Michael Waltrip News

USA Weekend to feature three drivers and their kids:

USA Weekend to feature three drivers and their kids:

February 7, 2010
Jeff Burton, Juan Pablo Montoya or Michael Waltrip and their children are families featured in the February 14 issue of USA WEEKEND magazine. One third of the magazines published feature the each driver family on the cover while the other two thirds feature the other

The Entry List

The Entry List

February 4, 2010
for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway is posted, 54 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: Not in top 35 of owners points for the first five races in 2010: #09-Aric Almirola (2009 race winner as owner)(38/36) #13-Max Papis (43/21) #21-Bill

McDowell to run full season UPDATE:

McDowell to run full season UPDATE:

February 3, 2010
per Michael McDowell's Facebook page - Michael McDowell has signed with Prism Motorsports to run full time in the Sprint Cup Series in the #55 car. It was posted recently that Dave Blaney would return to Prism Motorsports to run the #66 car full-time in 2010 and McDowell

Michael Waltrip To Appear on ‘Hannity’ Tonight:

Michael Waltrip To Appear on ‘Hannity’ Tonight:

January 26, 2010
Two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will be on Fox News 'Hannity' Tonight, participating in the 'Great American Panel.' Tune in to the Fox News Channel at 9:00 pm ET for 'Hannity'.(MWR PR)(1-26-2010)

Todd Gordon moves to Diamond-Waltrip Racing: UPDATE:

Todd Gordon moves to Diamond-Waltrip Racing: UPDATE:

January 22, 2010
Todd Gordon has moved to Diamond-Waltrip Racing and will serve as car chief for driver Trevor Bayne in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this season, Bayne said Wednesday at the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway. Gordon worked as crew chief

#51 for Waltrip? UPDATE 2:

#51 for Waltrip? UPDATE 2:

January 22, 2010
had the #51 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota scheme sent to me, supposedly Michael Waltrip will run the #51 in the Daytona 500 instead of the #55. No idea why. See the image link in my Paint Scheme Gallery.(1-18-2010) UPDATE: from Waltrip's Twitter: "i needed a change from the

Todd Gordon moves to Diamond-Waltrip Racing:

Todd Gordon moves to Diamond-Waltrip Racing:

January 20, 2010
Todd Gordon has moved to Diamond-Waltrip Racing and will serve as car chief for driver Trevor Bayne in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this season, Bayne said Wednesday at the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway. Gordon worked as crew chief

Aaron’s adds six Sprint Cup races as sponsor:

Aaron’s adds six Sprint Cup races as sponsor:

January 20, 2010
Aaron's, Inc. announced it will add six more Sprint Cup races, plus the Sprint All-Star Race to its 2010 schedule. The additional races increase Aaron's total to 24 races as the primary sponsor of the Michael Waltrip Racing #00 Aaron's Dream Machine driven by David

#51 for Waltrip? UPDATE:

#51 for Waltrip? UPDATE:

January 19, 2010
had the #51 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota scheme sent to me, supposedly Michael Waltrip will run the #51 in the Daytona 500 instead of the #55. See the image link in my Paint Scheme Gallery.(1-18-2010) UPDATE: from Waltrip's Twitter: "i needed a change from the 55. we won

Waltrip/Ambrose, not so lucky in the 24 Hours of Dubai:

Waltrip/Ambrose, not so lucky in the 24 Hours of Dubai:

January 18, 2010
The French IMSA Performance MATMUT team has won the fifth anniversary edition of the Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai. After 24 hours of racing at the 5.390 kilometres long Dubai Autodrome circuit, its driver pairing of Raymond Narac, Patrick Pilet and Marco Holzer had racked

Ballew would like to run Waltrip & Almirola; hires “Cowboy” Starland as crew chief:

Ballew would like to run Waltrip & Almirola; hires “Cowboy” Starland as crew chief:

January 15, 2010
Camping World Truck Series owner Billy Ballew hopes to run Michael Waltrip and Aric Almirola for the series championship he's chased since 2002. Ballew said he and Waltrip have talked at length about their options."Basically we were talking about the first five [races

Showtime show to replace SPEED show?

Showtime show to replace SPEED show?

January 14, 2010
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reported the new line-up for the Inside NASCAR series that will debut on Showtime in February. Fox's Chris Myers will host. On the panel are TNT's Kyle Petty, SPEED's Randy Pemberton and ESPN's Brad Daugherty. Petty and Pemberton

NASCAR To Represent Michael Waltrip Racing Licensing Business:

NASCAR To Represent Michael Waltrip Racing Licensing Business:

January 14, 2010
NASCAR and Michael Waltrip Racing announced today a new partnership in which NASCAR will become the sole licensing representative for the race team. The agreement includes all driver marks within the Michael Waltrip Racing team, including David Reutimann, Martin Truex

Michael Waltrip to be inducted into Kentucky Hall of Fame:

Michael Waltrip to be inducted into Kentucky Hall of Fame:

January 14, 2010
Owensboro native Michael Waltrip, who twice won the prestigious Daytona 500, will join the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2010, announced Wednesday. Waltrip and seven others will be inducted April28 at an induction dinner at the Crowne Plaza

Lots of NASCAR News next week?

Lots of NASCAR News next week?

January 13, 2010
Approximately 200 print and electronic journalists from 18 states and as far away as Canada and Germany will convene in Concord, NC next week as Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts the 28th annual NASCAR Sprint Media Tour. An essential part of NASCAR's pre-season schedule