Michael Waltrip News

#20 Crew Wins Pit Crew Award at Talladega:

#20 Crew Wins Pit Crew Award at Talladega:

October 1, 2003
#20-Tony Stewart's pit crew took first-place honors in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade in Sunday's (Sept. 28) EA Sports 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. It was the first victory of the season for the No. 20 pit crew, which earned

Testing at Atlanta UPDATE Speeds:

Testing at Atlanta UPDATE Speeds:

October 1, 2003
Less than 12 hours after leaving Talladega, Waltrip was at Atlanta Motor Speedway, testing his #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet in preparation for the Oct. 26 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. Also testing Monday was Georgia native Buckshot Jones, who will drive the #00 Aaron'

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

September 28, 2003
It was a wild one....it was a plate race....and it was Talladega! What more can be said? In a rough race (both on the track and in the pits) Michael Waltrip prevailed in a four lap sprint to the finish today at Talladega Superspeedway in the EA Sports 500, holding

Waltrip wins at Talladega and pops up thru the hatch [was that cool or what?]:

Waltrip wins at Talladega and pops up thru the hatch [was that cool or what?]:

September 28, 2003
after a red flag for a rough looking accident involving #38-Elliott Sadler, #15-Michael Waltrip held off his teammate #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The rest of the top five were #20-Tony Stewart, #12-Ryan Newman and #24-

Dale Jr still owns the lead of Most Popular Driver:

Dale Jr still owns the lead of Most Popular Driver:

September 27, 2003
More than 2.3 million votes have been cast in the Grands! Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award balloting, and fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to lead. After placing your daily vote for your favorite driver at www.mostpopulardriver.com, click to

Testing at Atlanta Next Week:

Testing at Atlanta Next Week:

September 26, 2003
The NASCAR drivers will descend on Atlanta Motor Speedway next week, ready to start testing for the Oct. 24-26 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. Cup [#15] and Busch [#99] driver Michael Waltrip, NASCAR Busch Series driver #37-David Green and Georgia native #00-Buckshot Jones

Elliott’s Crew Wins Pit Award:

Elliott’s Crew Wins Pit Award:

September 25, 2003
Bill Elliott's No. 9 pit crew notched its fifth victory in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade by edging Elliott Sadler's team in Sunday's MBNA America 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. The No. 9 pit crew became the second team to

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Dover:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Dover:

September 21, 2003
Ryan Newman stretched his fuel for 106 laps and captured his 7th victory of the season in this afternoon's MBNA America 400 at Dover International Speedway. Newman's 8th career win moves him into a 4-way tie for 50th on the all-time win list with Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt

Mikey OK? Been asked so here ya go:

Mikey OK? Been asked so here ya go:

September 20, 2003
Q: Many fans are concerned that you [Michael Waltrip] are sick because you appear to be losing so much weight. Why have you lost so much weight recently? A: "I had a birthday coming up and back last December was back when I decided I wanted to lose weight. My 40th

#8 Crew Wins Pit Crew Award at NHIS:

#8 Crew Wins Pit Crew Award at NHIS:

September 18, 2003
The No. 8 crew has now scored back-to-back wins with the latest coming in Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon. The victory gave Earnhardt's crew its fifth McDonald's/POWERade victory of the season, the most of any team participating

Buckshot to test at Talladega and Atlanta:

Buckshot to test at Talladega and Atlanta:

September 16, 2003
hearing that Buckshot Jones will be testing at Talladega today and Wednesday in Michael Waltrip's #00 Chevy AND that Jones will also test a Michael Waltrip Chevy at Atlanta on Monday, Sept 29th and Wed Sept 30th, Aaron's will sponsor Jones in the car at Atlanta.(9-

Waltrip’s New Crew Chief?

Waltrip’s New Crew Chief?

September 15, 2003
hearing that Jerry Baxter will be the new crew chief for Michael Waltrip and the #99 Aaron's Dream Machine in the Busch Series.(9-15-2003)

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – New Hampshire:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – New Hampshire:

September 14, 2003
#48-Jimmie Johnson became our second "Sweeper" of the season today at New Hampshire International Speedway as he captured the Sylvania 300 in fine fashion. It was his 6th career win (he's now solo in 59th on the all-time win list) and 3rd of the season. It was also

Escape Hatch Close to being a reality:

Escape Hatch Close to being a reality:

September 12, 2003
Gary Nelson was in his Concord, N.C., office Thursday putting the finishing touches on a technical bulletin which will allow competitors to use a roof escape hatch. "My goal is to get this bulletin out by the first of next week," Nelson said. "This will be optional

Dale Jr’s Pit Crew Wins in Richmond; Fourth Victory Narrows Point Gap:

Dale Jr’s Pit Crew Wins in Richmond; Fourth Victory Narrows Point Gap:

September 10, 2003
The pit crew for Dale Earnhardt Jr's Chevrolet scored its fourth victory of the season in the weekly McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade at the recent NASCAR Winston Cup race in Richmond, Va. The victory, worth $20,000, moved the No. 8 Budweiser