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Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is an American motorsports analyst, author as well as a former national television broadcaster and stock car driver.He raced from 1972 to 2000 in the NASCAR Cup Series (known as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during his time as a driver), most notably driving the No. 11 Chevrolet for Junior Johnson.
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports was a NASCAR team owned by three-time Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip. It was formed in 1991 when Waltrip resigned from Hendrick Motorsports to start his own team, and was originally named DarWal, Inc.. During the 1970s, Waltrip, like many drivers of the time, formed their own teams for racing, in lower levels ...
Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, racing commentator, racing team owner, amateur ballroom dancing competitor and published author. He is the younger brother of three-time NASCAR champion and racing commentator Darrell Waltrip.
Darrell Waltrip reveals what it takes to win a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he holds the record with 12 wins.
Junior Johnson & Associates (formerly Johnson Hodgdon Racing) was a NASCAR team that ran in the Winston Cup Series from 1953 to 1995. The team was run by former driver Junior Johnson and was best known for fielding cars for legendary talents such as Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Neil Bonnett, Terry Labonte, Bill Elliott, Geoffrey Bodine, and Sterling Marlin.
Darrell Waltrip led 54 laps on way to his fourth Winston Cup victory of 1982. The race is also remembered for the bizarre story of the mysterious L. W. Wright , a con-artist pretending to be a NASCAR veteran.
Darrell Waltrip, driving for Junior Johnson, was crowned champion (for the third time in his career) at the end of the season. Bill Elliott , driving for Harry Melling , had won 11 races in 1985 (as well as the Winston Million ), but lost the title by 101 points to three-time race winner Waltrip.
Yarborough initially protested the outcome thinking he was on the lead lap, but NASCAR score cards showed Waltrip indeed was the leader. Talladega 500 – Bobby Allison led the most laps but slipped back in the final laps, leaving Darrell Waltrip , Terry Labonte , and rookie Ron Bouchard in contention for the win.