Darrell Waltrip

Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is a retired American racecar driver. Waltrip won three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships and 84 races, including the 1989 Daytona 500. He is now part of the broadcast team for Fox Sports. Waltrip’s younger brother, Michael Waltrip, owned and raced for his own team in NASCAR.^[1] In June of 2011 Waltrip was given a spot in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He is a part of the Hall of Fame class of 2012.^[2]

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Darrell Waltrip 1979
DiGard Gatorade Chevrolet Monte Carlo that Waltrip drove to victory in the 1978 World 600, Concord, NC, May 28, 1978
Darrell Waltrip, discussing his 5th-place finish and prospects for winning his first NASCAR driving championship after the Dixie 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway, November 4, 1979, driving his DiGard Gatorade Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1983 Junior Johnson Pepsi Challenger Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS. The paint scheme also found its way on a Nimrod NRA/C2 Waltrip drove in the 1983 24 Hours of Daytona.
1985 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by Junior Johnson, and driven by Waltrip to the 1985 NASCAR driving championship
1989 Hendrick Motorsports Tide Chevrolet Lumina
Waltrip in the pits during the 1994 Brickyard 400
Waltrip in his 1997 Western Auto Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Waltrip's #17 Tim Flock Special Chevrolet Monte Carlo, his final owner-driver race in Darlington (1998)
Waltrip (left) with Ken Schrader at Pocono in 1998