Michael Waltrip News

Testing:

Testing:

July 6, 1999
I hear Michael Waltrip will be testing his #7 Chevy at Greenville-Pickens Speedway(SC) on July 6th
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Testing at the Glen UPDATE 2:

Testing at the Glen UPDATE 2:

June 17, 1999
Twenty-two Cup and BGN teams will be testing the newly paved surface at The Glen including: Rusty Wallace, Michael Waltrip
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Interesting Stat from NOL:

Interesting Stat from NOL:

June 13, 1999
Jeff Gordon's 4.9 finishing average in 12 starts at Michigan is better than the best finish recorded there by several drivers
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Cool Band Aids Scheme:

Cool Band Aids Scheme:

May 28, 1999
Michael Waltrip will debut a new paint scheme for the CARQUEST 300 in Charlotte. The #21 Chevy has been designed with a
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#400 for Waltrip:

#400 for Waltrip:

March 29, 1999
Michael Waltrip made his 400th career Cup start on Sunday in the Primestar 500 at Texas(3-27/29-1999)
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MW Stuff:

MW Stuff:

March 3, 1999
Fans of Michael Waltrip will be able to show their support Sunday at the Las Vegas 400 with souvenirs from his racing team
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Little to Test UPDATE:

Little to Test UPDATE:

February 24, 1999
Chad Little will test the #97 John Deere Ford at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on Thursday(RPM2Nite) -- Michael Waltrip joined
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Testing:

Testing:

February 17, 1999
I hear Michael Waltrip tested the #7 Chevy and Elliott Sadler tested the #21 Ford at Greenville-Pickens speedway on Tuesday
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Long Time:

Long Time:

February 14, 1999
Today's 5th place finish by Michael Waltrip was his first top 5 in 86 races, Rick Mast and the #98 team posted a nice 10th
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No Bull 5 UPDATE 2:

No Bull 5 UPDATE 2:

February 13, 1999
The five drivers eligible for the Winston No Bull 5 in the Daytona 500 are: Jeff Gordon(starting 1st), Dale Jarrett(8th),
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DW to BGN:

DW to BGN:

February 10, 1999
During BGN qualifying, Michael Waltrip mentioned that his brother Darrell would probably drive a few BGN races in the #21
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Mattei Sponsor:

Mattei Sponsor:

February 5, 1999
Michael Waltrip had Klaussner Furniture signage on the quarter panels of his #7 Mattei/Philips Chevrolet(NASCAR Online)
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#7 to Chevys

#7 to Chevys

December 9, 1998
#7 to Chevy's UPDATE 2: I also hear that the #7 Mattei team will buy up some of the chevy's from the SABCO left over from
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Philips/Mattei/Bodine?

Philips/Mattei/Bodine?

November 27, 1998
According to sources, the rumored split between Philips and Mattei Motorsports is not happening, but apparently it is happening
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Rhodes Gone:

Rhodes Gone:

November 23, 1998
The Rhodes Furniture Company has announced that they would be canceling their sponsorship of the #14 Rhodes Furniture Ford