Darrell Waltrip News

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DW Tests at Lowes:

DW Tests at Lowes:

April 20, 2000
Darrell Waltrip tested his #66 Big Kmart/Rt 66 Ford at Lowes Motor Speedway on Wednesday and will again on Thursday(NOL)
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Nine Different Winners:

Nine Different Winners:

April 16, 2000
Jeff Gordon is the ninth different Winston Cup winner in the first nine races in 2000. This extends the NASCAR all time
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Eight Different Winners:

Eight Different Winners:

April 9, 2000
Mark Martin is the eighth different Winston Cup winner in the first eight races in 2000. This breaks the NASCAR all time
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Stats:

Stats:

April 2, 2000
Only five times in NASCAR's modern era(1972-present) has the eventual champion not won by the sixth race of the season.
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Six Different UPDATE:

Six Different UPDATE:

March 27, 2000
Rusty Wallace was the sixth different winner in the first six races in 2000. The last time that happened was 1991(News and
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No Switch:

No Switch:

March 25, 2000
A week ago, the Darlington garage area was full of talk that Jimmy Spencer, No. 26, would switch car numbers with teammate
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DW UPDATE:

DW UPDATE:

March 20, 2000
#66 Darrell Waltrip abruptly parked his car on Lap 132 at Darlington on Sunday. He had been in the garage earlier, and the
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DW to switch to #26? UPDATE 2:

DW to switch to #26? UPDATE 2:

March 19, 2000
TNN's Raceday is reporting that next week at Bristol, Darrell Waltrip and teammate Jimmy Spencer may switch cars so Waltrip
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AMS Testing UPDATE 2 Testing Page:

AMS Testing UPDATE 2 Testing Page:

March 1, 2000
haven't found much information on this yet, but at least two Cup teams tested at Atlanta on Monday, #66-Darrell Waltrip
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Sad News:

Sad News:

February 28, 2000
Darrell Waltrip's Mother-In-Law passed away today, condolences to the family(2-28-2000)
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Book:

Book:

February 26, 2000
A new book, The Driving Force, explores the aspect of faith and religious belief among some top NASCAR drivers. Written
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DW Road:

DW Road:

February 24, 2000
North Carolina Speedway will name a road on the property for Darrell Waltrip in ceremonies on Saturday(Gaston Gazette)(2
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DW and BP sign? UPDATE:

DW and BP sign? UPDATE:

February 14, 2000
On the NASCAR television front, Darrell Waltrip has signed a contract with Fox for 2001 and Benny Parsons has signed a contract
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DW to be Honored at BMS:

DW to be Honored at BMS:

February 9, 2000
Seven-time Cup Champion Dale Earnhardt and reigning champion Dale Jarrett headline the list of stars who will pay tribute
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DW and BP sign?

DW and BP sign?

January 23, 2000
On the NASCAR television front, Darrell Waltrip has signed a contract with Fox for 2001 and Benny Parsons has signed a contract