Michael Curtis Waltrip

Born:	April 30, 1963 (1963-04-30) (age 45)
Birthplace:	Owensboro, Kentucky
Achievements:	—
Awards:	1981 Kentucky Motor Speedway Mini-Modified Division Champion 1983 NASCAR Dash Series champion 2001 Daytona 500 Winner 2003 Daytona 500 Winner
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics
Car #, Team	#55 - Michael Waltrip Racing
2007 Sprint Cup Position:	44th
Best Cup Position:	12th - 1994, 1995 (Winston Cup)
First Race:	1985 Coca-Cola World 600 (Charlotte)
First Win:	2001 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last Win:	2003 EA Sports 500 (Talladega)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
4	124	4
NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics
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Best NNS Position:	13th - 2004
First Race:	1988 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Last Race:	2007 Nicorette 300 (Atlanta)
First Win:	1988 Grand National 200 (Dover)
Last Win:	2004 Pepsi 300 (Nashville)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
11	104	14
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics
First Race:	1996 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas)
Last Race:	2006 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
0	0	0
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Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Owensboro is the third-largest city in the US state of Kentucky and the County seat of Daviess County. Michael Waltrip Racing Holdings LLC, doing business as Michael Waltrip Racing, is a professional Stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR 's top He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion (now retired). Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947 in Owensboro Kentucky) is a three-time former NASCAR Winston Cup champion the 1989 Daytona The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Waltrip is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500 (2001 & 2003), and drives a self-owned #55 NAPA Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Toyota Camry is a Mid-size car, formerly a Compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980 He is also a part-time commentator for SPEED TV's coverage of the Craftsman Truck Series and is a member of the "expert panel" on SPEED Channel's This Week in NASCAR program. Speed, sometimes still referred to as the Speed Channel, is a cable and satellite Television channel broadcast to various parts of North Speed, sometimes still referred to as the Speed Channel, is a cable and satellite Television channel broadcast to various parts of North

He currently lives in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina with his wife Buffy Waltrip. Sherrills Ford is a Census-designated place (CDP in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. Elizabeth "Buffy" Waltrip is the wife of NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip. In the past, he has also raced in the Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts

Contents 1 Early racing career 2 1990s 3 Later career 4 Driver/owner 4.1 2008 5 Controversies 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Early racing career

Waltrip's stock-car career got off the ground in 1981, when he captured the Mini-Modified division track championship at Kentucky Motor Speedway. Kentucky Speedway is a motor speedway located in north-central Kentucky near the community of Sparta Kentucky; approximately halfway between Louisville Kentucky A year later, Waltrip entered the Goody's Dash Series, where he won the series championship in 1983 and was voted the circuit's most popular driver in 1983 and 1984. The International Sport Compact Auto Racing Series (ISCARS (previously known as the NASCAR Baby Grand National, Goody's Dash Series and IPOWER Dash Series

Waltrip made his Cup debut in 1985 in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte driving for Dick Bahre. The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly the World 600) and also known as the "Coke 600" is a in length Stock car race held annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. He finished 28th in that race and finished 57th in the series standings after just five starts. His best point cup standings was 9th.

1990s

In 1986, driving the #23 Hawaiian Punch car for Bahari Racing, Waltrip finished second in the Cup rookie of the year race to Alan Kulwicki on the strength of a pair of 11th-place finishes at Martinsville and Pocono. Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol The 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began February 16 and ended November 16. Hawaiian Punch is the name of a brand of fruit punch drinks (containing 5% fruit juice) owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc Eel River Racing was a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup team that operated from 1999 to 2001 Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway Virginia. Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) is a Superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond The following season, he posted his first career top-ten finish when he ended up tenth in the spring race at Martinsville Speedway. Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway Virginia. In 1988, Waltrip began running Busch Series events, making five starts for his brother Darrell's fledgling team. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. He took the checkered flag for the first time at Dover in his fourth start. Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR -sanctioned Race track located in Dover Delaware, owned by and serving as the corporate headquarters of In 1989, he had his first top-five finish in the #30 Country Time Lemonade/Kool Aid Pontiac. The 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 12 and ended November 19. 1990 was remembered for a horrific crash at Bristol in the spring where Waltrip destroyed his Pontiac. Waltrip only suffered bruises in the incident. The accident was referenced in a 2008 NAPA Auto Parts commercial, where a fan showed Waltrip his customized die-cast replica cars, including pieces of the 1990 Bristol car. In early race lineups he was referred to as "Mike Waltrip", it wasn't until 1991 that he began being referred to in racing lineups as Michael.

In 1991, he gained new sponsorship from Pennzoil and won the Winston Open, as well as his first two career pole positions. The 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 10 and ended November 17. Pennzoil is an oil company originally founded in Oil City Pennsylvania. The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, formerly known as The Winston until 2004 then the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge from 2004 until 2007 is a race open to race winners He came close to winning the 1991 Southern 500 with the team but had an incident that put him out of the running. Waltrip would have to wait 10 more years to get his first win. He stayed with the Bahari team until the end of 1995, when he was replaced by rookie Johnny Benson. The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on February 12 and concluded November 12. Jonathan Benson Jr (born June 27, 1963 in Grand Rapids Michigan) is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson He joined Wood Brothers Racing to drive their #21 Citgo Ford. Wood Brothers Racing is a United States auto racing team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Craftsman Truck Series. Citgo Petroleum Corporation (or Citgo) is a United States -incorporated Venezuela -owned refiner and marketer of Gasoline, lubricants Petrochemicals He won the 1996 edition of The Winston . The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, formerly known as The Winston until 2004 then the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge from 2004 until 2007 is a race open to race winners After posting one top-five finish over a period of three years, and missing his first race since 1986 at the 1998 Dura Lube/Kmart 500, Waltrip departed the Woods at the end of 1998 to drive the #7 Philips Chevrolet for Mattei Motorsports, posting three top-ten finishes and ending that season 29th in points. 1998 in NASCAR can refer to any of the following NASCAR national series 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - The top racing series in NASCAR The Checker Auto Parts 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM Geoff Bodine Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series team The next season, he moved up to twenty seventh in points but finished in the top-five once, causing him and the team to part ways at the end of the season.

Later career

Waltrip was hired by Dale Earnhardt, Inc. to drive their new #15 NAPA Chevy entry. Dale Earnhardt Inc is a NASCAR team based in Mooresville North Carolina. In his first race with the team, the 2001 Daytona 500, Waltrip broke a streak of 463 consecutive Cup races without a victory and won his first career points-paying Cup race. The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 and ended on November 23. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. After the death of his boss Dale Earnhardt, he did not have another top-ten finish until the Pepsi 400, and finished 24th in the standings. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr ( April 29, 1951 &ndash February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver best known for his career driving The Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona is a 160 lap NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on the first Saturday night of July The next season, he picked up his second career win at the Pepsi 400 and moved up to fourteenth in the standings. Throughout 2003, he won a career-high two races including his second career Daytona 500 win, and ran in the top-five for most of the season before falling back to 15th in points. Of trivial note, Michael Waltrip won the first three races at Daytona on FOX (2001, 2003 Daytona 500; 2002 Pepsi 400) with Waltrip's brother Darrell in the broadcast booth. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2004, Waltrip went winless and dropped five spots in the standings. The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. Despite one pole and seven top-tens in 2005, Waltrip announced he and sponsor NAPA would depart DEI to drive the #55 Dodge Charger for Bill Davis Racing. The Dodge Charger, is a Rear-wheel drive Full-size Automobile built by Chrysler LLC for its North American Dodge brand Bill Davis Racing is a racing team that participates in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series. After the former #77 Jasper Motorsports team closed its doors at the end of 2005, Waltrip split unofficially from Davis and assumed the former Jasper team's owner's points in order to be guaranteed a spot in the first five races for the season. Jasper Motorsports is a former NASCAR Winston Cup /NEXTEL Cup team Running under the banner, Waltrip-Jasper Racing, the team would be used to set up Waltrip's new Toyota operation in 2007. Waltrip failed to qualify for the first time since 1998 at the Coca-Cola 600, he bought a slot from the #74 McGlynn Racing Dodge from Derrike Cope to drive in the race and to keep his streak of 262 consecutive races. The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly the World 600) and also known as the "Coke 600" is a in length Stock car race held annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway McGlynn Racing was a NASCAR racing team Owned by Raynard McGlynn, they fielded entries in the NEXTEL Cup and Craftsman Truck Series before closing down in July Dodge is a United States -based brand of Automobiles Sport utility vehicles and Trucks manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC Derrike Cope is a race-car driver in NASCAR, best known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ^[2] Waltrip ended up missing three races total in 2006 and did not have a top-ten finish.

Driver/owner

Waltrip formed his own team, Michael Waltrip Racing, for the 2007 season. Michael Waltrip Racing Holdings LLC, doing business as Michael Waltrip Racing, is a professional Stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR 's top He hired Dale Jarrett and David Reutimann. Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton North Carolina) is a former American race car driver David Reutimann (born March 2, 1970, in Zephyrhills FL) is a NASCAR driver After the first round of qualifying for the 2007 Daytona 500, NASCAR inspectors found evidence in the engine manifold that Waltrip's team had used an illegal fuel additive. The 2007 Daytona 500 was the first NASCAR confiscated the manifold and sent it back to Concord, North Carolina for testing at its research and development center, and Waltrip was forced to change manifolds before he could qualify the car. On February 14, 2007 NASCAR officials announced at a press conference the penalties that would be levied: Bobby Kennedy (Waltrip's Director of Competition for Michael Waltrip Racing) and David Hyder (Waltrip's Crew Chief) were both ejected from Daytona International Speedway, and suspended indefinitely. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[3] David Hyder was also fined $100,000 and was placed on a leave of absence, eventually to be released in April. Michael Waltrip was docked 100 driver points and Buffy Waltrip (the team owner, also his wife) was docked 100 owner points. Waltrip's initial qualifying time was disallowed, but he was permitted to qualify by racing a backup car in his Gatorade Duel qualifying race for the Daytona 500. The Gatorade Duel, is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway ^[4] The Interim Crew Chief was announced as Scott Eggleston, who was Waltrip's former crew chief in 2001. ^[5] After a 30th place finish in the Daytona 500, Waltrip became the first driver in series history to go into the second race of the season with a negative number of points (-27). Waltrip failed to qualify for the next eleven races following the Daytona 500, so he maintained his negative point total for almost 4 months. He qualified for the thirteenth race of the season at Dover and finished 28th, moving his point total above zero to 52 points. Jarrett used a provisional to qualify for five of the first six races, and Reutimann had to use two.

On Saturday April 7, 2007 he fell asleep behind the wheel of his Toyota Land Cruiser which overturned and struck a utility pole. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Toyota Land Cruiser is a series of Four-wheel drive vehicles produced by the Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corporation. Michael crawled out from the car suffering only minor cuts. There was no Nextel Cup race held that weekend. He was charged with reckless driving and failing to report an accident. ^{[6] [7]}

After failing to qualify for the Pocono 500 in June, Waltrip bounced back the following week by finishing 10th at the Citizens Bank 400 in Michigan.

On October 6, 2007, Michael won the pole for the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, the first restrictor plate race to be run with the Car of Tomorrow. The AMP Energy 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama Talladega Superspeedway is a Motorsports complex located in Talladega Alabama United States The Car of Tomorrow (CoT, occasionally called the "Car of Today" ^[8] He finished 25th after a wreck, but bounced back the next week at Lowes Motor Speedway with his second top-10 finish of the season.

2008

In 2008, Michael Waltrip Racing underwent a change following the disappointing 2007 campaign. Waltrip welcomed business owner Robert Kaufmann, owner/founder of the Fortress Investmemt Group and was made an equal partner and got more aid with real estate developer Johnny Harris buying into the team during the 2007 off-season. Former Cup owner Cal Wells III also bought into the team. The name also underwent a change as it now operates as Michael Waltrip Racing Holdings LLC. On February 10, 2008, Michael qualified second for the 50th running of the Daytona 500, which guaranteed him a second place start in the race. 2008 Daytona 500 was the 50th annual running of "The Great American Race" the Daytona 500. After making his first pitstop, he gave his personal "Gold Tires" that he was running on his car that he started the race with and he gave to a fund. After leading the first two laps, he was not a factor in the race and finished 26th.

Controversies

In a race in the early 90s, Waltrip punched driver Dave Marcis. In the context of Unarmed combat or Melee, a punch is "a thrusting blow esp Dave Marcis (born March 1, 1941) Wausau Wisconsin) was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup (now known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Waltrip was fined $500 for his actions.

In 1995 at Michigan International Speedway, Waltrip again lashed out at a fellow driver, this time Lake Speed. Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (322-km moderate-banked D-shaped Superspeedway located off U Lake Chambers Speed (born on January 17, 1948) is a former NASCAR driver Waltrip struck Speed twice on national television^[9], while Speed was still strapped in his car. Waltrip was fined $10,000 for his actions.

Waltrip had a much-publicized feud with Jeff Green, then driver of Petty Enterprises #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Charger in the early part of the 2005 season, which came to a head during races at Martinsville and Darlington, where Green and Waltrip wrecked each other on several occasions. Jeff Green (born September 6, 1962 in Owensboro Kentucky) is an American stock car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Petty Enterprises is a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman North Carolina. Cheerios is a Brand of Breakfast cereal created on June 19, 1941 and marketed by the General Mills cereal company of Betty Crocker, an invented Persona and Cultural icon, is a Brand name and Trademark of American food company Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway Virginia. Darlington Raceway is a Race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina. ^[10]

In the 2005 Sylvania 300, Waltrip was involved in a wreck with driver Robby Gordon the driver of the #7 Jim Beam Kentucky Bourbon Chevrolet. The Sylvania 300 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire Robert W Gordon (born in Bellflower California, on January 2, 1969) is an American Racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Jim Beam is the world's top selling brand of Bourbon whiskey. Bourbon is an American Whiskey, a type of distilled spirit, made primarily from Corn and named for Bourbon County Kentucky. The angered Gordon got out of his totaled car and threw his helmet at the #15 car as it was passing by. When TNT interviewed him about the crash he stated "You know Michael, everyone thinks Michael's just this great guy, but he's not the good guy he acts he is. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned The caution was out and he wrecked me; and he's a piece of shit. "^[11] On the next caution lap around, some viewers claimed that Waltrip flipped Gordon the finger as he drove by, although subsequent video replays are inconclusive and Waltrip denies making the gesture. In Western cultures, the finger (as in giving someone the finger) is a well-known Obscene Hand gesture made by extending the middle finger of TNT apologized for the incident on both driver's behalf, and both Gordon and Waltrip were required to meet with NASCAR officials after the race. Gordon was fined $50,000 and docked 50 drivers' points. Waltrip was also penalized, but the penalties were overturned on appeal. Gordon ultimately decided to auction the helmet for the benefit of the Harrah's Employee Relief Fund, a fund that provides aid to Harrah's employees displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States Both drivers signed the helmet, which was purchased by GoldenPalace.com for $51,100. GoldenPalacecom is an Online casino, hosted at Mohawk Internet Technologies which is located in the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory

See also

• Michael Waltrip Racing

References

• Michael Waltrip profile from Nascar.com
• Coca-Cola Racing Family's Michael Waltrip profile
• Stats at Racing-Reference.info
• Michael Waltrip at Daytona 500 Racing

External links

• Michael Waltrip Challenge
• Michael Waltrip official web site

Preceded by Dale Jarrett	Daytona 500 Winner 2001	Succeeded by Ward Burton
Preceded by Ward Burton	Daytona 500 Winner 2003	Succeeded by Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton North Carolina) is a former American race car driver The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 and ended on November 23. John Edward Burton III (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins John Edward Burton III (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. Ralph Dale

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