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Former NASCAR driver, younger brother of Winston Cup legend Darrell Waltrip.
In his long career, he raced for 15 full seasons with Bahari Racing, Wood Brothers Racing, and Mattei Motorsports before notching his first points race victory, the 2001 Daytona 500). He was driving his 463rd NASCAR Winston Cup race but his first race for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
At the end of his time driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., Michael drove for Bill Davis Racing while forming his own team, Michael Waltrip Racing, where he would eventually end his full-time career.
1983 NASCAR Darlington Dash Series Champion
2001 Daytona 500 Winner
2003 Daytona 500 Winner
Biography
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Michael Waltrip page on 30 September 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Michael Curtis Waltrip is an American former professional stock car racing driver, racing commentator, and published author. He is the younger brother of three-time NASCAR champion and racing commentator Darrell Waltrip. Waltrip is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500, having won the race in 2001 and 2003. He is also a pre-race analyst for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and color commentator for the Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series broadcasts for Fox Sports. He last raced in the 2017 Daytona 500, driving the No. 15 Toyota Camry for Premium Motorsports.
According to his autobiography In the Blink of An Eye, Waltrip's career started at age 15. When he was 15 he phoned his older brother Darrell Waltrip, who was out racing in the 1978 Daytona 500 and asked Darrell to help him build a career in NASCAR. Darrell, however, claimed he had no time to help him and advised that Michael focused on school. When Michael asked his dad for help, his dad ignored his requests. With none of his parental figures helping him, Michael built his racing career all by himself with influence & help from his older brother Bobby Waltrip, who was very close to him in childhood. He began building a career by racing go-karts at carnivals and various racing clubs around his hometown. He won many races and, thanks to Bobby's help, was noticed by rising hotshot star Dale Earnhardt. When Waltrip moved out of his house, he moved in with Kyle Petty and then he ultimately ended up living with Richard Petty as a roommate. When Michael explained to Petty that he was going to try the Busch Series (now the Xfinity Series) to build his NASCAR career, Petty told Michael he was "wasting his time" and advised that Michael immediately went for the Cup Series ride.
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| Die Cast - Winner's Circle 28876 | 1:24 scale, Michael Waltrip #15 NAPA Chevrolet Monte Carlo | |
| Collector Card - 1992 Maxx 30 | Michael Waltrip | #30 Pennzoil Pontiac |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC11 | Michael Waltrip | #21 Citgo Ford Thunderbird |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC60 | Screamin' Steel: Michael Waltrip Citgo | #21 Citgo Ford Thunderbird |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC96 | Changin' Gears: Michael Waltrip | #21 Citgo Ford Thunderbird |
| Die Cast - Action 104537 | #99 Aaron's / 3 Stooges | 1:24 scale #99 Aaron's/The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
| Die Cast - Action 104082 | #99 Aaron's Rent | 1:24 scale #99 Aaron's 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
| Die Cast - Action 103984 | #15 NAPA / Nilla Wafers | 1:24 scale #15 NAPA/Nilla Wafers 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
| Die Cast - Racing Champions 00927 | 50 Years of NASCAR Commemorative Series, 1:64 scale #21 Citgo/Goodwill Games Ford Taurus, Toys "R" Us, Production 9,998 | |
| Die Cast - Hot Wheels 18088-0912 | Team Hot Wheels Pro Racing, small scale, #21 CitgoFord Thunderbird, 1st Edition Short Track 1997 | |
| Die Cast - Revell 8636 | Pennzoil Pontiac #30 | #30 Pennzoil Pontiac Grand Prix |
| Die Cast - Racing Champions 01151 | Michael Waltrip | 1:64 scale, #30 Pennzoil Pontiac Grand Prix< |
