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Darrell Waltrip Bio
Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is a three-time former NASCAR Winston Cup champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com. He is the older brother of current NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip. Waltrip was born in Owensboro, Kentucky. He was an early racer at the Kentucky Motor Speedway (an asphalt track in Whitesville) and Ellis Raceway (a dirt track on US Highway 60 west in Daviess County; now closed) near his Owensboro home, driving a car called 'Big 100' built by Harry Pedley. Waltrip's success led to him moving to Nashville to race at the Music City Motorplex at the Tennessee...
Stats Summary
| Races | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg. Finish | ||
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| Career Stats | 769 | 84 | 267 | 371 | 15.0 |
Top Darrell Waltrip Headlines
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Response to adversity will define Earnhardt's career
Nascar · Oct. 24, 2009
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Johnson keeps his focus on prize that matters most (NASCAR.com)
... and failed to win three consecutive championships—drivers like Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty and
Yahoo Nascar · 1 hour ago
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Remember the famous 'Battle of Richmond' closing-laps wreck between Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip in '86?
ESPN.com · 21 hours ago
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... up with Bobby Allison in a two-car draft once the race resumed and steadily pulled away for a 17-second margin of victory over Darrell Waltrip.
Yahoo Nascar · Nov. 5, 2009
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“Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, all those guys, they respected each other.” The real cause of the problems...
NASCAR - FanZone Sports · Nov. 2, 2009
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Top Questions & Answers about Darrell Waltrip
An announcer and a retired NASCAR racer...and his outrageous "boogity" quote always makes me laugh at the start of every race I see on FOX. An awesome, funny guy who knows everything about racing. Sorry to quote you but honestly I...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080227051057AAJ0Cbq
Yes. As others have said, he may get a little corny at times, he may play favorites a little, but he knows his stuff and he's a natural. And I wish FOX broadcast the races all season long. That crew has good chemistry. Rusty Wallace is so s...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080929045837AAqmufI
There is a song called "She named me Dale Daryl Waltrip Richard Petty Rusty awesome Bill Irvan Gordon Earnhardt Smith Johnson Jr" Thats actually the name of it. It's a comedy song by Tim Wilson. She named me Dale Darrell Waltrip R...
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Career Stats
| Year | Rank | Starts | Pts. | Winnings | Wins | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36 | 29 | 1981 | $1,200,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 32 | ||
| 1999 | 37 | 27 | 2158 | $987,359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 28 | ||
| 1998 | 24 | 33 | 2957 | $983,030 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 25 | ||
| 1997 | 26 | 31 | 2942 | $937,690 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 23 | ||
| 1996 | 29 | 31 | 2657 | $730,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 26 | ||
| 1995 | 19 | 31 | 3078 | $749,995 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 168 | 17 | 22 | ||
| 1994 | 9 | 31 | 3688 | $666,675 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 24 | 16 | ||
| 1993 | 13 | 30 | 3479 | $643,285 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 151 | 22 | 17 | ||
| 1992 | 9 | 29 | 3659 | $773,920 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 513 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 1991 | 8 | 29 | 3711 | $428,330 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 203 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1990 | 20 | 23 | 3013 | $431,732 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 297 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1989 | 4 | 29 | 3971 | $949,535 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 858 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1988 | 7 | 29 | 3764 | $618,435 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 521 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 1987 | 4 | 29 | 3911 | $293,770 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 310 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 1986 | 2 | 29 | 4180 | $693,845 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 573 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1985 | 1 | 28 | 4292 | $702,298 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 969 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 1984 | 5 | 30 | 4230 | $633,923 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 2030 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 1983 | 2 | 30 | 4620 | $650,030 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 2363 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1982 | 1 | 30 | 4489 | $682,085 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 3026 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1981 | 1 | 31 | 4880 | $539,050 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 2517 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1980 | 5 | 31 |