Michael Waltrip - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

#7 to Dodge?? UPDATE 3 maybe?

here is a wild one, hearing the Ultra Motorsports #2 CTS team will become a two truck team in 2001 with Dennis Setzer driving the 2nd truck and having Mopar as the sponsor. Supposedly, both CTS teams will switch to Dodge and...get this....the #7 Ultra Motorsports Winston...

Ultra Motorsports to Dodge?? UPDATE 3 just the trucks:

here is a wild one, hearing the Ultra Motorsports #2 CTS team will become a two truck team in 2001 with Dennis Setzer driving the 2nd truck and having Mopar as the sponsor. Supposedly, both CTS teams will switch to Dodge and¦get this¦.the #7 Ultra Motorsports Winston...

#7 to Dodge?? UPDATE – no but…

here is a wild one, hearing the Ultra Motorsports #2 CTS team will become a two truck team in 2001 with Dennis Setzer driving the 2nd truck and having Mopar as the sponsor. Supposedly, both CTS teams will switch to Dodge and...get this....the #7 Ultra Motorsports Winston...

Waltrip’s 450 Race:

#7-Michael Waltrip started his 450th Winston Cup race at Michigan and tied Cecil Gordon for 5th on the all time list of most Winston Cup races without a win. See the list on the Bristol Race Info Page(8-20-2000)...

Benson Sponsor? UPDATE 2:

On SpeedVision's Inside Winston Cup, it was mentioned that Johnny Benson 'may' have a sponsor and could soon have an announcement UPDATE: Aaron Rents, which was founded by Atlanta resident Charles Loudermilk and maintains its company headquarters in the city, has agreed...

#7 has a sole owner UPDATE 5 It’s FORDS and an image:

Jim Smith, owner of Ultra Motorsports who field a CTS team with Mike Wallace as the driver and who bought into the #7 Mattei Motorsports Winston Cup operation, is now the sole owner of the #7 Nation's Rent/Philips Lighting Chevy. Former owner Jim Mattei is no longer...

#7 Engines:

The Ultra Motorsports # 7 Nations Rent Chevy driven by Michael Waltrip has tapped T&L Engine Development to furnish engines for ten of the remaining 16 Winston Cup races this season. T&L currently builds the qualifying engines for the Andy Petree owned #55 ...

Benning to Test at Indy:

Benning Motorsports will be testing a 2000 Chevy at Indy on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 11 and 12. The car, driven earlier this year by Michael Waltrip, was purchased recently from Ultra Mattei Motorsports for the Brickyard 400. If all goes well with the test, the ...

#7 to Ford:

Michael Waltrip's car owner, Jim Smith, has decided to change his Chevrolets over to Fords, and he's been talking with Ford officials about support. Smith runs a Ford on NASCAR's Truck tour. Smith expects Waltrip to be in a Ford by October's Talladega race(PitNow)(...

Petty Crew Chief/BGN Team News UPDATE 2:

Petty Crew Chief/BGN Team News UPDATE 2: a story in this weeks Winston Cup Scene reports that one of the people Kyle Petty has talked with to replace former crew chief Bobby Leslie was his former crew chief Bobby Kennedy. Kennedy is presently with the #7 Ultra Mattei...

Petty Crew Chief/BGN Team News UPDATE 2:

a story in this weeks Winston Cup Scene reports that one of the people Kyle Petty has talked with to replace former crew chief Bobby Leslie was his former crew chief Bobby Kennedy. Kennedy is presently with the #7 Ultra Mattei Motorsports team and driver Michael Waltrip...

Wallace/Waltrip/Smith:

from a teleconference transcript (in part) via the Williams Co: Ultra Mattei Motorsports(UMM) owner Jim Smith - "We've always talked about bringing Mike Wallace up to the Cup tour, and we'll probably run Mike Wallace in three or four Winston Cup races this year. However...

Petty Crew Chief/BGN Team News UPDATE:

a story in this weeks Winston Cup Scene reports that one of the people Kyle Petty has talked with to replace former crew chief Bobby Leslie was his former crew chief Bobby Kennedy. Kennedy is presently with the #7 Ultra Mattei Motorsports team and driver Michael Waltrip...

3rd DEI team? UPDATE:

Rumor on the distant horizon: A third team for Dale Earnhardt Inc.?(SpeedVision) currently run the #1-Steve Park and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr teams. No drivers mentioned(5-28-2000) UPDATE: Ty Norris, head of DEI, isn't enthusiastic about expanding with a third Cup team...

Watkins Glen Testing:

Watkins Glen Testing: the second BGN test session at Watkins Glen opens on Wednesday, May 31. Driver sceduled to test: #44-Terry & Justin Labonte; #7-Michael Waltrip Racing; #35-Lyndon Amick. Wednesday's test session is open and fans that have purchased Lysol 200...

Waltrip Happy:

Michael Waltrip said he's very happy with Jim Smith, the new majority owner of his #7 Nations Rent Chevy. Waltrip's previous owner, Jim Mattei, sold a large interest in the team to Smith, who owns the NASCAR Truck series team that fields trucks for Mike Wallace. See...

Waltrip and Christopher:

Waltrip and Christopher: Michael Waltrip, BGN car owner and driver of the #7 BAND-AID® Brand Chevrolet, is expanding his BGN program for the 2000 season to include driver Ted Christopher. Christopher will be behind the wheel this weekend at the New Hampshire International...

#7 Team UPDATE 2 Smith/Wallace news:

Talk continues about Jim Mattei selling or taking on a partner for his race team, which fields #7 Chevy for driver Michael Waltrip. The discussion centers on Jim Smith, who owns the #2 CTS team(Mike Wallace). One source(That's Racin' source) said Sunday that Smith ...

Double/Triple Duty at RIR:

Many drivers will run in two of the three Richmond NASCAR events this weekend. Attempting double duty are: Bobby Hamilton - #4 Kodak Chevy(Cup) and #4 Dana Dodge(CTS); Ken Schrader - #36 M&M's Pontiac(Cup) and #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevy(CTS); Mark Martin - #...

Promo:

What are the odds of seeing Jeremy Mayfield, Kyle Petty and Sterling Marlin at the World Series in September? About as good as those of seeing Kenny Irwin, Michael Waltrip and John Andretti during NFL games in October. Those six drivers are leading the NASCAR Winston...