Michael Waltrip

Mika Salo and Jarno Trulli’s NASCAR Adventure

Full Throttle (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Mika Salo and Jarno Trulli each spent a day this week behind the wheel of one of Michael Waltrip Racing’s Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup cars.

Ex-Toyota driver long expected team’s exit

Formula 1 Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Former Toyota F1 driver Mika Salo is dishing the dirt on his ex-employer, saying he’d been hearing for a few years the team would pull out of the sport. Salo talked to Autosport ahead of his NASCAR test driver for Michael Waltrip Racing — the same test session that will include Jarno... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

NASCAR’s triple header in Homestead marks final race of 2009 and final race for many.

Racedriven.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

This coming weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway will mark the season finale for all three of NASCAR’s major series, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the Nationwide Series and the Sprint Cup Series, but it will also mark the final race for many in their current positions, the end of an era if you will. 1. Michael Waltrip – Homestead will mark Michael Waltrip’s last race as a...

Best Western Renews Partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing for Seventh NASCAR Season

Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Best Western Renews Partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing for Seventh NASCAR SeasonPHOENIX--Best Western International, the World’s Largest Hotel Chain®, has extended its partnership with one of NASCAR’s most popular teams, Michael Waltrip Racing, for the 2010 NASCAR season, the hotel chain announced today. Best Western has been a loyal sponsor of the two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael...

Best Western Renews Partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing for Seventh NASCAR Season

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Best Western International, the World’s Largest Hotel Chain®, has extended its partnership with one of NASCAR’s most popular teams, Michael Waltrip Racing, for the 2010 NASCAR season, the hotel chain announced today. Best Western has been a loyal sponsor of the two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip and his team for the past six seasons. The hotel chain...

Danika Patrick, Michael Waltrip Racing and other news….

Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says that a deal with Danika is not imminent, and even if it were, JR Motrosports wouldn’t necessarily have the funding. Bobby Labonte has signed on with TRGH Motorsports with Taxslayer.com as a sponsor. This Arizona Republic link says that Tornados foods will be the primary sponsor of Ryan Newman’s No. 39 Chevrolet next [...]

CUP: Big Day For Waltrip At PIR

SPEED (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

Michael Waltrip signed a multi-year contract extension with Toyota...

Michael Waltrip Racing signs deal with Toyota through 2012 season

ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

Toyota has signed a multiyear extension to continue as the manufacturer for Michael Waltrip Racing through the 2012 season, Waltrip and Toyota officials announced Saturday.

MWR 'serious about' Trulli's NASCAR outing

Planet-F1 News (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Although Jarno Trulli has already stated his upcoming NASCAR test is for fun, the Michael Waltrip Racing team owner insists his outfit is taking it seriously.

Court rejects team selection claims

Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

N.Technology's case against the FIA regarding team selection for the 2010 season has been rejected by a French court. N.Technology was one of the teams passed over for one of the three new slots on the grid, and argued there were irregularities in the process. Often noted -- all the new entries chose to use Cosworth power. Campos Meta, US F1 and Manor Grand Prix were selected, with Lotus also gaining...

Trulli downplays NASCAR test; team sounds different tune

Formula 1 Blog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

Something isn’t adding up for me when it comes to Jarno Trulli’s test session with Michael Waltrip Racing, which is expected to happen sometime next week. [Yes, this apparently is the only photo in the F1B library of Jarno Trulli.] Trulli, who apparently is in line for a seat with the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Tums signs up to sponsor Reutimann

Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Tums will sponsor David Reutimann and the No. 00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series for five races as a primary sponsor and as an associate for the remaining 31 events over the next two years.

Hey CWTS on SPEED Crew, We Got Your Back

The Nascar Insiders (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

I’m coming to this party a little late, but after what I read earlier today, I have to say something. On Saturday, during the pre-race show for the Truck Series race on SPEED, the broadcast crew which includes Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip, Adam Alexander, Ray Dunlap, and Krista Voda, all dressed up for Halloween. [...]

A tedious death by tedium - tediously.

My Name Is IRL (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

The twittisphere is buzzing (well one tweet so far) about the latest on Danica's latest potential stock car deal. She is in the 'final' stages of an agreement with JR Motorsports. That truly is a match made on Madison Avenue and could bring together America's most over hyped and nauseatingly visible drivers. Maybe they can pool resources and learn to string a coherent sentence together pre or post...

'The Big One' always looms

The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

TALLADEGA, Ala. | Michael Waltrip pulled up to the back of Jimmie Johnson's car, settled in on his bumper and shoved him all the way around Talladega Superspeedway as the drivers worked on a strategy for NASCAR's fastest race track. "We got hooked up and started flying," Johnson said. But NASCAR doesn't want to see such aggressive drafting anymore. When Waltrip didn't heed a warning to back...

• NASCAR takes precautions at Talladega after dangerous crashes - kansascity.com
• Auto Racing | NASCAR stresses safety at Talladega track - Seattle Times
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