Michael Waltrip News

Petty Crew Chief/BGN Team News UPDATE 2:

Petty Crew Chief/BGN Team News UPDATE 2:

June 28, 2000
a story in this weeks Winston Cup Scene reports that one of the people Kyle Petty has talked with to replace former crew chief Bobby Leslie was his former crew chief Bobby Kennedy. Kennedy is presently with the #7 Ultra Mattei Motorsports team and driver Michael Waltrip

Wallace/Waltrip/Smith:

Wallace/Waltrip/Smith:

June 28, 2000
from a teleconference transcript (in part) via the Williams Co: Ultra Mattei Motorsports(UMM) owner Jim Smith - "We've always talked about bringing Mike Wallace up to the Cup tour, and we'll probably run Mike Wallace in three or four Winston Cup races this year. However

Petty Crew Chief/BGN Team News UPDATE:

Petty Crew Chief/BGN Team News UPDATE:

June 24, 2000
a story in this weeks Winston Cup Scene reports that one of the people Kyle Petty has talked with to replace former crew chief Bobby Leslie was his former crew chief Bobby Kennedy. Kennedy is presently with the #7 Ultra Mattei Motorsports team and driver Michael Waltrip

3rd DEI team? UPDATE:

3rd DEI team? UPDATE:

May 29, 2000
Rumor on the distant horizon: A third team for Dale Earnhardt Inc.?(SpeedVision) currently run the #1-Steve Park and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr teams. No drivers mentioned(5-28-2000) UPDATE: Ty Norris, head of DEI, isn't enthusiastic about expanding with a third Cup team

Watkins Glen Testing:

Watkins Glen Testing:

May 28, 2000
Watkins Glen Testing: the second BGN test session at Watkins Glen opens on Wednesday, May 31. Driver sceduled to test: #44-Terry & Justin Labonte; #7-Michael Waltrip Racing; #35-Lyndon Amick. Wednesday's test session is open and fans that have purchased Lysol 200

Waltrip Happy:

Waltrip Happy:

May 27, 2000
Michael Waltrip said he's very happy with Jim Smith, the new majority owner of his #7 Nations Rent Chevy. Waltrip's previous owner, Jim Mattei, sold a large interest in the team to Smith, who owns the NASCAR Truck series team that fields trucks for Mike Wallace. See

Waltrip and Christopher:

Waltrip and Christopher:

May 10, 2000
Waltrip and Christopher: Michael Waltrip, BGN car owner and driver of the #7 BAND-AID® Brand Chevrolet, is expanding his BGN program for the 2000 season to include driver Ted Christopher. Christopher will be behind the wheel this weekend at the New Hampshire International

#7 Team UPDATE 2 Smith/Wallace news:

#7 Team UPDATE 2 Smith/Wallace news:

May 7, 2000
Talk continues about Jim Mattei selling or taking on a partner for his race team, which fields #7 Chevy for driver Michael Waltrip. The discussion centers on Jim Smith, who owns the #2 CTS team(Mike Wallace). One source(That's Racin' source) said Sunday that Smith

Double/Triple Duty at RIR:

Double/Triple Duty at RIR:

May 6, 2000
Many drivers will run in two of the three Richmond NASCAR events this weekend. Attempting double duty are: Bobby Hamilton - #4 Kodak Chevy(Cup) and #4 Dana Dodge(CTS); Ken Schrader - #36 M&M's Pontiac(Cup) and #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevy(CTS); Mark Martin - #

Promo:

Promo:

May 3, 2000
What are the odds of seeing Jeremy Mayfield, Kyle Petty and Sterling Marlin at the World Series in September? About as good as those of seeing Kenny Irwin, Michael Waltrip and John Andretti during NFL games in October. Those six drivers are leading the NASCAR Winston

#7 Team:

#7 Team:

May 1, 2000
Talk continues about Jim Mattei selling or taking on a partner for his race team, which fields #7 Chevy for driver Michael Waltrip. The discussion centers on Jim Smith, who owns the #2 CTS team(Mike Wallace). One source(That's Racin' source) said Sunday that Smith

More #7 Sale Stories UPDATE once again, no sale:

More #7 Sale Stories UPDATE once again, no sale:

April 17, 2000
For the last couple of weeks, Michael Waltrip has heard the rumors that the team he drives for is about to be sold or has been sold by car owner Jim Mattei(rumored to #2 CTS owner Jim Smith). See the stories at the Roanoke Times and Total Sports and Speed Magazine

Marathon UPDATE:

Marathon UPDATE:

April 17, 2000
Michael Waltrip participated in Monday's Boston Marathon UPDATE: Michael Waltrip completed the Boston Marathon in four hours, forty-two minutes and 20 seconds and finished 14,315 out of 17,813 entrants(Williams Company PR)(4-17-2000)

#7 Team for sale? UPDATE 3:

#7 Team for sale? UPDATE 3:

April 12, 2000
PitNow is reporting that #7 owner, Jim Mattei is apparently trying to sell his race team, according to Michael Waltrip, his driver(4-8-2000) UPDATE: Hearing the team has been sold, supposedly to a CTS(truck) team owner(4-10-2000) UPDATE 2: hear that the #7 team is

Waltrip and Christopher:

Waltrip and Christopher:

April 11, 2000
Waltrip and Christopher: Michael Waltrip mentioned on Speedworld's Inside NASCAR Winston Cup that his BGN team would run Ted Christopher in a few races this year with LesCare Kitchens as the sponsor(4-11-2000)