Darrell Waltrip News

Crawford to run the Snowball Derby UPDATE:

Crawford to run the Snowball Derby UPDATE:

December 4, 2001
CTS driver, Rick Crawford, will be returning to the Gulf Coast for the running of the 34th annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. The Snowball Derby is one of the oldest established short track races that is still in existence today. The

WCI Person of the Year:

WCI Person of the Year:

November 10, 2001
WCI Person of the Year: The readers of NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated have spoken loudly, naming Teresa Earnhardt the magazine's 2001 Person of the Year. For the past five years and now with the support of UPS, NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated has encouraged its readers

2002 Fox/FX/FSN Winston Cup Schedule Released:

2002 Fox/FX/FSN Winston Cup Schedule Released:

November 10, 2001
2002 Fox/FX/FSN Winston Cup Schedule Released: NASCAR Winston Cup racing returns to FOX, Sunday, Feb. 24 (12:30pm/et), live from "The Rock," North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, NC. NASCAR on FOX race coverage begins Saturday, Feb. 23 (1:00pm/et) with Rockingham'

DW to race again?

DW to race again?

November 10, 2001
DW to race again? hearing from readers that NBC 17 in Fayetteville/Raleigh NC is reporting Darrell Waltrip is considering running a few cup races next year. They did do a short interview with him and he specifically mentioned Martinsville and also other small tracks

#93 Crew Chief on the move? UPDATE:

#93 Crew Chief on the move? UPDATE:

November 1, 2001
#93 Crew Chief on the move? UPDATE: hearing current #93 Bill Davis Racing crew chief, Doug Randolph will be moving over to Chip Ganassi Racing in 2002, supposedly as the crew chief of the #01 car (Jimmy Spencer?)(10-21-2001) UPDATE: Beginning with this weekend's race

DW, Newman and Wendy’s UPDATE:

DW, Newman and Wendy’s UPDATE:

October 8, 2001
DW, Newman and Wendy's UPDATE: Darrell Waltrip and Dave Thomas are back together. DW and Wendy's founder Dave Thomas are in Charlotte today and tomorrow filming another round of national Wendy's commercials. Joining them in at least one commercial is NASCAR rising

DW tests UPDATE:

DW tests UPDATE:

August 15, 2001
DW tests UPDATE: Darrell Waltrip was asked by Melling Racing to test in Michigan on Tuesday of this week. DW went up to MIS and helped the team get dialed in, driving a Dodge for the first time and taking some test laps(8-10-2001) UPDATE: " I went to Michigan before

DW and Wendy’s UPDATE and Newman:

DW and Wendy’s UPDATE and Newman:

August 5, 2001
DW and Wendy's UPDATE and Newman: Darrell Waltrip and Dave Thomas are back together. DW and Wendy's founder Dave Thomas are in Charlotte today and tomorrow filming another round of national Wendy's commercials. Joining them in at least one commercial is NASCAR rising

MW Honored:

MW Honored:

July 5, 2001
MW Honored: Michael Waltrip, driver of the #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, made a stop at DAYTONA USA onWednesday for what he thought was a special fan forum. What his visit turned out to be was a celebration of his victory in this year’s 43rd annual Daytona 500. After

Speculation and Rumors UPDATE 2 no about Yates – No About Waltrip:

Speculation and Rumors UPDATE 2 no about Yates – No About Waltrip:

June 27, 2001
Speculation and Rumors UPDATE 2 no about Yates - No About Waltrip: from the AutoRacing1 site: Darrell Waltrip: He said a possibility of returning to racing, if he does return look for it too be the third Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford. Doug Yates: hearing a rumor from

DW back racing?

DW back racing?

June 24, 2001
DW back racing? Darrell Waltrip isn't sure what he'll do the rest of the year after Sunday's final Winston Cup broadcast on Fox, but he isn't ruling out getting back into a race car. "I sure wouldn't mind running Bristol, Martinsville or maybe Watkins Glen," Waltrip

the 100 Hendrick Wins:

the 100 Hendrick Wins:

June 10, 2001
the 100 Hendrick Wins: Phil Werz from Charlotte's NBC 6 's "On Track from Lowe's Motor Speedway" sent me a breakdown of the 100 wins for Hendrick Motorsports: Jeff Gordon 55(currently with Hendrick #24) Terry Labonte 11(currently with Hendrick #5) Tim Richmond 9(deceased

DW to help Compton at Chicago:

DW to help Compton at Chicago:

June 5, 2001
DW to help Compton at Chicago: at the invitation of Stacy Compton and Melling Racing, Darrell Waltrip will help the #92 Melling team as they test at Chicagoland Speedway today and Wednesday. DW will serve as an advisor and will also get behind the wheel(6-5-2001)

DW at North Wilkesboro:

DW at North Wilkesboro:

May 22, 2001
DW at North Wilkesboro: Darrell Waltrip drove his 1985 Bud car at North Wilkesboro today to shake-down for the trip to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. Junior Johnson and Jeff Hammond also there. DW ran a number of hot laps at the track that hasn't seen a race

The Winston – some notes:

The Winston – some notes:

May 21, 2001
The Winston - some notes: Gordon won The Winston in 1995 and 1997 and went on to win the Winston Cup championship both times. He also won the title in 1998 and would have won The Winston that year, too, had he not run out of gas on the final lap. Dale Earnhardt also