Michael Waltrip - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Atlanta Testing UPDATE:

Atlanta Testing UPDATE: NASCAR Winston Cup drivers #29-Kevin Harvick, #45-Kyle Petty, #15-Michael Waltrip, #1-Kenny Wallace, #12-Mike Wallace, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #93-Dave Blaney, #30-Jeff Green, #32-Ricky Craven, #47-Lance Hooper, #46-Frank Kimmel and #13-Hermie Sadler...

DEI Tests at Kentucky:

DEI Tests at Kentucky: DEI tested a pair of Cup cars at Kentucky Speedway on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Michael Waltrip, in the #15 NAPA Chevy, and Kenny Wallace, in the #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet, rarely left their driver's seats while working over their machines on Kentucky'...

Tires at Phoenix:

Tires at Phoenix: Goodyear will have to go back to the drawing board on the tire it uses for Phoenix. Despite the teams' experience with using the same compound at New Hampshire and Richmond, temperatures in the 90s at Phoenix played havoc with the tires. Goodyear ...

Testing at Homestead:

Testing at Homestead: Winston Cup testing sessions at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be open to the public beginning Tuesday, October 16. Testing runs from 9:00am - 5:00pm. Admission to the testing sessions is free to the public. Driver participation is subject to change...

Waltrip and the #15 UPDATE rumor update from beginning to end(?):

Waltrip and the #15 UPDATE rumor update from beginning to end(?): Will Michael Waltrip be with Dale Earnhardt Inc. in 2002? there are rumors that NAPA, the sponsor of his #15 car, is not happy with his performance(CNN/SI - Burning Questions)(10-3-2001) UPDATE: the ...

Kerry Earnahrdt to run 2 BGN races:

Kerry Earnahrdt to run 2 BGN races: Kerry Earnhardt said he'll run the BGN car [#99] owned by Michael Waltrip at Phoenix and Homestead this season and is trying to find a full-time BGN ride for next season(Roanoke Times)(10-14-2001)...

More on Mikey and the #15:

More on Mikey and the #15: Also at DEI, according to my sources, the 15 car is Michael Waltrip's for next year. Some things have got to change, especially Michael's attitude and how he works with the team. If he doesn't change his attitude toward the team, it will ...

Mayfield to Evernham? UPDATE 4 McDonalds as sponsor? to RCR?:

Mayfield to Evernham? UPDATE 4 McDonalds as sponsor? to RCR?: hearing Jeremy Mayfield will be with Evernham Motorsports for 2002, not sure if it for one of the existing teams, #9 or #19 or a third team(10-3-2001) UPDATE: Sources are saying that Jeremy Mayfield get ...

Kenny in the #15? Waltrip to retire? UPDATE 2:

Kenny in the #15? Waltrip to retire? UPDATE 2: DEI has an announcement set for Friday [Oct 5th] morning. Could it be Kenny Wallace in the 15 car for 2002?(NASCAR.com)(10-4-2001) UPDATE: the Oct 3rd issue of the National Speed Sport News print edition reports that "...

Burton wins pole at Lowes:

Burton wins pole at Lowes: #9-Jeff Burton won the pole for Saturday's BGN race at Lowes with a speed of 179.485mph, #99-Michael Waltrip was 2nd at 178.909 but crashed in practice and will have to go to the rear of the field in a backup car. See That's Racin' for Little...

Dodge in BGN at RIR UPDATE 2:

Dodge in BGN at RIR UPDATE 2:Steven Christian, a short-track racer from Sugar Hill, is set to be the first driver to race a Dodge Intrepid in the BGN. Christian, who made his stock car debut at Dixie Speedway in 1986, will test an Intrepid at Greenville-Pickens Speedway...

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:In preparation for the Oct. 6 ÃLittle TreesÃ 300 NASCAR Busch Series event at LoweÃs Motor Speedway, Busch Series competitors have been invited to participate in an open testing session at the 1.5-mile superspeedway on Tuesday, Sept. 4, ...

Waltrip – not so good:

Waltrip - not so good: #15-Michael Waltrip is making negative history by being lower in points than any Daytona 500 winner in history. He's 27th, and his only top 10s were his 500 victory and his second-place in the July race in Daytona Beach(Daily Press)(9-6-2001)...

Cup drivers do double duty in the BGN race at Richmond:

Cup drivers do double duty in the BGN race at Richmond: #26-Jimmy Spencer (#1 Chevy in BGN) #29-Kevin Harvick (#2 Chevy) #7-Mike Wallace (#4 Chevy) #99-Jeff Burton (#9 Ford) #14-Ron Hornaday (#11-Chevy) #17-Matt Kenseth(#17-Chevy) #1-Kenny Wallace (#48-Chevy) #33-Joe...

New Crew Chief for the #15:

New Crew Chief for the #15: DEI has hired Richard "Slugger" Labbe as the new crew chief for its #15 NAPA Chevys and driver Michael Waltrip. The position of crew chief has been vacant since Scott Eggleston's departure from DEI in May. Steve Hmiel has served in the position...

No Bull Fans Chosen for Richmond UPDATE:

No Bull Fans Chosen for Richmond UPDATE: Five more race fans have been selected for a chance at a $1 million prize as part of the fourth installment of Winston's "No Bull 5" driver/fan bonus program. The next "No Bull" race is the Sept. 8 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 ...

NASCAR’s Statement on the the Talladega Testing:

NASCAR's Statement on the the Talladega Testing: The following are comments from Gary Nelson, NASCAR Winston Cup Series director, regarding Monday's test by NASCAR at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. This test was designed by NASCAR for its teams to test various changes...

Talladega Testing Done:

Talladega Testing Done: A day after running three- and four-wide in an invitation-only NASCAR test, more than a dozen Winston Cup Series teams remained at Talladega Superspeedway to prepare for Octobers EA SPORTS 500 on Oct. 21. On Monday, NASCAR officials sent 19...

Escape Hatch?

Escape Hatch? #98 BGN driver, Elton Sawyer, said Thursday that his team would begin work next week on developing an escape hatch through the car's roof. A fiery crash last week (at Michigan, #15 Waltrip) showed that some safety items in Cup cars could cause problems...

Hedrick to Return? with Earnhardt? UPDATE 3:

Hedrick to Return? with Earnhardt? UPDATE 3: hearing a rumor I have not been able to confirm - that Kerry Earnhardt, oldest son of the late Dale Earnahrdt, will supposedly be driving a BGN car for former #41 team owner Larry Hedrick. Supposedly the team will receive...