Michael Waltrip News

Motorsports This Week on ESPN2:

Motorsports This Week on ESPN2:

January 19, 2007
In the seventh episode of the documentary series, Michael Waltrip Racing: A New Era (ESPN2 Sunday, Jan. 21, at 11:00pm/et), Michael Waltrip competes in a half-marathon for Kyle Petty's Victory Junction Gang charity. In addition, the race team's first superspeedway

Toyota Over Spending?

Toyota Over Spending?

January 18, 2007
....One fear is that Toyota will spend its way to domination in the sport [NASCAR], raising costs for everybody and perhaps eventually running off an ailing domestic manufacturer. Officials at Ford, which has struggled financially while sales of Toyota's have gained

ESPN2 Garage Programs Set for Jan. 6th Debut…Today:

ESPN2 Garage Programs Set for Jan. 6th Debut…Today:

January 6, 2007
Motorsports and automotive enthusiasts will be able to continue their celebration of the New Year during the first weekend of January with three new television programs that will premiere on ESPN2. All part of the new ESPN2 Garage block of programming, Truck Stop,

Carter leaves MWR? heads to Roush? UPDATE 2:

Carter leaves MWR? heads to Roush? UPDATE 2:

January 5, 2007
hearing that Crew Chief Larry Carter, recently announced as #00-David Reutimann's crew chief at Michael Waltrip Racing, supposedly has left MWR and will be #26-Jamie McMurray' crew chief at Roush Racing.(12-18-2006) UPDATE: Larry Carter has left Michael Waltrip Racing

Finley named #36 crew chief, also many addtions to organization:

Finley named #36 crew chief, also many addtions to organization:

January 5, 2007
Bill Davis Racing (BDR) announced that Derrick Finley will serve as crew chief for the #36 OTC 360 team and driver Jeremy Mayfield. In addition, the team has added several key employees to its organization. Finley, 35, began his tenure at Bill Davis Racing near the

Motorsports this week on ESPN2:

Motorsports this week on ESPN2:

January 5, 2007
ESPN2 will air back-to-back new episodes of Michael Waltrip Racing: A New Era, Sunday, Jan. 7, starting at 10:00pm/et. In episode five of the documentary series, Waltrip races a Toyota for the first time in the Craftsman Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway

More testing at Kentucky Speedway:

More testing at Kentucky Speedway:

January 4, 2007
#19-Elliott Sadler, #10-Scott Riggs and #55-Michael Waltrip were scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway on Wednesday, Jan 3rd and #21-Ken Schrader and #21-Jon Wood are scheduled to test there on Tues. January 9th. Fans can watch from the Turn 3 Fan Center at no charge

Kerr named Reuitmann’s crew chief:

Kerr named Reuitmann’s crew chief:

January 3, 2007
Frank Kerr will replace Larry Carter as crew chief for #00-David Reutimann at Michael Waltrip Racing. Carter recently left MWR to become the crew chief for #26-Jamie McMurray at Roush Racing. "Frankie has been running our testing and Reutimann has been our test driver

Carter leaves MWR? heads to Roush? UPDATE:

Carter leaves MWR? heads to Roush? UPDATE:

December 21, 2006
hearing that Crew Chief Larry Carter, recently announced as #00-David Reutimann's crew chief at Michael Waltrip Racing, supposedly has left MWR and will be #26-Jamie McMurray' crew chief at Roush Racing.(12-18-2006) UPDATE: Larry Carter has left Michael Waltrip Racing

4th MWR show to air on ESPN2 Sunday:

4th MWR show to air on ESPN2 Sunday:

December 20, 2006
The fourth episode of Michael Waltrip Racing: A New Era, part of ESPN2 Garage, will be televised Sunday, Dec. 24, at 11:00pm/et, on ESPN2. It will feature a father and son car builder team from Michael Waltrip Racing, as they install the first Toyota Racing Development

Borland: Staying at Penske South wasn’t an option: UPDATE:

Borland: Staying at Penske South wasn’t an option: UPDATE:

December 14, 2006
Crew chief Matt Borland and driver #44-Dale Jarrett discovered they had something in common after Tuesday's initial get-to-know-you meeting at Michael Waltrip Racing. Both left the four-hour session feeling they had something to prove after a 2006 season in which the

Testing at Nashville:

Testing at Nashville:

December 14, 2006
been told #55-Michael Waltrip, #00-David Reutimann and #31-Jeff Burton were testing on Wednesday, Dec 13th at Nashville Superspeedway AND also....Darrell Waltrip was helping brother Michael by testing a Toyota Camry.(12-14-2006)

Buckshot back racing in 2007:

Buckshot back racing in 2007:

December 13, 2006
DMT Motorsports announced that former NASCAR Cup and Busch driver, Roy "Buckshot" Jones of Gwinnett County, Georgia, will be driving the #01 Southern Division Chevy for Bowen Family Homes in the 2007 Hooters Pro Cup. Buckshot last drove the number #44 Georgia-Pacific

Borland, Carter, Hyder named crew chiefs at Michael Waltrip Racing:

Borland, Carter, Hyder named crew chiefs at Michael Waltrip Racing:

December 8, 2006
Michael Waltrip Racing announced today that Matt Borland, Larry Carter and David Hyder have been named crew chiefs of the organization for the 2007 Nextel Cup Series season. Borland has been designated as crew chief of the #44 UPS Toyota with former champion Dale Jarrett

New crew chief named for Newman? UPDATE 2 official:

New crew chief named for Newman? UPDATE 2 official:

December 7, 2006
hearing Mike Nelson, who crew chiefed #12 Ryan Newman for the final two 2006 Nextel Cup races, was named crew chief for the Penske #12 team this week.(12-1-2006) UPDATE: Michael Nelson has been appointed Ryan Newman's crew chief at Penske Racing South for the 2007