Michael Waltrip News

Ramblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

March 23, 2007
Jeff Gordon captured the Bud Pole today at Bristol Motor Speedway for Sunday's Food City 500 with a speed of 125.453 (15.295 sec) for his second top-spot of the season (he's the first repeater, btw) and the 58th of his NextelL Cup career.....and that's pretty significant

MWR hires Finley from BDR:

MWR hires Finley from BDR:

March 18, 2007
Sitting in his motorcoach at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday Michael Waltrip could hear the roar of Nextel Cup cars participating in the first practice. "It's just really tough ¦ to hear those cars roll off pit road and know they were getting ready to win this Atlanta

American Idol’s Simon Cowell to be judged by drivers on 60 minutes:

American Idol’s Simon Cowell to be judged by drivers on 60 minutes:

March 17, 2007
#2-Kurt Busch, #15-Michael Waltrip and Racing Legend Mario Andretti will be the "judges" who critique Simon Cowell's high-speed driving abilities in a segment in Sunday's edition of "60 Minutes" on CBS, the show airs at 7:00pm/et. Cowell will be behind the wheel of

XM to Be Sponsor Reutimann at Chicago:

XM to Be Sponsor Reutimann at Chicago:

March 16, 2007
XM announced that Michael Waltrip will join racing's biggest stars exclusively on XM Radio. Waltrip will host the half-hour weekly show "Michael Waltrip Out Loud," exclusively on XM. Debuting on March 20, "Michael Waltrip Out Loud" will air every Tuesday night from

Mikey to have XM radio show:

Mikey to have XM radio show:

March 16, 2007
XM announced that Michael Waltrip will join racing's biggest stars exclusively on XM Radio. Waltrip will host the half-hour weekly show "Michael Waltrip Out Loud," exclusively on XM. Debuting on March 20, "Michael Waltrip Out Loud" will air every Tuesday night from

Klaussner steps up support of Waltrip’s #55:

Klaussner steps up support of Waltrip’s #55:

March 16, 2007
The new look of Klaussner Furniture Industries will make its debut this weekend at the Atlanta Motor Speedway with its expanded sponsorship of the #55, Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota. The logo of Klaussner Home Furnishings, Klaussner's new consumer brand, will

Waltrip Driving for Braun at Atlanta:

Waltrip Driving for Braun at Atlanta:

March 14, 2007
Michael Waltrip will pilot the #32 Braun Racing Toyota in this weekends Nicorette 300 at Atlanta. Waltrip will have the support of primary sponsor Camping World on board the #32 entry. This will be Camping Worlds third race of the season with Braun Racing.(Braun Racing

MWR tests COT at Rockingham:

MWR tests COT at Rockingham:

March 14, 2007
on ESPN2's NASCAR Now, Michael Waltrip said he and #44-Dale Jarrett were testing the Car of Tomorrow [COT] at Rockingham [North Carolina Speedway] and the #00-David Reutimann would be testing there on Wednesday, March 14th.(3-14-2007)

Hyder back to work at MWR:

Hyder back to work at MWR:

March 10, 2007
Banished crew chief David Hyder has returned to the Michael Waltrip Racing shop, working on the cars while under indefinite suspension for the Daytona fuel scandal. NASCAR officials found an illegal fuel additive in Michael Waltrip's car before and after Daytona 500

Kentucky testing UPDATE 2:

Kentucky testing UPDATE 2:

March 7, 2007
the following drivers/teams are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway: #55-Michael Waltrip on Monday, March 5th; #12-Ryan Newman on Tuesday, March 6th; #1-Martin Truex Jr. on Wednesday, March 7th. Fans can watch from the Turn 3 Fan Center at no charge. Schedule subject

MWR Tests at Kentucky, talks about the season so far:

MWR Tests at Kentucky, talks about the season so far:

March 6, 2007
Michael Waltrip Racing drivers Dale Jarrett and Michael Waltrip attempted to place their early-season performance and off-track problems in the past by fine tuning their #55 and #44 race machines during a one-day test at Kentucky Speedway March 2. The much-heralded

Reutimann doing well, ready for COT test and Mexico UPDATE not testing at Bristol:

Reutimann doing well, ready for COT test and Mexico UPDATE not testing at Bristol:

February 28, 2007
Following a hard crash at California Speedway during the Nextel Cup Series event, David Reutimann is doing well and is focused on racing his #99 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Busch Series Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 on Sunday, March 4th at Autodromo

Waltrip: Team has ‘circumstantial evidence,’ no proof UPDATE more on Hyder:

Waltrip: Team has ‘circumstantial evidence,’ no proof UPDATE more on Hyder:

February 18, 2007
#55-Michael Waltrip spent the last week hoping someone would take responsibility for the fuel additive that led to NASCAR sanctions and prompted Toyota to re-evaluate its relationship with the two-time Daytona 500 winner. He's still waiting. "We just keep digging,

NASCAR to announce #55 substance:

NASCAR to announce #55 substance:

February 17, 2007
NASCAR is expected to announce next week at California what exactly they found in the fuel system of Michael Waltrip's #55 Toyota Camry after Daytona 500 qualifying last Sunday. Waltrip's car was found to have an unidentified, gel-like performance additive, which NASCAR

What’s Up with Mark Green?:

What’s Up with Mark Green?:

February 15, 2007
Mark joined Michael Waltrip Racing in January and serves as the test driver for the teams three Nextel Cup Series entries and is the spotter for Michael Waltrip. He is also scheduled to practice and qualify MWRs #99 Aaron's Dream Machine in several Busch Series races