the company that owns Tabasco's...

August 1, 1998

Some good notes by David Poole of That's Racin' including a note about Jerry Nadeau's time in Dawsonville, GA, The Ford Taurus a year later, Jeff Green and the Money Store, Testing at Atlanta, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Purvis and this story: Sauce isn't the only thing that...

Qualifying

CORRECTION(missed Chad Little) - Seven teams/drivers that qualified 26th or worse and are guaranteed to make the race based on owners points are: #99-Jeff Burton(7th in owner points); #3-Dale Earnhardt(9); #94-Bill Elliott(12); #21-Michael Waltrip(15); #97-Chad Little...

Tyler Jet and ISM Racing merge

UPDATE 2: The #35 and #17 teams merge with Tabasco being the sponsor, Chevy being the car, Darrell Waltrip being the driver, the # being 35. You can forget about that Universal Studios rumor and image I have. More info: DW will drive the #35 car sponsored Tabasco for...

DW to Elliott-Marino?

I didn't get a chance to hear the show but a reader reports: That on Joe Moore's(MRN) weekly local radio show on WGH-AM1310 THE SCORE (Tuesday July 21st) it was reported that "a very reliable source at the Truck race in California over the weekend told him that D.W...

DW’s final race in the #1

This weekend's Pennsylvania 500 marks the end of Darrell Waltrip's tenure in the #1 Pennzoil Chevy owned by Dale Earnhardt. DW will return to the Tyler Jet Motorsports #17 Chevy at the Brickyard 400 on August 1st. (07-20-1998)...

GM test at Indy

The closed GM Test at Indy continues today under intense heat. Drivers there: #3-Dale Earnhardt; #31-Mike Skinner; #00-Buckshot Jones; #33-Kenny Schrader; #30-Derrike Cope; #17-Darrell Waltrip; #18-Bobby Labonte; #96-Hut Stricklin; #4-Bobby Hamilton; #07-Dan Pardus...

Tyler Jet sponsor announcement?

A reader reports that he e-mailed the Darrell Waltrip website asking if there was going to be any sponsor for the #17 car. The resposne: "It is our understanding that Tyler Jet Motorsports plans to make a sponsorship announcement concerning the No. 17 Winston Cup car...

Park will return at the Brickyard

Time to put this rumor to rest: Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced Tuesday that #1 Pennzoil Monte Carlo driver Steve Park will return to NASCAR Winston Cup racing on Aug. 1 for the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis. At that time, substitute driver Darrell Waltrip will return...

Reverse schemes for Park and DW? Nope

This is interesting: I hear that Darrell Waltrip and Steve Park may run DEI cars one with the regular paint scheme and the other with a reverse Pennzoil paint scheme. No idea who would be in what, what # the 'other' car would be, who would crew the second car or who...

DW in the #17 at Indy and the rest of the year

Tim Beverly, owner of Tyler Jet Motorsports was on RPM2Nite and said that DW will run the #17 at the Brickyard 400 and will test the car there beforehand and that DW will drive the #17 car the rest of this year, 1999 and beyond if DW chooses to do so. He has signed...

DW rethinking retirement

From Victory Lane Online: In an interesting story in the Virginian Pilot by Bob Zeller (sorry, they didn't post it on their website), Darrell Waltrip's recent success in the #1 Pennziol car has him rethinking his plan to retire after next year. DW had planned to hold...

Richmond qualifying

After qualifying, teams that ran 26th or worse that are guaranteed to make the Pontiac Excitement 400 are #23-Jimmy Spencer(10th in owner points); #21-Michael Waltrip(12); #3-Dale Earnhardt(13); #4-Bobby Hamilton(15); #43-John Andretti(21); #41-Steve Grissom(25); and...

Team says DW will stay with Tyler Jet

From Tom of theStock Car Racing MagazineSite: "Received a fax from Kent Johnson, Director of Media Relations for Tyler Jet Motorsports, new owners of the #17 Winston Cup team formerly owned by Darrell Waltrip, responding to our rumor report on 5-27-98. Johnson writes...

DW to drive for DEI?

Tom Hintz of Stock Car Racing Magazine reports: New rumors regarding Darrell Waltrip indicate Dale Earnhardt Inc. is negotiating with a major sponsor that will fund a second Winston Cup team later this year and in 1999 with DW as the driver. DW has an announced agreement...

Winningest driver at Charlotte

Dale Earnhardt could tie Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison as the all-time winningest driver at Charlotte with a win in the Coca Cola 600. Allison and Waltrip each won six times at Charlotte.(Speedworld)(5-21-98)...

DW plans to return to the #17

On RPM2Nite Darrell Waltrip said he plans to return to the #17 Chevy *IF* major sponsorship is in place. But he feels this will happen and he will be in the car at the Brickyard 400.(5-15-98)...