Darrell Waltrip News

Sadler added to Speed’s Trackside:

Sadler added to Speed’s Trackside:

January 31, 2006
#38-Elliott Sadler will fill the fourth seat on Speed Channel’s popular Friday night show Trackside with Steve Byrnes, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Hammond and Larry McReynolds. Waltrip will continue to handle the first-half duties, with Sadler taking over for DW on July

DW and Buzzie make EMPA HOF:

DW and Buzzie make EMPA HOF:

January 27, 2006
This Saturday, Jan 28th, Darrell Waltrip and Emil "Buzzie" Reutimann will be inducted into the Eastern Motorsport Press Association Hall of Fame during the annual convention at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Trevose, Pennsylvania. To be inducted into the

Boys and Girls Club to Honor DW:

Boys and Girls Club to Honor DW:

January 26, 2006
Rusty Wallace, Michael Waltrip, Ken Schrader and football great Terry Bradshaw are a few of the sports figures that will be on hand to "roast" NASCAR racing legend Darrell Waltrip at the 17th annual Steak & Burger Dinner on March 14, 2006, a fundraiser for the

Kauffman to Run Daytona ARCA as a Test: UPDATE:

Kauffman to Run Daytona ARCA as a Test: UPDATE:

January 19, 2006
Joel Kauffman, driver of the #12 SuperCuts Dodge for FitzBradshaw Racing, will forgo testing this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Earlier this month, NASCAR officials informed FitzBradshaw Racing that Kauffman would have to run the ARCA Re/Max race at Daytona

Cup team considering move to Indy?

Cup team considering move to Indy?

January 6, 2006
in Darrell Waltrip's latest 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

EMPA names HOF and Drivers of the Year:

EMPA names HOF and Drivers of the Year:

December 30, 2005
When the Eastern Motorsport Press Association holds its annual convention at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Trevose, PA at the end of January seven new names will be entered inthe EMPA Hall of Fame. During the same convention, attended by more than 100

DW’s #17 team needs a sponsor:

DW’s #17 team needs a sponsor:

December 15, 2005
NTN Bearings notified the Darrell Waltrip Motorsports team that David Reutimann driver for, will not return to sponsor the team in 2006, will not stay in the sport, the team is actively seeking a sponsor for the #17 with David Reutimann as the driver.(12-15-2005)

2006 Fox Broadcast Schedule Announced [times]

2006 Fox Broadcast Schedule Announced [times]

December 14, 2005
On the heels of last week's landmark rights agreement that establishes FOX Sports as the official television home of the Daytona 500 from 2007-2014, NASCAR on FOX announces its 2006 broadcast schedule. FOX Sports hits the gas on its sixth season of Emmy Award-winning

Champion’s Week Day Five Review:

Champion’s Week Day Five Review:

December 3, 2005
After a long and eventful week in the nation’s biggest city, “NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champion’s Week presented by Sprint” culminates tonight, with two of NASCAR’s traditional year-end celebrations. This morning, the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10 drivers and their

Snowball Derby this weekend:

Snowball Derby this weekend:

December 3, 2005
The racing season is winding down but a number of NASCAR hopefuls aren't ready to hang up their firesuits until next year just yet. The 38th Annual Snowball Derby at the half-mile Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL is set for Dec. 1-4 and over 100 entries have been

Three Straight For Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Three Straight For Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

December 2, 2005
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won his third straight Chex NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award. The announcement was made today during the National Motorsports Press Association's (NMPA) Myers Brothers Awards Breakfast at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City that a record

A Championship Outlook – champ usually wins in first 6 races:

A Championship Outlook – champ usually wins in first 6 races:

November 21, 2005
Only six times in the modern era (1972-present) has the eventual champion not won in the first six races. The winners in the first 6 races of 2005: #24-Jeff Gordon, #16-Greg Biffle, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #99-Carl Edwards and #29-Kevin Harvick. When did a driver win the

Last DAY to Vote for Most Popular Driver UPDATE one day to go:

Last DAY to Vote for Most Popular Driver UPDATE one day to go:

November 20, 2005
With just days remaining for nationwide fan voting, Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to lead the Chex NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award - but fans and fan clubs for other drivers appear to have picked up their support. Fan clubs and web sites for several drivers have

Last Week to Vote for Most Popular Driver:

Last Week to Vote for Most Popular Driver:

November 14, 2005
With just days remaining for nationwide fan voting, Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to lead the Chex NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award - but fans and fan clubs for other drivers appear to have picked up their support. Fan clubs and web sites for several drivers have

Sad News – Services:

Sad News – Services:

November 10, 2005
Dick Hutcherson, who won 14 races in 103 starts in NASCAR's top series in the 1960s, died Sunday at age 73. Hutcherson was traveling back to North Carolina from Florida when he suffered a fatal heart attack near Columbia. Funeral arrangements have still not been announced