Michael Waltrip News

Park Tests…to return soon UPDATE:

Park Tests…to return soon UPDATE:

February 23, 2002
Park Tests...to return soon UPDATE: Steve Park tested Thursday at Lowe's Motor Speedway, running with DEI teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip and Kenny Wallace. Thursday's test, in which the drivers tried to simulate race conditions, was observed by doctors

Cars tested after the 500:

Cars tested after the 500:

February 21, 2002
Cars tested after the 500: The cars of #22-Ward Burton, #21-Elliott Sadler and #15-Michael Waltrip were tested on the chassis dyno following the Daytona 500.(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to read)(2-21-2002)

Earnhardt Jr wins at Daytona:

Earnhardt Jr wins at Daytona:

February 17, 2002
#3-Dale Earnhardt Jr. cruised to victory with #99-Michael Waltrip stuck to his rear bumper, just .162 seconds behind. It is Earnhardt's first series victory at the historic speedway that claimed the life of his father in a last lap wreck in last season's Daytona 500

Chassis Dyno Testing:

Chassis Dyno Testing:

February 15, 2002
Chassis Dyno Testing: NASCAR tested more engines on the chassis dyno yesterday af the Twin 125 Qualifying races. The cars of #24-Jeff Gordon, #15-Michael Waltrip, #36-Ken Schrader, #20-Tony Stewart, #28-Ricky Rudd, #66-Todd Bodine, #40-Sterling Marlin and #43-John

Friday’s Daytona 500 Practice:

Friday’s Daytona 500 Practice:

February 15, 2002
Friday's Daytona 500 Practice: #29-Kevin Harvick was the fastest in Friday's only Cup practice with a speed of 189.243mph with #21-Elliott Sadler next at 189.084 and #5-Terry Labonte 3rd fastest at 188.949 (all in the draft). Slowest were #45-Kyle Petty at 185.155

Park News UPDATE:

Park News UPDATE:

February 13, 2002
Park News UPDATE: Steve Park [driver of the #1 Pennzoil Chevy, Kenny Wallace is subbing for him] has a timetable for his return to racing, but officials at Dale Earnhardt Inc. won't reveal it in case there's any lingering effects from his severe head injury. Park,

Parts Seized:

Parts Seized:

February 8, 2002
Parts Seized: NASCAR inspectors confiscated several parts from various Winston Cup cars prior to Friday' first practice of the season. Series director John Darby said nothing looked "too serious," however. Several cars had parts taken for use as "underpans," which

Welcome Back RPM 2 Night:

Welcome Back RPM 2 Night:

February 4, 2002
Welcome Back RPM 2 Night: ESPN2's RPM 2 Night with John Kernan return's tonight (Feb 4th) at 6:30pm/et [same time all this week]. Also FSN/Speed Channel Totally NASCAR returns on Feb 11th [check local listings for times, 6:30pm/et on Speed Channel and usually 6:00pm

NASCAR and CASCAR? UPDATE:

NASCAR and CASCAR? UPDATE:

January 26, 2002
NASCAR and CASCAR? UPDATE: the Cayuga 2000 Speedway site is reporting that five 5 NASCAR Stars Officially Signed to race at the track during the final 2002 off weekend (June 28-30th) and Canada Day Weekend. An official press conference will be held sometime in Jan

Friday Testing:

Friday Testing:

January 25, 2002
#1-Joe Ruttman was the fastest Friday in the cool air with a speed of 185.943 mph. 2nd fastest was #26-Lyndon Amick at 185.128 and 3rd was #33-Tony Raines at 184.188. Also hearing most of the late afternoon practice was rained out and not much drafting got done. The

Amick Fastest Thursday:

Amick Fastest Thursday:

January 24, 2002
Fastest on Thursday's testing at Daytona was #26-Lyndon Amick in a Pontiac at 185.319mph with #1-Joe Ruttman at 184.934 and 3rd fastest was #88-Jeff Fuller at 184.237. The speeds for Thursday: #26-Lyndon Amick, Pontiac, 185.319mph #1-Joe Ruttman, Pontiac, 184.934 #

TV Show Returns:

TV Show Returns:

January 18, 2002
TV Show Returns: Allen Bestwick, Johnny Benson, Ken Schrader, and Michael Waltrip are headed back to the SpeedChannel (formally Speedvision) on Feb. 18 with the return of Inside Winston Cup Racing.(Caledonian-Record)(1-18-2002)

Thursday AM Speeds – Mikey fastest again:

Thursday AM Speeds – Mikey fastest again:

January 17, 2002
Thursday AM Speeds - Mikey fastest again: #15-Michael Waltrip was the fastest Thursday morning with a speed of 183.255mph, #25-Jerry Nadeau was 2nd fastest at 183.139 with #7-Casey Atwood 3rd in a Dodge at 183.113. Fastest Pontiac was #10-Johnny Benson who was 6th

Mayfield fastest Wed:

Mayfield fastest Wed:

January 16, 2002
Mayfield fastest Wed: #19-Jeremy Mayfield was the fastest in Wednesday's test session with a lap of 183.221mph. Rounding out the top-five fastest drivers were #15-Michael Waltrip at 183.102, #7-Casey Atwood at 183.091, #33-Mike Wallace at 182.678 and #29-Kevin Harvick

Kerry to test at Daytona UPDATE 4 and run some Cup races:

Kerry to test at Daytona UPDATE 4 and run some Cup races:

January 15, 2002
Kerry to test at Daytona UPDATE 4 and run some Cup races: Kerry Earnhardt will test the Dale Earnhardt Inc. No. 8 Chevy during next week's Winston Cup session.(Daytona Beach News Journal) UPDATE: actually being told the car will be #81 and is just a test, not to be