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  Michael Waltrip hosts Ask the White House
Michael You guys are in your cars for a long time.
Whether it be Michael Jordan hitting the game and series winner against the Utah Jazz after playing with the stomach flu.
Waltrip: Are you interested at the Motorsport in Europe Formel 1.
www.whitehouse.gov /ask/20040213.html   (1825 words)

  
  Michael Waltrip • Sound & Speed 2007 • Nashville, Tennessee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Waltrip is the biggest name associated with Toyota’s entry into Cup and Busch series racing beginning in 2007, and his Michael Waltrip Racing team will field two Cup cars that year, one of which he will drive.
Waltrip is a three-time winner of the Winston Open (1991-92, ‘96) and later the same day in ‘96 won The Winston, becoming the first driver to win both races.
Waltrip’s fondest moment in racing came in the Busch Series in April 2003 when he won at Bristol, then did a “Polish victory lap” in honor of Alan Kulwicki, who died in a plane crash on his way to the track.
soundandspeed2007.com /drivers/michael-waltrip   (381 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip : USAToday.com - Michael Waltrip Biography from USAToday.com
Michael Waltrip and his MWR #55 NAPA Toyota must qualify on time to get into the field for the Daytona 500.
ET Darrell Waltrip Motorsports is fielding a second Toyota truck for Michael Waltrip to drive in the November 17th Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Michael Waltrip will return to the Cup Series on Sunday for his final ride in the #55 NAPA Dodge.
fantasynascar.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NAS&id=5   (431 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip Merchandise Super Store
Michael Waltrip made his Cup debut at the Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte in 1985 and raced a full season in 1986.
Michael Waltrip started out 2003 with a second win at the Daytona 500, being one of only a handful of drivers to have won the Daytona 500 twice or more.
Michael Waltrip is also doing quite a bit of television work from commentary to commercials and it is no surprise that he is a fan favorite.
racingusa.com /michaelwaltrip.html   (372 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip - History Of - Stock Car Racing Magazine
Waltrip might have been expected to take an over-emotional response to the Earnhardt tragedy, as his career was rescued from ignominy when the racing legend offered him a ride for the 2001 season.
Waltrip was also restrained when asked if NASCAR’s new aerodynamic rules to provide closer racing on super-speedways had led to the 18-car pile-up at Daytona which saw Tony Stewart’s car go airborne.
Waltrip confirmed that he is among the drivers using the HANS head-restraint device.
www.stockcarracing.com /thehistoryof/14498_michael_waltrip/index.html   (628 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip : Rotoworld.com - Michael Waltrip Biography from Rotoworld.com
Michael Waltrip secures the last qualifying slot open to teams outside of the top 35 in owners points for the Dover Cup race.
Waltrip’s lap of 150.345 mph in the #55 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota was 37th quickest in qualifying for Sunday’s Dodge Dealers 400.
Michael Waltrip was uninjured in a single car accident Friday night near his home in Sherrills Ford, N.C. The 43-year old was returning from Charlotte, N.C. when he fell asleep at the wheel within a mile of his home and ran off the road, striking a telephone pole.
www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=NAS&id=5   (650 words)

  
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Waltrip and crew will bring Chassis #14, which was last raced at Daytona International Speedway where Waltrip started second and finished 13th.
Waltrip will then be escorted to the Rockford Speedway to take part in the opening ceremonies, color commentating race events, and draw the lucky winners of the Easter Seals prize giveaway.
Additional prizes are a scaled battery power version of Waltrip’s NAPA Chevrolet, two tickets to a NASCAR Nextel Cup race, and a ride with Michael Waltrip around Rockford Speedway.
www.lycos.com /info/michael-waltrip--races.html   (493 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Michael Waltrip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The good: After Michael Waltrip broke through with his first career victory in the 2001 Daytona 500, he proceeded to put together a disappointing season which ended with a 24th-place finish in the points.
Michael Waltrip is a force to be reckoned with on restrictor-plate tracks.
Prediction: Waltrip may not be a championship contender, but it would not be shocking if he broke through and contended for a top-10 points finish.
espn.go.com /rpm/wc/spot02/mwaltrip.html   (323 words)

  
 Bryan Foods | Michael Waltrip Bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Michael Waltrip's role has evolved since his introduction into the Busch Series in 1988.
Michael's most memorable Busch Series race was the 1993 spring race at Bristol.
Michael and Dale had been friends and competitors for a long time.
www.bryanfoods.com /sponsorship_MWbio.aspx   (293 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip: Joker or genius? - Roanoke.com
Michael Waltrip is one of the most-liked Cup drivers because of his wisecracking personality.
Waltrip also has never finished in the top 10 in Cup points; has not placed in the top 10 in his last 54 Cup starts; and is not guaranteed a spot in the season's first five races because he placed outside the top 35 in car owner points last year.
Waltrip took a different approach when he announced rookie David Reutimann would be the team's third driver.
www.roanoke.com /sports/racing/wb/104013   (1795 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip News
Michael Waltrip cheated, apologized and then vindicated himself the only way he knew how: He drove his way into the Daytona 500.
NASCAR confiscated Michael Waltrip's primary car, stripped him of 100 points, ejected two of his team members and fined his crew chief $100,000 Wednesday after series officials discovered a foreign substance in...
Michael Waltrip was subdued when he addressed the cheating scandal that rocked his team.
www.topix.net /nascar/michael-waltrip   (808 words)

  
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Waltrip began his NASCAR racing career around tracks in the southeast and finally progressed to the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 1987.
NAPA’s involvement with Waltrip began in 2001 when he was signed to drive the NAPA Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. This will be Watrip’s second visit to the Rockford Speedway.
The Waltrips were well acquainted with racing fever prior to the birth of their youngest edition.
www.lycos.com /info/michael-waltrip.html   (600 words)

  
 TEC | Michael Waltrip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Waltrip announced in September last year that he would be driving for Earnhardt in 2001.
Waltrip has known exactly what he wanted to be since he was 11 years old.
Waltrip also won The Winston all star race in 1996, when he became the first driver to win the special event after transferring from the Winston Open.
www.daleearnhardt.net /dei/waltrip   (826 words)

  
 Mikey Power! 2007 : dearjoan's Michael Waltrip site
Michael saved up the money on his own and bought his first go-kart at the age of 12; however, he didn't have anywhere to put it.
Michael was taken to the infield care centre, then immediately airlifted to the hospital.
Waltrip is said to be in contact with broadcast executives about possible employment that would take him out of the driver's seat." Some people believed that Kenny Wallace would drive the #15 car in 2002.
www.mikeypower.com /mbio.html   (17143 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip
Michael is often caught on camera hugging and loving on those two beauties.
Michael asked the Lord to come into his heart as a young man. Knowing he can talk to God anytime, he often whispers prayers to Him during the race.
For many, Michael is the driver they scream and clap for as he flies around the track each week.
www.melvacooper.com /michaelwaltrip.htm   (726 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Michael Waltrip's role has evolved since his inception into the Busch Series in 1988.
Michael even stepped in to drive Earnhardt's Busch Series car a couple of times in the early 1990's.
Waltrip drove the first-ever Polish victory lap in memory of Alan Kulwicki.
purpleunicorn.org /NASCAR/michael/michael.html   (614 words)

  
 GNEXTINC.com: NASCAR - Michael Waltrip 55 NAPA News
Michael Waltrip, who will graduate to team ownership with Toyota next year, says he has offered a job to driver Jeremy Mayfield, who recently has expressed dissatisfaction with his current situation at Evernham Racing.
Waltrip and Edwards to race at Nashville during Easter off-weekend: Michael Waltrip and Carl Edwards are two of four Nextel Cup drivers who have committed to racing in the sixth annual Pepsi 300 April 15 at Nashville Superspeedway.
Michael Waltrip's #15 NAPA Chevrolet had a steel spacer confiscated by NASCAR at Talladega, measuring 14 inches across which blocked the holes in the wheel/rim.
www.gnextinc.com /nascar/drivers/news/mwaltrip.html   (6996 words)

  
 GNEXTINC.com: Michael Waltrip 55 NAPA
Michael Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is the younger brother of former NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip.
While many of his competitors started racing cars when they were barely old enough to walk, Michael Waltrip waited until his teen years to start tooling around the midwest in go-kart races.
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.
www.gnextinc.com /nascar/drivers/mwaltrip.html   (547 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip Challenge: Press Release
Waltrip is challenging people to make a donation to help find a cure for Alzheimer's disease.
Waltrip is just as passionate about this campaign as he was about ‘Operation Marathon,’ where he raised $1 million dollars for the Victory Junction Gang Camp.
NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip has committed his entire team to this worthy cause and will serve as the spokesperson for this campaign, promoting it at events and in the media throughout the year.
www.waltripchallenge.com /pressrelease.asp   (1027 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip Information
Waltrip currently drives the #55 NAPA Dodge Charger.
In 2006, when Waltrip failed to qualify for the Coca-Cola 600, he bought a slot from the #74 McGlynn Racing Dodge to drive in the race and to keep his streak of 262 consecutive races.
While Waltrip had always been a competitive driver through the '80s and '90s -- he had even won The Winston in 1996 -- he had the dubious honor of having the longest active streak of Cup point-paying starts without a victory.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Michael_Waltrip   (705 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett, NASCAR - CBS SportsLine.com
Since 2001, Waltrip and Earnhardt Jr., teammates at Dale Earnhardt Inc., have dominated at Daytona and Talladega, winning nine of the past 12 races on the two tracks where carburetor restrictor plates are used to curb speed.
Since Waltrip won his first Cup race in the 2001 Daytona 500 -- on the day his car owner and boss was killed -- the legacy of the late Dale Earnhardt has been his DEI organization's dominance on NASCAR's greatest track.
Waltrip has won two of the past three Daytona 500s and could have made it three in a row had a huge multicar pileup not jumbled the field in 2002, paving the way for Ward Burton's surprise victory.
www.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/7083942   (1431 words)

  
 Planet : Michael Waltrip Fans
As you full know, Michael Waltrip is the Brother of Darrell Waltrip, The 3-Time NASCAR Champion.
Michael Waltrip is a Driver for Dale EARNHARDT Inc. This year, he won the Daytona 500, but lost his Car Owner and friend Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Michael Waltrip finished at 26th, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
members.tripod.com /mmichaelwaltrip15fan   (372 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip - The Huffington Post
That meant he had to share the final pit stall with Michael Waltrip for the first part of the race, and it took meticulous communication to pull it off.
Nor was it Michael Waltrip kicking the bumper of his No. 55 Camry in frustration, failing to qualify for yet another Nextel Cup race because of a weak...
NASCAR drivers Michael Waltrip, left, and Jeff Gordon talk before their qualifying laps for Sunday's race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Friday, June 15, 2007.
www.huffingtonpost.com /people/Michael+Waltrip   (937 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip
For the third consecutive year, Michael Waltrip and the NAPA team were singing the same tune: They had the setup and the know-how to win at the plate tracks but were not able to break through at the other 32 venues.
Waltrip did not lead many laps but had impressive finishes at Las Vegas, Darlington, Pocono, Charlotte, Chicago and Michigan.
Waltrip entered Bristol in fifth place in the points and fell to a season low of 15th by the last race in Homestead.
www.snapon.com /racing/drivers/michael_waltrip.asp   (443 words)

  
 Michael Waltrip Interview - The History Of - Stock Car Racing Magazine
Waltrip: Well, the key to the turnaround actually was in September of 2001 when Slugger (Labbe, crew chief) came onboard.
Waltrip: Yeah, and those were a fun three months, preparing for the 2001 season and beyond.
After struggling in Winston Cup for several years, a relaxed, easygoing Waltrip is ready to begin his second two-year contract with DEI and sponsor NAPA.
www.stockcarracing.com /thehistoryof/94958_michael_waltrip_interview   (2016 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Michael Waltrip wins Daytona 500
At first, Waltrip, the younger brother of retired three-time champion Darrell Waltrip, was jubilant, scrambling from his car in Victory Lane and shouting in a raspy voice: "This is the Daytona 500, and I won it!
Waltrip took the lead 16 laps from the end of the 200-lap race at Daytona International Speedway and stayed in front, with Earnhardt Jr.
Michael Waltrip is happy to get his first Winston Cup win.
espn.go.com /rpm/wc/2001/0218/1093405.html   (1007 words)

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