Darrell Waltrip News

Congrats to DW:

Congrats to DW:

April 19, 2004
Before the race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, NASCAR Legend and Fox Broadcaster Darrell Waltrip [DW] was presented the H. Clay Earles Award for outstanding dedication to auto racing by speedway president Clay Campbell.(4-19-2004)

Sprague on the pole at Martinsville:

Sprague on the pole at Martinsville:

April 16, 2004
#16-Jack Sprague's lap at 92.375mph on Friday earned the pole for Saturday's Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Although he has three series championships (1997, 1999 and 2001) and now 21 career poles, Sprague's pole Friday is his first at the .526-mile short track

DW-Darrell Waltrip tests at Lanier in prep for Martinsville:

DW-Darrell Waltrip tests at Lanier in prep for Martinsville:

April 15, 2004
Darrell Waltrip and the Toyota Tundra Test Crew were at Lanier National Speedway Tuesday with the Toyota Tundra Craftsman Truck Waltrip plans to race at Martinsville this week. Waltrip was looking for a dry place and made arrangements late Monday evening with Stan

Reutimann to drive #87 at Nashville with sposnorship from Naturalgear:

Reutimann to drive #87 at Nashville with sposnorship from Naturalgear:

April 8, 2004
NEMCO Motorsports announced that David Reutimann will pilot their #87 Chevy with sponsorship from NaturalGear in this weekend's Pepsi 300 NASCAR Busch Series

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

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

April 7, 2004
Only five 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 2004: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #17-Matt Kenseth, #48-Jimmie Johnson and #97-Kurt Busch. When did a driver win the Championship

Milestone for Rudd:

Milestone for Rudd:

March 31, 2004
Ricky Rudd, driver of the #21 Motorcraft Racing Taurus, will reach another milestone this weekend when he makes 810th-career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start to move ahead of Darrell Waltrip into sole possession of third place on the series' all-time list. Rudd, who

Some Cup Drivers to race at Nashville on Cup off weekend:

Some Cup Drivers to race at Nashville on Cup off weekend:

March 20, 2004
Making the decision to host the Pepsi 300 NASCAR Busch Series race on Easter Weekend April 9-10 - an off-NEXTEL Cup weekend - is reaping big benefits for Nashville Superspeedway ticket holders. NEXTEL Cup driver Michael Waltrip has announced he will join the growing

DW and Jeff to be Co-Presenters:

DW and Jeff to be Co-Presenters:

March 16, 2004
Three-time champion Darrell Waltrip, whose racing career virtually paralleled that of Mr. Bill France Jr. as the point man for NASCAR, will team with four-time champion Jeff Gordon to introduce France to the expected crowd of some 1,200 people at the International

Reutimann wins pole at Atlanta, Toyota on the pole:

Reutimann wins pole at Atlanta, Toyota on the pole:

March 13, 2004
#17-David Reutimann led a Toyota and rookie invasion of Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday. Reutimann, a rookie, turned a lap at 179.452 mph to claim the pole for Saturday's EasyCare 200 (1 p.m. Eastern, Speed), the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta

Darrell Waltrip’s autobiography

Darrell Waltrip’s autobiography

March 5, 2004
"DW: A Lifetime Going Around in Circles" - will move to the number 13 position on the March 14 New York Times Best Seller list for non-fiction hardcover books. It debuted on the Best Seller list at number 15 in its first week of release. Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR

Winning both Cup and Busch race

Winning both Cup and Busch race

February 17, 2004
in the same year at Daytona in Feb, two drivers have won both, Darrell Waltrip in 1989 and Bobby Allison in 1988 Make it 3: as Dale Earnhardt Jr. won both the Daytona 500 and the Busch race at Daytona in the same weekend. AND: Dale Jr. also won a 125 race, joining

Winning both Cup and Busch race

Winning both Cup and Busch race

February 16, 2004
in the same year at Daytona in Feb, two drivers have won both, Darrell Waltrip in 1989 and Bobby Allison in 1988

NASCAR Sponsors Debuting during the Daytona 500:

NASCAR Sponsors Debuting during the Daytona 500:

February 14, 2004
The Daytona 500, one of the largest and most-watched sporting events of the year, is more than just NASCAR’s richest and most prestigious race. It is a television event used by some of America’s largest and most successful companies to launch new advertising campaigns

DW’s Book Released:

DW’s Book Released:

February 10, 2004
Darrell Waltrip's autobiography, "DW: A Lifetime Going Around in Circles," will be available across North America Monday, Feb. 9th. In conjunction with the release of the book (published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.), Waltrip, a three

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES NEWS AND NOTES DAYTONA

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES NEWS AND NOTES DAYTONA

February 9, 2004
10-year anniversary for series begins at Daytona The 2004 season figures to be the most competitive yet with an unprecedented three former champions #42-Mike Skinner, #16-Jack Sprague and #24-Travis Kvapil competing fulltime. Sprague will be in pursuit of his fourth