Darrell Waltrip News

NASCAR Pay Per View Racing Special:

NASCAR Pay Per View Racing Special:

June 19, 2004
a racing program that premiered last night [Friday, June 18th] on inDemand called "The greatest night of champions. It pits 5 current NASCAR drivers against 5 retired drivers. The program runs for almost 3 hours. Legendary drivers include three-time Winston Cup Chamption

Jones to drive for Team Chick Motorsports:

Jones to drive for Team Chick Motorsports:

June 18, 2004
Team Chick Motorsports announced that they have tapped NASCAR driver Eric Jones to drive their #74 Chevrolet. Jones joins Team Chick after leaving #03-Team EJP Racing at the start of the 2004 season. In addition to signing Jones, who also has experience in the Busch

Waltrip Racing Experience Announced:

Waltrip Racing Experience Announced:

June 17, 2004
Three-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and FOX Sports Analyst Darrell Waltrip announced plans for a $5 million, 30,000 square-foot motor racing-themed attraction to be opened in this resort community in spring 2005, sited at the multi-purpose Belle Island Village development

It’s a big, fast truck…what’s not to like?

It’s a big, fast truck…what’s not to like?

June 14, 2004
Three-time NASCAR champion Darrell Waltrip's Toyota Tundra pickup truck, an exclusive VIP trip to the Toyota Tundra 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Aug. 14 in Nashville, a "Do-It-Yourself" Dream Garage of more than 500 Craftsman tools and a $1,000 gift certificate

Todd Szegedy gets a Hills Bros. Coffee Break of a Lifetime; Nadeau to spot:

Todd Szegedy gets a Hills Bros. Coffee Break of a Lifetime; Nadeau to spot:

June 2, 2004
In 2003, Hills Bros. Coffee, along with grocery chains Jewel in Chicago, Pic 'N Save of Milwaukee and Meijers in Michigan teamed to create the Hills Bros. Coffee Break of a Lifetime. The program offers unknown drivers a chance to showcase their talent in top-notch

New Sam Bass Art:

New Sam Bass Art:

May 21, 2004
Winning the Daytona 500 is arguably the most prestigious feat in all of motorsports. It is also perhaps the most difficult. It took icons Darrell Waltrip, Buddy Baker, David Pearson, Bobby Allison - and even Dale Earnhardt himself - the better part of two decades to

Junior Johnson Honored:

Junior Johnson Honored:

May 20, 2004
Fifty years ago, Junior Johnson regularly hurtled along U.S. 421, hauling illegal moonshine whiskey from stills in Wilkes County to bootleggers in Charlotte and elsewhere across the Carolinas. Monday [May 24th], a section of the route, rebuilt to interstate standards

DW Honored:

DW Honored:

May 20, 2004
Darrell Waltrip was presented the Community Leadership Award at Williamson Christian College's annual fund-raiser this week. Waltrip has supported the college, located in Cool Springs, TN, by donating racing memorabilia for a silent auction.(Tennessean)(5-20-2004)

LOWE’S NEWS & NOTES

LOWE’S NEWS & NOTES

May 19, 2004
Jack (Sprague) definitely is back Jack Sprague (No. 16 Chevy Trucks Chevrolet) measured the competition at Mansfield, Ohio to post his 24th career win and first since 2001. The victory vaulted Sprague to seventh in the points as he bids for a fourth series title. IWX

DW Comments on the Stewart Flap:

DW Comments on the Stewart Flap:

May 18, 2004
Darrell Waltrip responded yesterday to a series of personal sideswipes by Tony Stewart by saying, ''I don't like it when it turns ugly. 'At first I thought he was just messing around with me, doing a little pre-race sparring, which is OK,'' Waltrip, a Fox Sports announcer

New Jersey driver picked for diversity spot:

New Jersey driver picked for diversity spot:

May 15, 2004
Bruce Driver, an African American competitor from Pennington, N.J., will drive a car sponsored by MBNA in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series at South Boston Speedway in Virginia this year as part of the Drive for Diversity program. Driver's team, Score Motorsports

Labonte going for a rare pole feat at RIR:

Labonte going for a rare pole feat at RIR:

May 13, 2004
#5-Terry Labonte is bidding to become the first driver to win consecutive poles for Richmond’s spring race since Jeff Gordon went back-to-back in 1998-99. In fact, only three other drivers have accomplished that feat in 50 years of racing at the .75-mile oval

All-Star Panel Says One Hot Night is No. 1 Moment:

All-Star Panel Says One Hot Night is No. 1 Moment:

May 12, 2004
As the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge prepares for the celebration of its 20th anniversary, the previous 19 editions have evoked everlasting memories of many of the sport's greatest stars providing the fans with brilliant racing, stunning finishes and occasionally

DR. Boogity?

DR. Boogity?

May 4, 2004
NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip will deliver the commencement address to the 137th graduating class of Kentucky Wesleyan College in his hometown of Owensboro, Ky. on Saturday, May 8 at 10am/ct in KWC's Hocker-Hall Grove. The three-time NASCAR Champion will be presented

Six suggestions for green-flag finishes from DW:

Six suggestions for green-flag finishes from DW:

April 29, 2004
here are a few suggestions from Darrell Waltrip rhat could be discussed so that in the future races could finish races under the green flag: 1) Yellow light on dashboard: When NASCAR flips the switch to turn on the caution lights, a light on your dashboard comes on