Michael Waltrip News

Hyder gets new gig, crew chief for Mayfield UPDATE:

Hyder gets new gig, crew chief for Mayfield UPDATE:

May 29, 2007
Crew chief David Hyder, fired from Michael Waltrip Racing last month, will return to the pit box next weekend at Dover International Speedway to guide the #36 Toyota driven by Jeremy Mayfield, Bill Davis Racing competition director Tommy Baldwin told ESPN.com Saturday

Hyder gets new gig, crew chief for Mayfield:

Hyder gets new gig, crew chief for Mayfield:

May 26, 2007
Crew chief David Hyder, fired from Michael Waltrip Racing last month, will return to the pit box next weekend at Dover International Speedway to guide the #36 Toyota driven by Jeremy Mayfield, Bill Davis Racing competition director Tommy Baldwin told ESPN.com Saturday

Butler to make series debut at Mansfield:

Butler to make series debut at Mansfield:

May 24, 2007
Ken Butler III will make his Craftsman Truck Series debut in the #00 Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota Tundra fielded by Darrell Waltrip Motorsports at Mansfield Motorsports Park this Saturday. Additionally, Butler won his first ARCA RE/MAX event this past Sunday at Toledo

Hyder & Kennedy suspensions to be lifted:

Hyder & Kennedy suspensions to be lifted:

May 19, 2007
NASCAR will lift the indefinite suspensions of crew chief David Hyder and competition director Bobby Kennedy on May 30, NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said on Friday. Hyder and Kennedy were suspended when NASCAR discovered an unidentified substance in the engine of #

Waltrip’s Raceworld opens:

Waltrip’s Raceworld opens:

May 17, 2007
Michael Waltrip Racing's ˜Raceworld USA' opened to the public on Wed., May 16, in time for race weeks at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The 140,000 square-foot facility encompasses more than 11 acres and houses the world's first interactive fan destination race shop accessible

Reutimann’s car to have both sponsors at Nextel Open:

Reutimann’s car to have both sponsors at Nextel Open:

May 17, 2007
This weekend the #00 Domino's Pizza Toyota will be carrying a different look, as Michael Waltrip Racing makes the transition from primary sponsor Domino's Pizza to Burger King Corporation, with a special paint scheme honoring both companies. The #00 Toyota, driven

Waltrip’s hearing postponed until late June:

Waltrip’s hearing postponed until late June:

May 16, 2007
#55-Michael Waltrip's hearing on charges of reckless driving and failure to report an accident after a crash has been postponed until June 25. The district attorney's office of Catawba County requested the continuance on Monday. Neither Waltrip nor his attorney appeared

Top-35 in Owners Points

Top-35 in Owners Points

May 13, 2007
and a guaranteed starting spot at Lowe's Motor Speedweay [May 27th] are set: no team dropped out of the 35 or got into it, but the gap from 35th to 36th is closer the following drivers/teams are in the top-35 in owners points: 31) #45-Petty/Petty Enterprises 900, +

Battle Heats Up for the Most Popular Driver Award:

Battle Heats Up for the Most Popular Driver Award:

May 9, 2007
The 2007 season is well under way and the battle is heating up for the 2007 NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award. Race fans have really begun to show their enthusiasm for their favorite driver and continue to make their votes count at www.MostPopularDriver.com

Borland released by MWR #44 team UPDATE 3 Evernham?:

Borland released by MWR #44 team UPDATE 3 Evernham?:

May 8, 2007
Michael Waltrip Racing and #44-Dale Jarrett's crew chief Matt Borland have parted ways. "Dale Jarrett wasn't happy, UPS wasn't happy, and we had to do something immediately," Waltrip said. "Originally, we had hoped that Matt Borland would take the role as the technical

Ramblings – Richmond Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Richmond Qualifying Notes:

May 4, 2007
Jeff Gordon took the Bud Pole tonight for tomorrow night's Crown Royal presents the Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond International Raceway...and he made it a three-peat. His time of 21.386 (126.251 mph) was good enough for his 5th top-spot of the season and 61st of his

Testing at Nashville:

Testing at Nashville:

May 2, 2007
DEI Driver #15-Paul Menard and #55-Derrike Cope/Michael Waltrip tested the car of tomorrow (COT) at Nashville Superspeedway on Tuesday.(Nashville Superspeedway PR)(5-2-2007)

NASCAR considering tweaking qualifying:

NASCAR considering tweaking qualifying:

April 30, 2007
NASCAR is considering changing its qualifying procedures in response to complaints about the restrictive system. With at least 50 drivers vying for 43 spots in the field, seven or more cars fail to make the race each week. Because NASCAR assures a spot to the top 35

Restrictor Plate Streak Ends:

Restrictor Plate Streak Ends:

April 29, 2007
Thru Daytona in Feb 2007, three drivers had competed in all 77 restrictor-plate races at Daytona and Talladega, plus all three ran the one-off restrictor plate race at New Hampshire [but that was not a drafting/aero track]: #01-Mark Martin (2 Talladega, 0 Daytona wins

Stock Car Fans:

Stock Car Fans:

April 28, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon took the Bud Pole today at Talladega Superspeedway. Gordon and David Gilliland ran identical times.....to the thousandth of a second (49.857.....192.069 MPH), but since Gordon is waaaaay ahead of Gilliland in Owner Points, he gets the spot. This was