Josh Wise News

Testing at Milwaukee:

Testing at Milwaukee:

July 14, 2008
Michael McDowell and Josh Wise are testing Monday at the Milwaukke Mile for Michael Waltrip Racing. Grandstands are open, free to public to watch from the grandstands, enter at Gate 8.(Milwaukee Mile PR)(7-14-2008)

Teams Line Up Backup Drivers for Kentucky:

Teams Line Up Backup Drivers for Kentucky:

June 11, 2008
Several Nationwide Series teams have lined up backup drivers to fill in during some practice sessions for this weekend's Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway for sessions when their regular drivers have Sprint Cup commitments at Michigan International Speedway. Stephen

Teams Line up Sustitute Drivers for Nashville:

Teams Line up Sustitute Drivers for Nashville:

June 4, 2008
* Willie Allen, who drives for fellow Nashville native Bobby Hamilton Jr.s Sadler-Hamilton Racing team, will serve as the substitute driver for #32-Kyle Busch at Nashville. * Casey Atwood will serve in that capacity this weekend at his home track; the Nashville native

Josh Wise to Drive for Fitz at Lowe’s: UPDATE:

Josh Wise to Drive for Fitz at Lowe’s: UPDATE:

May 23, 2008
Josh Wise makes his second Nationwide Series career start this weekend in the #22 Supercuts entry fielded by Fitz Motorsports at Lowes Motor Speedway Saturday night.(Michael Waltrip Racing PR)(5-21-2008) UPDATE: Michael Waltrip said his team has big plans for development

Teams Lining Up Replacement Drivers for Nashville Weekend:

Teams Lining Up Replacement Drivers for Nashville Weekend:

May 20, 2008
Several Nationwide Series teams are lining up backup drivers for the upcoming Sprint Cup/Nationwide non-companion weekend June 6-8. The Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway will be held June 7 at 7:30 p.m. EDT, four hours after qualifying is to be held

McDowell to take over #00 after 5 races UPDATE 2:

McDowell to take over #00 after 5 races UPDATE 2:

January 25, 2008
Michael McDowell, the 2007 runner-up on the ARCA circuit, will succeed David Reutimann in the #00 Sprint Cup car at Michael Waltrip Racing. McDowell, a 22-year-old native of Phoenix, likely will take over the #00 Toyota in late March at Martinsville, Va., when Reutimann

Wise sched cut back?

Wise sched cut back?

January 10, 2008
hearing that lack of sponsorship has Michael Waltrip Racing cutting back on development driver, Josh Wise. The plan was to run slect Nationwide and Truck Series races and maybe even a Cup race or two in the #00 Toyota.(1-10-2008)

Wise schedule cut back?

Wise schedule cut back?

January 10, 2008
Hearing that lack of sponsorship has Michael Waltrip Racing cutting back on development driver, Josh Wise. The plan was to run select Nationwide and Truck Series races and maybe even a Cup race or two in the #00 Toyota.(1-10-2008)

Benson to MWR in ’08? UPDATE: JB interested

Benson to MWR in ’08? UPDATE: JB interested

October 19, 2007
On Sunday's SPEED/tv's Speed Report, it was reported by Bob Dilner that there were many candidates for the vacant seat for the third Michael Waltrip Racing team among them; Johnny Benson.(10-14-2007) UPDATE: SPEED/tv's Trackside Live, talked to both Johnny Benson and

NASCAR Drivers to help teach development drivers:

NASCAR Drivers to help teach development drivers:

October 16, 2007
Team Full Throttle's NASCAR Driver Development Program would like to announce the first annual TFT Coaching and Evaluation Day on Tuesday, October 16th at the Hickory Motor Speedway. On this day, nearly 20 of Team Full Throttle's racers from across the nation will

Jarrett won’t get behind the wheel once he retires:

Jarrett won’t get behind the wheel once he retires:

October 14, 2007
Terry Labonte has done it on occasion. Bill Elliott is doing it now. But don't expect Dale Jarrett to join the on-again, off-again trend of former Nextel Cup champions running one-off races sporadically. "As far as coming back, and people wanting you to get in a race

Wise or McDowell Could Drive #00:

Wise or McDowell Could Drive #00:

October 13, 2007
MWR general manager Ty Norris said the #00 doesn't have full sponsorship for 2008 yet, but the team is committed to fielding it for the entire 36-race schedule. The plan for now is to use MWR development driver Josh Wise and Michael McDowell, who has been racing in

Wise pulling double-duty at ‘Dega:

Wise pulling double-duty at ‘Dega:

October 2, 2007
Josh Wise will be pulling double-duty at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. He will compete in both the ARCA RE/MAX and Craftsman Truck Series events at the 2.66-mile tri-oval. This will be Wise's last ARCA race of the season and his eighth time behind the #00 Aaron

Schrader wins ARCA dirt-track race at DuQuoin:

Schrader wins ARCA dirt-track race at DuQuoin:

September 4, 2007
Defending race winner Ken Schrader, in the Federated Auto Parts Chevy, earned his 15th career ARCA RE/MAX Series victory Monday [Sept. 3] at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, winning the 55th Southern Illinois 100 in front of 8,000 fans. Schrader, after chasing Josh Wise

Schrader wins ARCA race:

Schrader wins ARCA race:

September 4, 2007
Longtime Nextel Cup driver Ken Schrader won the ARCA RE/MAX-Southern Illinois 100 for the second straight year, beating Josh Wise by 0.364 seconds on the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds' mile dirt oval. Schrader passed Wise for the lead on the 85th lap in the 100-lap race