“Michael Waltrip got more out of those cars than ... Waltrip clinched the Greatest American Race, the Daytona 500, but faced the tragedy of losing his team owner, Dale Earnhardt Sr., ...

Waltrip's first career win came in the 2001 Daytona 500 but was marred by Earnhardt's tragic death in a last-lap crash. Waltrip later won the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in 2002 for his second career win ...

Bio Michael Waltrip, two-time DAYTONA 500 champion, is a former NASCAR Cup Series driver and team owner who serves as an analyst for FOX NASCAR’s coverage of the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR ...

Michael Waltrip won the first with a one-year rule ... This was the case when Michael McDowell won the 2021 Daytona 500 with a poorly-timed and awkwardly-angled bump draft on Brad Keselowski ...

Eliott was a fixture at the famed racetrack, making 30 career starts, which ties him with Michael Waltrip for fourth all-time ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. had big shoes to fill when he entered professional racing. His father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., was a NASCAR legend with seven Cup Series championships. While Junior never surpassed his ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla ... family,” said Truex Jr., who drove the No. 56 for four seasons (2010-13) at Michael Waltrip Racing. “A lot of people are going to be excited to see it out there.” ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The seventh Daytona 500 ... Barely made it past halfway to make it an official race. Michael Waltrip turned 109 of the 200 laps and was leading when the weather went south.

Four times in the past six years, the Daytona 500 has dealt with rain. Over the past four-plus decades of the race, things were mostly high and dry.