Darrell Waltrip

Name: Darrell Lee Waltrip
Date of Birth: February 5, 1947
Retired: November 20, 2000
What he's doing now: a NASCAR on FOX broadcast anaylst
Car Number: Has driven car #1, 11,17, 35, 66, 88
Marital Status: married - Stevie
Children: Jessica Leigh (9/17/87) Sarah Kaitlin (8/25/92)


Darrell Waltrip is a native of Owensboro, Kentucky. He is a 3-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, who has 84 wins, which makes him third on the all-time win list.

Here is a little Darrell Waltrip (DW) trivia!

· First Winston Cup Start: May 7, 1972 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.
· Last Winston Cup Start: November 20, 2000 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
· First Winston Cup Victory: May 10, 1975 in the Music City 420 at the Nashville Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee.
· Last Winston Cup Victory: September 6, 1992 in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.

 

This is a photo of DW and his younger brother Michael celebrating at the 2000 Brickyard 400 qualifying. For 25 minutes, Darrell Waltrip sat atop the scoring pylon as the fastest qualifier. He was eventually bumped off the pole position by Ricky Rudd in the #28 Havoline Ford, but on that day, DW was able to celebrate with his brother and fans. When he got out of the car, DW treated the fans to a celebratory "Ickey Shuffle", as he had done when he won the 1989 Daytona 500 on February 19, 1989. This moment was the highlight of DW's "Victory Tour 2000". He finished the race on August 5, 2000 in a well-deserved 11th place.
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