Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963) is a professional race car driver, co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, and a published author.
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recorded his first and only win so far in the Sprint Cup Series.Truex, who hails from Mayetta, NJ, won the 2007 spring race at Dover International Speedway, which is his home track. It's been 179 races since then, but Truex is optimistic his lengthy drought will come to an end soon, maybe as soon as this weekend when the series runs at Dover.Currently sixth in the point standings, Truex has been impressive in his third year as driver of the No. 56 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. He's had four top-five finishes and seven top-10s in the first 12 races this season.In April, Truex put on a dominating performance at Kansas Speedway by leading 173 of 267 laps, but Denny Hamlin passed him for the lead with 31 laps remaining and then held it for the win. Truex finished second.Truex has finished in the top-10 at Dover just two times since his win there. He has won the pole for two of the last four races at this one-mile racetrack."Going back ther...You hear us say it over and over, but it bears repeating — the level of competition in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series means almost anyone can win on any given Sunday o...
Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson holds onto the top spot in FOXSports.com/SPEED.com Power Rankings after eight great days of racing. His third Spr...
Bragging rights were on the line for Sprint Cup crews in the eighth annual NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge.After 24 teams squared off through four skills stations for jack...
For the first time all season, five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson moves to the top spot in FOXSports.com/SPEED.com Power Rankings thanks to a convin...
Those Busch brothers can't seem to avoid the spotlight at Darlington Raceway.A year after Kyle Busch tangled with Kevin Harvick in the pits following Regan Smith's f...
Brian Vickers will run six races for Michael Waltrip Racing in the No. 55 Toyota this season, starting at Bristol Motor Speedway next week.Vickers also will run at t...
Michael Waltrip sat in a golf cart just outside the care center, stared at the ground and sheepishly placed both hands on his head.He knew he made a costly error in ...
Don't look now, but the three Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota drivers are so far enjoying another stellar weekend at the track.Saturday at Kansas Speedway, MWR drivers...
With a stellar start to the 2012 season, Martin Truex Jr. is on his way to becoming the first driver from Michael Waltrip Racing to make the field for the Chase for ...
Travis Pastrana will have a guaranteed spot in the field for his Nationwide Series debut next week at Richmond.The extreme sports star will race a Toyota that will b...
Michael Waltrip will once more be racing at Daytona International Speedway .Hillman Racing and sponsor Aaron's, Inc., will put two-time Daytona 500 champ Waltrip beh...
Michael Waltrip Racing has hired Brian Pattie as crew chief for new driver Clint Bowyer .Pattie was most recently crew chief for Juan Pablo Montoya , and led him to ...
All three of NASCAR's national touring series -- Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck -- will be at Dover International Speedway this weekend. The IZOD Ind...
Kasey Kahne captured the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway to claim his first victory of the season. But it's runner-up Denny Hamlin who moves to the top of ...
Kasey Kahne won a Sprint Cup Series race for the first time as a Hendrick Motorsports driver on Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Kahne put on a dominating pe...
Toyota will use a re-designed Camry for NASCAR's 2013 Sprint Cup season.Toyota Racing Development president Lee White also said at Tuesday's unveiling of the Camry t...
Toyota's partnerships with three Sprint Cup teams are solid "for a long time to come," said Toyota racing official Lee White Tuesday.Michael Waltrip Racing, one of t...
Toyota unveiled its 2013 Sprint Cup model Tuesday, following NASCAR's other manufacturers in making its Camry competition model very close in appearance to its high-...
Friday afternoon at Darlington Raceway, word began to filter through the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage about the loss of racing legend Carroll Shelby, one of the true her...
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