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Eventually Mears crashed, and soon after, NASCAR parked Waltrip as a punishment. [42] In the 2008 Sharpie 500, an irate Clint Bowyer, who was involved in a wreck involving Waltrip, said "Michael Waltrip is the worst driver in NASCAR, period! Could not believe NAPA (his primary sponsor) signed him back on!"
NASCAR ultimately determined that Michael Waltrip Racing, Penske Racing, and Front Row Motorsports were involved in two separate, but intertwined, incidents, first by Clint Bowyer intentionally causing a caution with less than ten laps remaining in the race, and on the ensuing restart, having Brian Vickers pit after a restart from caution so ...
Waltrip: Finished 30th, was 43rd, 217 points behind, becoming the first driver in NASCAR history to begin a season with a negative point total, at -27 points, and second of three drivers to carry a negative point total for a race (in 2000 Jeremy Mayfield carried -26 points following the DieHard 500, in 2009 Carl Long carried -200 points ...
Longtime NASCAR fans will vividly remember why that rule exists. In 2013, Clint Bowyer spun on purpose at Richmond to try to get his Michael Waltrip Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. into the playoffs.
Michael Waltrip (No. 55) driving for Bill Davis Racing in 2006. Michael Waltrip No. 55 NAPA Dodge (right) in 2006 Michael Waltrip (2006-2009) Michael Waltrip formed an alliance with Bill Davis Racing in 2006 as Davis was going to switch to Toyota in 2007, which was the selected manufacturer for Waltrip's new team as well. This enabled Waltrip ...
Blink of an Eye is a 2019 American documentary film that depicts the career of NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip, culminating with his win in the 2001 Daytona 500 which also saw his car owner and friend Dale Earnhardt killed in an accident.
In May, Waltrip opened a taproom in Concord ahead of race week at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
2013 Federated Auto Parts 400 – in the final Sprint Cup race, before the field was set for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup, three teams—Michael Waltrip Racing, Penske Racing and Front Row Motorsports—were found to have extensively manipulated the race finish in an attempt to secure Chase places for MWR driver Martin Truex Jr. and Penske ...