Michael Waltrip
Johnson Muscles His Way To Victory In Goodys Pain Relief 500
Jimmie Johnson bumped Denny Hamlin out of the way in the closing laps of the Goodys Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway and held on to win. Hamlin was very diplomatic about the incident, saying he was “honored” being on the racetrack with Johnson, and the other leaders. He said that it was just [...]
Other Busch Brother Wins Kobalt Tools 500
Kurt Busch had a dominant car all day and held off a late charge from Jeff Gordon to win the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Top 10: Busch, Gordon, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Brian Vickers, Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, and Martin Truex Jr. Notables: Dale Earnhardt Jr (11th), Matt Kenseth (12th), Denny [...]
Kenseth Wins Second Race In A Row
Matt Kenseth survived a late battle with Jeff Gordon, and several cautions for rain to win the Auto Club 500 from Auto Club Speedway. The win makes him the first person to win the first two races of the season since Gordon did it in 1997.
Busch Wins Stater Bros. 300
Kyle Busch led 143 of 150 laps to win the Nationwide Series’ Stater Bros. 300 from Auto Club Speedway. The victory was Busch’s second of the day, after he won the Camping World Truck Series’ San Bernardino Co. 200. Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Carl Edwards, and David Ragan finished second through fifth, respectively. Jeff Burton, [...]
Gilliland To Drive For TRGM At Fontana
David Gilliland will drive the #71 TRG Motorsports Chevy at this weekend’s Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway (Fontana). He will have to get his car in on its qualifying time, as the team is not guaranteed a starting spot. Richard “Slugger” Labbe will serve as crew chief for Gilliland. Labbe served as crew [...]
Kenseth Wins Daytona 500
Matt Kenseth used a push from Kevin Harvick to pass Elliott Sadler for the lead, and the eventual win, once the 2009 Daytona 500 was called 48 laps from the scheduled finish. Top 5: Kenseth, Harvick, AJ Allmendinger, Clint Bowyer, and Sadler. David Ragan, Michael Waltrip, Tony Stewart, Reed Sorenson, and Kurt Busch rounded out [...]
Stewart Wins Camping World 300
Tony Stewart, driving for Hendrick Motorsports in the Hendrickcars.com No. 80 Chevy, won the Nationwide Series’ Camping World 300 from Daytona International Speedway. Stewart held off a hard-charging Kyle Busch, who got him lose in Turn 4. Stewart went up the race track, but managed to hold off Busch, who then got passed by Carl Edwards. Stewart, [...]
Menard Draws Bud Shootout Pole
Picking 22nd to determine his starting spot in the Bud Shootout, Yates Racing’s Paul Menard picked the pole and will lead the field to the green on Saturday night. Richard Petty Motorsports’ Elliott Sadler will start outside row one. Sadler’s teammate Reed Sorenson will start third, with Scott Speed of Red Bull Racing and Joe Gibbs [...]
Edwards Wins Pep Boys Auto 500
On the final restart, Carl Edwards got a jump on Denny Hamlin and went around him on the outside to take the lead and never looked back, driving to victory in the Pep Boys Auto 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson, who stopped and took tires late, used those tires to drive up to [...]
JTG/Daughtery Reaches Deal With MWR
ESPN is reporting that JTG Daugherty Racing has reached a “technical alliance” with Michael Waltrip Racing, which means that JTG will field Toyota Camrys next season in the Sprint Cup. The team will be housed under the same roof as MWR, and will receive chassis, engines, and tech information-sharing from Toyota Racing Development. Team owner and [...]
