UPDATE: History Made: Johnson becomes the first-ever winner of four consecutive Sprint Cup titles!
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career Stats | 769 | 84 | 267 | 371 | 15.0 |
Top Darrell Waltrip Headlines
|
Johnson making most of lessons learned from Gordon
He is one behind Cale Yarborough for fifth on the career list, and two behind Bobby Allison and
NBC Nascar · Nov. 11, 2009
|
More News Stories
|
|
|
|
Neither did Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, Cale Yarborough or anyone else in the 61-year history of NASCAR.Pretty good for a California kid...
ThatsRacing Nascar · Nov. 21, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
It would be something no one has accomplished. Not Richard Petty or Dale Earnhardt. Not Cale Yarborough or Darrell Waltrip.
Motorsports FanHouse · Nov. 18, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
Dave Despain chats with SPEED's NASCAR Analyst Darrell Waltrip about Jimmie Johnson's win at Phoenix this past weekend and his chances of making
Fox Sports · Nov. 16, 2009
|
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
Just search using Google or Yahoo. Learn to use the "Advanced Search" features and use keywords that best describe you item and compare them to other items. For example when you search try searching with "Darrell Waltrip"...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081008185302AAIELK0
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...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080730060001AAPJy4h
Images of Darrell Waltrip
Videos with Darrell Waltrip
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 | 4239 | $351,065 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2022 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 1979 | 2 | 31 | 4819 | $450,870 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 2130 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1978 | 3 | 30 | 4362 | $306,470 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 2173 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1977 | 4 | 30 | 4498 | $249,243 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 948 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1976 | 8 | 30 | 3505 | $178,385 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 534 | 6 | 17 | ||
| 1975 | 7 | 28 | 3462 | $82,170 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 562 | 8 | 15 |
Quotes from Darrell Waltrip
I also want to recognize Speedway President Curtis Gray and all the racing teams for ...
More »
Quotes about Darrell Waltrip
Top Searches for Darrell Waltrip
Top Drivers in 2009
|
Jimmie Johnson RANK: 1 Pts. Behind: - |
#48
|
|
Mark Martin RANK: 2 Pts. Behind: -141 |
#5
|
|
Jeff Gordon RANK: 3 Pts. Behind: -179 |
#24
|
|
Kurt Busch RANK: 4 Pts. Behind: -206 |
#2
|
|
Denny Hamlin RANK: 5 Pts. Behind: -317 |
#11
|
