Michael Waltrip News

Jarno Trulli says he will make a decision on his Formula One future following this weekend's Toyota Motor Sport festival in Japan.

Driver Trevor Bayne will run a full schedule in the Nationwide Series next season for a team that will be co-owned by Michael Waltrip and Gary Bechtel, officials from the newly formed Diamond-Waltrip Racing announced Saturday Bayne, an 18-year-old native of Knoxville, has made 14 starts in the series this season.

Martin Truex Jr. at Phoenix. Martin Truex Jr. will start from the pole when the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 gets under way at Phoenix on Sunday in the next to last race of the season.

Ford and Coke Zero are starting off the final race weekend of the season with South Florida's largest NASCAR themed event, Coke Zero Racefest at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Hollywood, Fla., from 3-11 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2009.

Michael McGee says seven is his lucky number. If Kurt Busch wins today's Dickies 500, two will be his new lucky number.

Tony Stewart is putting together a memorable run as a driver-owner. Here's how some other recent driver-owners have fared in their first year trying to handle both duties:Michael Waltrip Few driver-owners have made as big a splash as Waltrip, who began his stint as a driver-owner in 2007 with three cars and backing from Toyota.

Almost everybody who watches TV sports is an instant critic. One exception: Sports leagues themselves, who almost never publicly criticize the networks that cover them.

NASCAR warned competitors about getting too racy on the track during practice on Friday.

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 two drivers worked on a strategy for NASCAR's fastest race track.

Waltrip was warned to give Jimmie Johnson some space during Friday's final practice session as he bump-drafted behind Johnson's car.

The school bus lights started to flash and bus driver Valerie Crawford pulled old yellow to a stop on Tega Cay's Lake Forest Drive.

It doesn't matter if you're a redneck or not, you know Jeff Foxworthy -- from the Blue Collar Comedy shtick with Bill Engvall, Ron White and Larry the Cable Guy, or the ABC sitcom The Jeff Foxworthy Show , or any other glorious absence of sophistication associated with the Georgia native.

Lee Spencer says on Lap 47: Erik Darnell is standing by for Matt Kenseth in case he needs a relief driver today.

NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip crashed into a motorcycle Wednesday night while trying to make a U-Turn and was given a field sobriety test by a Mooresville police officer, a report states.

NASCAR driver and team owner Michael Waltrip will put a load of whites into the washer and make a hungry 10-year-old something to eat today when he swaps job with a Tega Cay dad named Jack Prince.

No, women are not just for decoration, especially in motorsports. The fairer sex has found its way into the driver's seat, the pit box and just about every job in the motorsports arena.

The Sprint Cup returns to Lowe's Motor Speedway for the fifth race of the Chase this weekend.

It has been nearly a week since we've mentioned Danica Patrick on this site. Since tasers hurt like hell, here's the latest on what could happen and what that might mean for the sport: Thumbs up: Michael Waltrip Racing For a guy who rarely wins on the track, Michael Waltrip owns like a champ.

The Frontstretch: Bubble Breakdown: Lucky Breaks And Perfect Pit Strategy Boost Andretti, Hurt Speed by Mike Ravesi -- Monday October 12, 2009 Breaking down the Bubble: In an effort to draw a bigger crowd, NASCAR moved Fontanaa s date from the hot August Labor Day holiday weekend when people may have other things to do, to a much cooler holiday ...

Michael Waltrip and a whole host of other news.... In new NASCAR Double file restart rules in the Nationwide and Cup series cars that are under penalty at the time of the caution can not get the wave around.