Darrell Waltrip News

Allison wins up a notch UPDATE sort of:

Allison wins up a notch UPDATE sort of:

January 12, 2005
hadn't heard this..so.....When Darrell Waltrip quit Cup racing four years ago, he was tied with fellow retiree Bobby Allison at third in all-time wins. According to the NASCAR record book, both had 84 victories (behind Richard Petty's 200 and David Pearson's 105).

Reutimann ready for title run with new teammate UPDATE 4 Huffman in 2nd DW truck? YEP:

Reutimann ready for title run with new teammate UPDATE 4 Huffman in 2nd DW truck? YEP:

January 11, 2005
David Reutimann and sponsor NTN Bearings will return to DW Motorsports #17 Toyota Truck in 2005. Bobby Kennedy will continue to be the team manager. Jason Overstreet will be the crew chief. Intentions are to have a second team next year and DW is trying to put together

DW plans at least one more Truck race in 2005…then retire?:

DW plans at least one more Truck race in 2005…then retire?:

January 1, 2005
Darrell Waltrip plans to run the Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in the spring. That's a make-up race. Qualifying got rained out in October, and DW didn't get to race at Martinsville. DW has a brand new truck. The Toyota Racing Development crew took it home

Reutimann wins Rookie of the Year:

Reutimann wins Rookie of the Year:

November 26, 2004
David Reutimann won 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors in the Craftsman Truck Series. He clinched the honors in fine style at the season ending Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, winning the pole position and scoring a fourth-place finish. The pole was the

Atlanta News and Notes:

Atlanta News and Notes:

October 27, 2004
NASCAR FAMILY SHAKEN BUT STEADFAST- AND SUPPORTIVE

Qualifying at Martinsville rained out:

Qualifying at Martinsville rained out:

October 22, 2004
Qualifying for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway was cancelled due to rain.drizzle/wet conditions. The field was set by the series rulebook, owners points and race attempts. The top five will be: #4-Hamilton, #46-Setzet, #1-Musgrave, #99-Edwards and #6-Crafton

Martinsville News and Notes:

Martinsville News and Notes:

October 21, 2004
Silverado 350K sees huge ratings climb Last weeks Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway earned a 0.6 average rating on SPEED Channel, a 100 percent increase over the same events 0.3 rating on SPEED one year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research. Households were

Reutimann released from the hospital:

Reutimann released from the hospital:

October 17, 2004
David Reutimann was evaluated and released from Harris Methodist Hospital Saturday evening after colliding with the Texas Motor Speedway retaining wall on the front-stretch of the 1.5-mile tri-oval in the #17 NTN Bearings Toyota Tundra fielded by Darrell Waltrip Motorsports

Edward’s may not make it:

Edward’s may not make it:

October 16, 2004
The Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway was red flagged for a while due to a three-truck accident and a damaged SAFER wall which took a while to repair. #22-Bill Lester, #17-David Reutimann, #12-Robert Huffman and #67-J.R. Patton were involved. Lester and Patton

BANG Racing loses Toyota support? UPDATE 6 Toyota stays with #24, Skinner to Bill Davis:

BANG Racing loses Toyota support? UPDATE 6 Toyota stays with #24, Skinner to Bill Davis:

September 9, 2004
hearing that Toyota has pulled their supprt of BANG Racing after the race at Bristol, supposedly BANG is talking to Chevy and Dodge about taking over support.(8-27-2004) UPDATE - Yep: Toyota officials confirmed Monday they have withdrawn factory support from Bang Racing

Bristol News and Notes:

Bristol News and Notes:

August 23, 2004
The television camera doesnt do justice to the steep 36-degree banked concrete turns of Bristol Motor Speedway. Few are prepared for the enormity of what they see. Imagine, then, what passes through the mind of a rookie competitor gazing upon the .533-mile track for

DW Grand Marshall and 10,000 Toyota Employee’s at Nashville:

DW Grand Marshall and 10,000 Toyota Employee’s at Nashville:

August 13, 2004
Nashville Superspeedway will play host to the Toyota Tundra 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday afternoon, August 14 and racing legend Darrell Waltrip will serve as Grand Marshal for the race. Waltrip will be joined by more than 10,000 Toyota employees

Nashville – NEWS & NOTES

Nashville – NEWS & NOTES

August 12, 2004
Hamilton seasons fifth different points leader Nashvilles Bobby Hamilton enters this weeks home game as the new NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship leader by five points over Dennis Setzer (No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet). The last time Hamilton led the

Sprague wins pole at IRP:

Sprague wins pole at IRP:

August 6, 2004
#16-Jack Sprague won the pole for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park with a speed of 110.275mph. The pole is Sprague's 24th of his career. The rest of the top five are #4-Bobby Hamilton, #24-Travis Kvapil, #42-Mike Skinner and #18-Chad Chaffin

IRP – NEWS & NOTES

IRP – NEWS & NOTES

August 5, 2004
Toyota wins for first time at Michigan After two early-season runner-up finishes, Toyota claimed its first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory on July 31 at Michigan International Speedway. Travis Kvapil (No. 24 Line-X Toyota) passed his Bang Racing teammate Mike