Darrell Waltrip News

DW will continue truck team in 2007:

DW will continue truck team in 2007:

November 22, 2006
Darrell Waltrip is reporting that he will have a truck team in 2007, however no word on who the driver will be. "I'm not totally sure what we're going to do for a truck team next year," said Waltrip. We're going to have a truck team. I'm just not sure what the structure

Only Twice has Leader lost points lead in final race:

Only Twice has Leader lost points lead in final race:

November 18, 2006
Only two drivers leading the points race have lost the championship in the final race since NASCAR modernized its point system in 1975. Darrell Waltrip lost a two-point lead in the season-finale in 1979 to Richard Petty; Davey Allison lost a 30-point lead to Alan Kulwicki

Nashville Ballet’s Nutcracker features Darrell Waltrip as “Mother Ginger”:

Nashville Ballet’s Nutcracker features Darrell Waltrip as “Mother Ginger”:

November 15, 2006
Darrell Waltrip is racing to Nashville Ballet's holiday favorite this year as "Mother Ginger" in Nutcracker. This scene-stealing role accelerates quickly and will leave folks begging for more! Darrell will don a LARGER-than-LIFE dress and prepare to maneuver across

SPEED adds Homestead programming:

SPEED adds Homestead programming:

November 15, 2006
SPEED will open its coverage of the Nextel Cup Series finale Nov. 16 at 2:00pm/et with live coverage of the Chase for the Nextel Cup championship press conference from the famed Doral Golf Resort in Miami. The show will kick off nearly 30 hours of coverage from the

Mikey to run Truck race at Homestead:

Mikey to run Truck race at Homestead:

November 14, 2006
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports organization plans to field a second truck with Michael Waltrip and the #12 Jani-King Toyota Tundra at Homestead. ALSO Michael Waltrip Racing, Inc. has announced that Josh Wise, who was crowned the 2006 USAC National Sprint Car Series champion

Michael Waltrip to run Truck Series:

Michael Waltrip to run Truck Series:

November 13, 2006
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports organization plans to field a second truck with Michael Waltrip and the #12 Jani-King Toyota Tundra at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Crew chief for the #12 Tundra will be Johnny Allen.(Michael Waltrip PR)(11-13-2006)

Reutimann says goodbye to Truck Series:

Reutimann says goodbye to Truck Series:

November 13, 2006
David Reutimann is preparing for his final Craftsman Truck Series race with his #17 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports team of three years. He will also race the #99 Aarons Dream Machine in the Busch Series race for Michael Waltrip Racing at Homestead.(Darrell Waltrip Motorsports

DW and Wilson to be honored tonight:

DW and Wilson to be honored tonight:

October 11, 2006
Three-time Cup Champion, Darrell Waltrip and engine-builder and crew chief Waddell Wilson [Golden Wrench Award] will be honored by the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame at the Charles Mack Center in Mooresville, NC on Wednesday, October 11th.(10-11-2006)

Talladega Rookie Notes:

Talladega Rookie Notes:

October 5, 2006
#07-Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 1 Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway. Bowyer finished ninth, his ninth top-10 of the 2006 season and second consecutive. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the seventh time in 2006. Bowyer

NAPA to sponsor Reutimann and the #17 at Talladega:

NAPA to sponsor Reutimann and the #17 at Talladega:

October 2, 2006
David Reutimann will carry a familiar shield on the hood of his #17 Toyota at Talladega Superspeedway. NAPA AUTO PARTS will be displayed on Reutimanns truck as his Darrell Waltrip Motorsports team continues their quest for the 2006 Craftsman Truck Series championship

Waltrip Racing – 2006 Softball Champs:

Waltrip Racing – 2006 Softball Champs:

September 21, 2006
Waltrip Racing clinched their first-ever Totally Racin’ Softball League championship last night at Walter Safrit Park in Kannapolis (NC). The team, consisting of crew members from both Darrell Waltrip Motorsports and Michael Waltrip Racing led by Coach Scott Stallings

Junior Johnson to Receive Smokey Yunick Award Prior to Bank of America 500:

Junior Johnson to Receive Smokey Yunick Award Prior to Bank of America 500:

September 19, 2006
Junior Johnson, whose driving skills took him from the dusty back roads of North Carolina to the auto racing hall of fame, will receive the Smokey Yunick Award Saturday night, Oct. 14, during pre-race ceremonies for the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Still no word on MWR’s #00 driver:

Still no word on MWR’s #00 driver:

September 16, 2006
David Reutimann met with Burger King executives Tuesday but says he has no idea if he will drive the #00 Burger King/Domino's Pizza Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing in the Nextel Cup Series in 2007. "The meeting seemed to go well," Reutimann said Friday morning at

Reutimann still has no answers on future plans:

Reutimann still has no answers on future plans:

September 15, 2006
Reutimann met with Burger King executives Tuesday but says he has no idea if he will drive the No. 00 Burger King/Domino's Pizza car for Michael Waltrip Racing in the Cup Series in 2007. "The meeting seemed to go well," Reutimann said Friday morning at New Hampshire

Truck Series News & Notes:

Truck Series News & Notes:

September 5, 2006
It's been a year since Erik Darnell became Roush Racing's "Driver X," the ultimate winner in an on-track competition that drew resumes from several hundred of the nation's top, young competitors. The prize was a full season in the Craftsman Truck Series and the hope