Michael Waltrip News

Waltrip and Toyota…meeting with sponsors:

Waltrip and Toyota…meeting with sponsors:

December 6, 2005
Michael Waltrip plans to be a Toyota team owner down the road, and he had productive meetings in New York with prospective sponsors and NASCAR's Jim France. Next year #55 Waltrip will race out of Bill Davis' High Point, N.C., shop with Derrick Finley as his crew chief

Three Straight For Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Three Straight For Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

December 2, 2005
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won his third straight Chex NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award. The announcement was made today during the National Motorsports Press Association's (NMPA) Myers Brothers Awards Breakfast at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City that a record

#92 Team retains crew and chiefs, Chaffin to drive UPDATE:

#92 Team retains crew and chiefs, Chaffin to drive UPDATE:

December 2, 2005
Veteran crew chief Ted Kennedy announced Friday afternoon that his plans are to continue to serve as the car chief on the #92 Front Row Motorsports Nextel Cup Series team for the 2006 season with driver Chad Chaffin despite rumors flowing that Kennedy will join Michael

Hamlin leaves RCR for BDR? UPDATE Official – Blaney and Hamlin:

Hamlin leaves RCR for BDR? UPDATE Official – Blaney and Hamlin:

December 1, 2005
hearing [or have learned] that crew chief Kevin Hamlin has left Richard Childress Racing and will be the new crew chief at Bill Davis Racing for Dave Blaney and the #22 Caterpillar Dodge with former #22 crew chief Derrick Finley moving over to the #55 NAPA Auto Parts

Waltrip to Fitzbradshaw?

Waltrip to Fitzbradshaw?

December 1, 2005
hearing that Michael Waltrip's Busch team will be associated with Fitz-Bradshaw Racing with the #40 team in 2006, not sure if he and his drivers would still run #99 and if Aaron's / State Fair Corn Dogs would still be sponsors. Supposedly Ted Kennedy would be the crew

Baldwin leaving Evernham? to Yates? UPDATE OFFICIAL RYR 2006 lineup announced:

Baldwin leaving Evernham? to Yates? UPDATE OFFICIAL RYR 2006 lineup announced:

December 1, 2005
hearing that #9 crew chief, Tommy Baldwin could be leaving Evernham Motorsports and driver Kasey Kahne.(9-18-2005) UPDATE: hearing Baldwin could end up at the #38 M&M's/Robert Yates Racing team as Elliott Sadler's crew chief.(9-19-2005) UPDATE: Look for some organizational

Last DAY to Vote for Most Popular Driver UPDATE one day to go:

Last DAY to Vote for Most Popular Driver UPDATE one day to go:

November 20, 2005
With just days remaining for nationwide fan voting, Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to lead the Chex NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award - but fans and fan clubs for other drivers appear to have picked up their support. Fan clubs and web sites for several drivers have

Newman wins pole at Homestead:

Newman wins pole at Homestead:

November 19, 2005
#39-Ryan Newman won the pole for the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a lap of 174.548mph. #66-Greg Biffle will start 2nd followed by #6-Kasey Kahne, #60-Carl Edwards and #47-Jon Wood. Points leader, #8-Martin Truex Jr. got loose on his first lap and smacked

Edwards wins pole at Homestead:

Edwards wins pole at Homestead:

November 19, 2005
#99-Carl Edwards, 3rd in The Chase, won the Budweiser Pole for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, for his 2nd pole of the season and his career. #12-Ryan Newman will start 2nd, followed by #9-Kasey Kahne, #5-Kyle Busch and #6-Mark Martin. Points leader by 52

Speed Channel at Homestead:

Speed Channel at Homestead:

November 15, 2005
SPEED Channel will elevate its coverage of the final event in the NASCAR Chase for the NEXTEL Cup with a week's worth of at-track and off-site programming from South Florida, culminating with a four-hour live pre-race package Nov. 20 beginning at 11:00am/et. In addition

Last Week to Vote for Most Popular Driver:

Last Week to Vote for Most Popular Driver:

November 14, 2005
With just days remaining for nationwide fan voting, Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to lead the Chex NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award - but fans and fan clubs for other drivers appear to have picked up their support. Fan clubs and web sites for several drivers have

Newman wins pole at Texas:

Newman wins pole at Texas:

November 4, 2005
#39-Ryan Newman won the pole for the O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 189.500mph. #14-David Stremme starts 2nd, followed by #21-Kevin Harvick, #47-Jon Wood and #66-Greg Biffle. Points leader, #8-Martin Truex Jr. will start 10th and 2nd in

Record Falls In Chex NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Fan voting:

Record Falls In Chex NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Fan voting:

November 4, 2005
NASCAR fans have broken their own mark, voting in record numbers for the Chex NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver award. A total of 3,900,523 votes have been cast so far this season (as of end of the day Thursday, Nov. 3), topping the previous mark of 3,852,309 votes cast

#55 for Mikey? UPDATE 2 Skinner NOT to the #22? BDR still looking:

#55 for Mikey? UPDATE 2 Skinner NOT to the #22? BDR still looking:

November 2, 2005
hearing Michael Waltrip will run the #55 in the NAPA Bill Davis Racing Dodge. DEI chose to keep the #15.(10-28-2005) UPDATE - Skinner to the #22? Forget those Ward Burton returns stories for Bill Davis Racing next season. Mike Skinner will drive the Caterpillar Dodge

Dominos Should Fall this week – Busch-McMurray released? UPDATE 2 McMurray release DENIED::

Dominos Should Fall this week – Busch-McMurray released? UPDATE 2 McMurray release DENIED::

November 1, 2005
Dominos Should Fall this week - Busch-McMurray released? UPDATE 2 McMurray release DENIED:: This will be the crucial week for a decision, Roush Racing president Geoff Smith says, in the long-running driver-swap negotiations involving Jack Roush's Kurt Busch, Chip Ganassi