Michael Waltrip News

Pit Crew Challenge:

Pit Crew Challenge:

May 26, 2001
Pit Crew Challenge: Steve Park's pit crew earned a $7,000 paycheck, winning the fourth annual Coca-Cola Racing Family pit crew challenge at the Food Lion Speed Street in downtown Charlotte. Each participating pit crew completed one stationary, four-tire stop on a Coca

Compton Wins/Irvan Returns UPDATE:

Compton Wins/Irvan Returns UPDATE:

May 14, 2001
Compton Wins/Irvan Returns UPDATE: Stacy Compton held off Michael Waltrip and Brett Bodine to win the 30-lap celebrity Late Model Stock shootout Saturday in front of about 10,000 customers, the largest audience ever at the .416-mile banked New River Valley Speedway

Waltrip’s Seat Breaks:

Waltrip’s Seat Breaks:

April 30, 2001
Waltrip's Seat Breaks: When #15-Michael Waltrip hit the Turn 2 wall on lap 154 of Sunday’s NAPA 500 at California Speedway, the inside of his car was dismantled. According to a team spokesperson, the bottom of the driver’s seat was cracked. The buckle on the right

Waltrip OK:

Waltrip OK:

April 30, 2001
Waltrip OK: #15-Michael Waltrip also hit hard after a flat tire on Lap 153. Waltrip was examined at the infield facility and released(SpeedVision)(4-30-2001)

Waltrip Paint at Daytona:

Waltrip Paint at Daytona:

April 24, 2001
Waltrip Paint at Daytona: many readers saw on For Race Fans Only (QVC) the other night that Michael Waltrip unveiled a paint scheme for the July Daytona Race. It has the NAPA Slogan "We Keep America Running" on the hood. Also had red/white stripes on it to give it

Robinson Sponsor for California and three other races:

Robinson Sponsor for California and three other races:

April 21, 2001
Robinson Sponsor for California and three other races: Aaron's Sales and Lease Ownership and MK Racing have announced their partnership for the # 84 Aaron.s Dream Machine Taurus for four NASCAR Winston Cup races this season with driver Shawna Robinson when she attempts

Inspection Tough/Parts Taken:

Inspection Tough/Parts Taken:

April 21, 2001
Inspection Tough/Parts Taken: NASCAR officials confiscated several parts at Talladega on Friday . Unapproved fuel cell racks were taken from the cars of Ricky Rudd, Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The entire front windshield had to be removed from Hamilton's

Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE:

April 20, 2001
Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE: On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature's License Plate Oversight Committee approved a plan to decorate vehicle tags with the names, numbers and racing colors of some of the top stock car drivers. Committee Chairman Gerald Dial,

Talladega Chassis Rumors UPDATE:

Talladega Chassis Rumors UPDATE:

April 18, 2001
Talladega Chassis Rumors UPDATE: Rumor has it that several teams will come to Talladega with varying alterations that may or may not be consistent with NASCAR’s rules. The team member said those with altered cars “include assurances the owners and sponsors are prepared

Testing UPDATE:

Testing UPDATE:

April 5, 2001
Testing UPDATE: hearing quite a few Winston Cup teams are testing at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in SC this week. It is similar to Martinsville. Hear #8-Dale Earnahrdt Jr, #11-Brett Bodine and #14-Ron Hornaday are among the drivers testing. #40-Sterling Marlin will

Alabama NASCAR License Plates:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates:

April 5, 2001
Alabama NASCAR License Plates: On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature's License Plate Oversight Committee approved a plan to decorate vehicle tags with the names, numbers and racing colors of some of the top stock car drivers. Committee Chairman Gerald Dial, D-Lineville

New Belts for Labonte UPDATEs:

New Belts for Labonte UPDATEs:

March 26, 2001
New Belts for Labonte UPDATEs: #18-Bobby Labonte will use a different seat belt system in today’s Food City 500. Labonte will use a system designed and manufactured by the European company Willans(www.racecar.co.uk/willans) — making him the first driver in recent memory

Robinson to run some BGN UPDATE 3 and Earnhardt:

Robinson to run some BGN UPDATE 3 and Earnhardt:

March 24, 2001
Aarons and Michael Waltrip Racing announced a new member to the #99 Aarons Dream Machine team, NASCAR driver, Shawna Robinson. Robinson will take the wheel of the #99 Aarons Dream Machine Chevrolet for three Busch Series events this year: Texas(3-31), Nashville(4-14

#15 and DEI? UPDATE 2:

#15 and DEI? UPDATE 2:

March 24, 2001
#15 and DEI? UPDATE 2: have heard it was reported on Fox Sports Net show on Tuesday night that some crew members have left or were released from the #15 DEI team UPDATE: hearing Car Chief Mike Kelly and Front Tire Changer Tim Sheets are two of the three who left(3-

The Championship Outlook:

The Championship Outlook:

March 13, 2001
The Championship Outlook: Only five times in the modern era(1972-present) has the eventual champion not won in the first six races. This year, that puts Michael Waltrip, Steve Park, Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick in the heat of the race(Richmond Times Dispatch), when