May 24, 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600
May 10, 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dodge Challenger 500
September 14, 2007
August 25, 2007
Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in
Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car
driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is
the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time
NASCAR champion (now retired). Waltrip is a two-time
winner of the Daytona 500 (2001 & 2003), and drives
a self-owned #55 NAPA Toyota Camry in the NEXTEL Cup
Series. 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
NASCAR Inside Nextel Cup program.
He currently lives in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina
with his wife Buffy Waltrip. In the past, he has
also raced in the Boston Marathon.
Waltrip's stock-car career got off the ground in
1981, when he captured the Mini-Modified division
track championship at Kentucky Motor Speedway. 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.
Waltrip made his Cup debut in 1985 in the Coca-Cola
600 at Charlotte driving for Dick Bahre. He finished
28th in that race and finished 57th in the series
standings after just five starts.
