Darrell Waltrip News

Most Popular….Elliott, again UPDATE:

Most Popular….Elliott, again UPDATE:

December 8, 2000
Most Popular....Elliott, again UPDATE: By a 2-to-1 margin, Bill Elliott is this year's Most Popular Driver over Dale Earnhardt. It's Elliott's 10th consecutive award and 15th in the past 17 years. Darrell Waltrip interrupted the run in 1989 and 1990(Daily Press)(11

DW Honored:

DW Honored:

November 20, 2000
Even though the race was not held on Sunday, the tracks farewell to retiring Darrell Waltrip did go off as scheduled. Among items presented to Waltrip were: A rocking chair from Dale Earnhardt. A mounted steering wheel from Jeff Gordon A commemorative Kelloggs Corn

Penthouse to Outhouse:

Penthouse to Outhouse:

November 19, 2000
#16 Kevin Lepage, who won the pole for this race a year ago, will not be in the NAPA 500 at Atlanta as Lepages final-round qualifying lap, 186.686 mph, was 50th, and he was unable to get a provisional spot over Jeff Burton, Ricky Rudd, Mike Skinner, Dale Earnhardt

Spraker News:

Spraker News:

November 16, 2000
Spraker News: CTS Owner/Driver Jeff Spraker will be back in 2001 running in the Truck Series. Spraker moved his complete race operation to Mooresville, NC this summer while working both as a consultant and a supplier to several Winston Cup, Busch and Truck series teams

Fox Over-Joy’ed UPDATE:

Fox Over-Joy’ed UPDATE:

November 16, 2000
FOX Sports has hired long-time CBS and TNN announcer Mike Joy to provide play-by-play for their broadcasts next season. Joy will lead a three-man booth that will include Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds when FOX undertakes its first season of NASCAR coverage next

Setzer to Morgan? UPDATE “ announcement:

Setzer to Morgan? UPDATE “ announcement:

November 15, 2000
this weeks Winston Cup Scene is reporting that Dennis Setzer is expected to drive for Morgan/Dollar Motorsports in 2001 and will not go to the #1 Ultra Motorsports team. Morgan/Dollar may start a 2nd team for Rob Morgan to drive part time on the ovals(10-13-2000) UPDATE

Carter Announcement UPDATE Official:

Carter Announcement UPDATE Official:

November 12, 2000
Haas/Carter Motorsports has scheduled a press conference for Nov. 11 at Homestead to formerly announce Todd Bodine and Jimmy Spencer as its drivers for next year and that Kmart still has two years left on its contract(Winston Cup Scene)(11-9-2000) UPDATE: Todd Bodine

Atlanta Testing UPDATE 2 – Bodine to run Atlanta?:

Atlanta Testing UPDATE 2 – Bodine to run Atlanta?:

November 7, 2000
Winston Cup drivers Jeremy Mayfield and Todd Bodine and ARCA driver Shawna Robinson tested Monday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for the NAPA 500 weekend Nov. 17-19. Mayfield, who will race in the Winston Cup season-finale NAPA 500, turned a best lap 187.

Zoom…Bap!

Zoom…Bap!

October 19, 2000
Look for John Madden to be part of the Fox Daytona 500 telecast in February. Madden, Fox's lead NFL analyst, said that as soon as Fox was awarded half of the Winston Cup package starting next year, he was asked by network officials to be involved in the telecast. Fox

Atlanta Testing:

Atlanta Testing:

October 16, 2000
Winston Cup drivers Jeremy Mayfield and Todd Bodine and ARCA driver Shawna Robinson tested Monday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for the NAPA 500 weekend Nov. 17-19. Mayfield, who will race in the Winston Cup season-finale NAPA 500, turned a best lap 187.

Waltrip Lap:

Waltrip Lap:

October 15, 2000
After driver introductions before the race today, Darrell Waltrip took a lap around the 2.66 mile track at Talladega in the restored #95 Mercury he drove at Talladega in 1972 in celebration of his Victory Tour and in recognition of his first Winston Cup start at Talladega

DW has Broken Rib but:

DW has Broken Rib but:

October 14, 2000
Darrell Waltrip discovered this week he was more hurt than he had thought from an accident during last Saturday's Winston Cup Happy Hour practice session at Lowe's Motor Speedway. During the race, Waltrip got out of the #66 BigKmart Ford, saying he "didn't feel comfortable

#66’s Future:

#66’s Future:

October 9, 2000
Todd Bodine replaced Darrell Waltrip in the #66 BigKmart Ford, early in the race at Lowes Motor Speedway as DW suffered a shoulder injury in his crash in Saturday's Happy Hour practice and decided against driving Sunday. DW had a few problems in Happy Hour, first a

New Driver:

New Driver:

September 28, 2000
Mardy Lindley, who won the Greenville-Pickens Speedway championship in 1995 and is racing in the United Speed Alliance Racing Hooters ProCup series, hopes to expand his Taylors-based Mappin-Drinkard Motorsports team next season to run the full ProCup series again,

#66 Driver UPDATE 5:

#66 Driver UPDATE 5:

September 19, 2000
hearing that Todd Bodine is the preferred choice of Carter for the #66 ride(9-11-2000) UPDATE 5 Todd Bodine and car owner Travis Carter are close to signing a deal to team next season, with Bodine as Jimmy Spencer's teammate. Carter says he should know something within