Darrell Waltrip News

CARS to premiere at LMS in May:

CARS to premiere at LMS in May:

March 24, 2006
Disney.Pixar's exciting new computer-animated feature "CARS" will stage its World Premiere on Friday, May 26th at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC in one of the most unique and elaborate movie events of all-time, it was announced today by Dick Cook, chairman

Rusty Honored:

Rusty Honored:

March 24, 2006
Rusty Wallace's name is already written all over the Bristol Motor Speedway record books, and as of Thursday his name is now written on the side of the speedway grandstands. The tower, which tops the Kulwicki grandstand, was dedicated Thursday in honor of nine-time

Vote for Most Popular Driver site is open MORE:

Vote for Most Popular Driver site is open MORE:

March 19, 2006
The Chex NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver of 2006 Award. website in now up and running, fans can vote at mostpopulardriver.com.(3-17-2006) MORE Internet voting for the NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver begins this weekend at www.mostpopulardriver.com. Under the Chex

Darrell Waltrip to Drive Dream Machine at Martinsville:

Darrell Waltrip to Drive Dream Machine at Martinsville:

March 15, 2006
Aaron Rents, Inc. today announced that for the first time ever, Darrell Waltrip will take the wheel from younger brother Michael Waltrip to race the #99 Aarons Dream Machine at the upcoming NASCAR Busch Series race at Martinsville Speedway on the evening of July 22

Darrell “D.W.” Waltrip’s Dream Comes True:

Darrell “D.W.” Waltrip’s Dream Comes True:

March 15, 2006
Aaron Rents announced that for the first time ever, Darrell Waltrip will take the wheel from younger brother Michael Waltrip to race the #99 Aaron’s Dream Machine at the upcoming Busch Series race at Martinsville Speedway on the evening of July 22, 2006. NASCAR fans

Cup team considering move to Indy? UPDATE Evernham Denies:

Cup team considering move to Indy? UPDATE Evernham Denies:

March 13, 2006
in a Darrell Waltrip column at FoxSports: "by the way I was in Indy this past week on some business. There's a rumor going around that some big NASCAR team was thinking about moving to Indianapolis, and I was talking to some folks who may have given me an inside track

Johnson’s 3 race run historical:

Johnson’s 3 race run historical:

March 13, 2006
#48-Jimmie Johnson has two wins and a second-place finish in the first three races of the season - the best start in NASCAR history. In the process, he became the 16th driver to win two of the first three races to start the season. The only reason he doesn't have a

Reutimann to compete in Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race:

Reutimann to compete in Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race:

March 6, 2006
As part of the Toyota/Pro Celebrity Races 30th Anniversary, selected past participants will join a host of new faces from film, television, and sports on Saturday, April 8 as part of the 32nd Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. David Reutimann will be joining John

Truck Series News and Notes:

Truck Series News and Notes:

March 6, 2006
With no speedway experience and limited sponsorship, Timothy Peters (#4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge) was unable to run a complete NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule in 2005. However, Peters doesnt believe the past season in which he finished second to Raybestos Rookie

Sad News: “Bunkie” Blackburn:

Sad News: “Bunkie” Blackburn:

March 3, 2006
James Ronald "Bunkie" Blackburn, a former NASCAR driver who once won a race at Daytona International Speedway, has died. He was 69. Blackburn died Tuesday, Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia [Tenn] announced. His cause of death was not available Thursday

Truck Series News and Notes:

Truck Series News and Notes:

February 28, 2006
Joey Miller (#12 Curb Records Toyota) has a couple of goals in mind for the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. One will follow the other. Miller hopes to join Darrell Waltrip Motorsports teammate David Reutimann (#17 Team Tundra Toyota) as the Raybestos Rookie

Fox Sports Signs DW to extension:

Fox Sports Signs DW to extension:

February 23, 2006
FOX Sports and Darrell Waltrip have agreed upon a multi-year contract extension that expands the top-rated NASCAR network's relationship with the sport's premier analyst into the new television rights contract that commences with the 2007 season. The announcement was

Daytona Race Results:

Daytona Race Results:

February 17, 2006
(Top Ten) 1) #6-Mark Martin, Scott's Ford 2) #30-Todd Bodine, iracing.com Toyota 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, ASE/Germain Motors Toyota 4) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 5) #60-Jack Sprague, Con-Way Toyota 6) #99-Erik Darnell, Woolrich Ford (1st Rookie) 7) #08-Bobby

Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Forms Partnership with Curb Records:

Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Forms Partnership with Curb Records:

February 13, 2006
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports has announced a marketing partnership between Curb Records and the #12 Toyota Truck Series team with ROTY contender Joey Miller. Miller, who made five starts last season, was recently signed to run the entire 25-race schedule for Darrell

Reutimann sporting new look; still needs sponsorship:

Reutimann sporting new look; still needs sponsorship:

February 11, 2006
David Reutimann and his #17 Toyota will sport a new look when he takes the green flag during the Truck Series season opener at Daytona. Reutimann, who scored his first career win at Nashville Superspeedway last season, will pilot the #17 Team Tundra Racing Toyota. "