Michael Waltrip News

Kentucky Testing Wednesday:

Kentucky Testing Wednesday:

September 26, 2002
Kentucky Testing Wednesday: #48-Jimmie Johnson, #8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #31-Robby Gordon, #15-Michael Waltrip, #4-Mike Skinner, #1-Steve Park and #55-Greg Biffle capped a two week Cup test period at Kentucky Speedway that saw 16 series drivers, including five of the

Testing at Kentucky:

Testing at Kentucky:

September 25, 2002
Testing at Kentucky: A strong contingent of NASCAR Winston Cup Series machines will visit Kentucky Speedway this week to explore race set ups and test new drivers. Winston Cup pilots scheduled to test at Kentucky are #55-Greg Biffle, #8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #31-Robby

Testing on Sept 25th UPDATE postponed until November:

Testing on Sept 25th UPDATE postponed until November:

September 24, 2002
Testing on Sept 25th UPDATE postponed until November: New Daytona 500 rules are scheduled to be tested at Daytona on Sept. 25, the Wednesday between tour stops at Dover and Kansas City. NASCAR officials have proposed lowering rear spoilers to increase straightaway

No Hornish in NASCAR? UPDATE Hendrick looking at Hornish?

No Hornish in NASCAR? UPDATE Hendrick looking at Hornish?

September 16, 2002
No Hornish in NASCAR? UPDATE Hendrick looking at Hornish? Because of his battle for the IRL championship, combined with his agent negotiating an extension with Pennzoil Panther Racing, Sam Hornish Jr. admitted that time is running out for him with NASCAR. "Because

Vickers and the Phoenix Project at RIR UPDATE Vicker’s misses race. Waltrip steps in to help:

Vickers and the Phoenix Project at RIR UPDATE Vicker’s misses race. Waltrip steps in to help:

September 6, 2002
The resilience of America, Americans and the American military embodied by the Phoenix Project, will be symbolized by BGN rookie driver #40 Brian Vickers this weekend at Richmond. The 18-year-old rookie will proudly display the Phoenix Project emblem on the hood of

No Hornish in NASCAR?

No Hornish in NASCAR?

September 6, 2002
No Hornish in NASCAR? Because of his battle for the IRL championship, combined with his agent negotiating an extension with Pennzoil Panther Racing, Sam Hornish Jr. admitted that time is running out for him with NASCAR. "Because of everything that has gone on with

No Bull Five:

No Bull Five:

September 5, 2002
No Bull Five: The Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes at Richmond is a No Bull Five event. UPDATE: the Eligible drivers: #15-Michael Waltrip, #2-Rusty Wallace, #40-Sterling Marlin, #41-Jimmy Spencer, #6-Mark Martin (top five from Pepsi 400). The Fans: Joe Bowser,

Testing on Sept 25th:

Testing on Sept 25th:

September 2, 2002
Testing on Sept 25th: New Daytona 500 rules are scheduled to be tested at Daytona on Sept. 25, the Wednesday between tour stops at Dover and Kansas City. NASCAR officials have proposed lowering rear spoilers to increase straightaway speed while decreasing downforce

Sadler spends time with Jarrett at RIR:

Sadler spends time with Jarrett at RIR:

August 28, 2002
Sadler spends time with Jarrett at RIR: Elliott Sadler never made a lap during a NASCAR test session at Richmond on Wednesday, but Sadler spent the day soakingup information from Dale Jarrett, his teammate next year at Robert Yates Racing, and Michael "Fatback" McSwain

Richmond testing this week:

Richmond testing this week:

August 25, 2002
Richmond testing this week: Richmond International Raceway will play host to three days of testing this week for next weekend's race. #02-Hermie Sadler, #4-Mike Skinner and #41-Jimmy Spencer will be testing Winston Cup cars at the 0.75-mile oval tomorrow. They will

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

August 23, 2002
Happy Hour practice is over at Bristol for the Sharpie 500. #12-Ryan Newman was the fastest at 121.520, followed by #9-Bill Elliott at 120.763 and #30-Jeff Green at 120.038. Slowest were #90-Lance Hooper at 117.050, #49-Derrike Cope at 117.150 and #15-Michael Waltrip

Keller wins pole at Bristol:

Keller wins pole at Bristol:

August 22, 2002
#57-Jason Keller won the pole at Bristol for the Food City 250 with a speed of 124.428mph, it was Keller's 2nd pole of the year. #10-Scott Riggs was 2nd, followed by #99-Michael Waltrip, #29-Kevin Harvick and #27-Jamie McMurray. Points leaders #60-Greg Biffle will

Harmon ok after wild wreck:

Harmon ok after wild wreck:

August 22, 2002
#44-Mike Harmon was involved in a spectacular crash Thursday at Bristol Motor Speedway, after posts required to secure the Turn 2 gate were not put in place. Harmon emerged from the wreckage unscathed aside from a bruise on his right side. Harmon was entering Turn

Waltrip wins at Michigan:

Waltrip wins at Michigan:

August 17, 2002
#99-Michael Waltrip helped himself pull away from #92-Todd Bodine in the pivotal moments and then ran away to victory in Saturday's Cabela's 250. Waltrip had changed just two tires on his final pit stop while Bodine had taken four new tires. Bodine charged up through

Lepage wins the pole at MIS:

Lepage wins the pole at MIS:

August 16, 2002
#37-Kevin Lepage won the pole at Michigan for the Cabela's 250 with a speed of 185.644mph, breaking the track recored there (for BGN cars). Rounding out the top five were: #99-Michael Waltrip, #10-Scott Riggs, #57-Jason Keller and #59-Stacy Compton. For lineups see