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  • • NASCAR’s delayed caution call in Kansas opens door for criticism
    No professional sporting organization wants to be seen as manipulating the outcome of its events. And typically, the harshest of penalties are often doled out by the various leagues when it is believed that anyone has acted in a way that will bring about an artificial result. Recall, for example, the instance in which Michael Waltrip Racing had one of its drivers intentionally spin to bring out a ...2021
  • • Clint Bowyer leaving SHR, to join FOX Sports booth in 2021
    Bowyer, 41, has raced full-time at the Cup level since 2006. His career includes ten wins and over 500 NCS starts, as well as NASCAR Xfinity Series title in 2008. He started his career with Richard Childress Racing before joining Michael Waltrip Racing in 2012, where he placed a career-best second in the championship standings.Since 2017, he has driven the No. 14 for SHR. He's won ...Keep rea...2020
  • • Turn Back the Clock: 2014 NASCAR Season, Kevin Harvick Stands Tall
    2014 was a time for change, heated moments and odd occurrences. After the NASCAR world reeled from a controversy that left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, several changes were made. At Richmond Raceway in 2013, the final race of the regular season, Michael Waltrip Racing allegedly attempted to manipulate the final few laps in … The post Turn Back the Clock: 2014 NASCAR Season, Kevin Harvick...2020
  • • NASCAR Cup: Jay Fabian promoted to Managing Director
    NASCAR has named Jay Fabian its new Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Managing Director. He replaces Richard Buck, who held the position since January 2014. “With his vast experience across the industry, Jay Fabian is uniquely suited for this position,” NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell said. “Jay’s steady leadership and depth of knowledge are trem...2019
  • • TBT: David Reutimann Wins at Chicagoland
    In this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re revisiting when NASCAR driver David Reutimann won his second career Monster Energy NASCAR Series race at the 1.5-mile track known as Chicagoland Speedway. The date was July 10, 2010 and David Reutimann started the Lifelock.com 400 from the 7th position in his No. 00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. It was a race that was dominated for 92 laps by Jimmie Jo...2018
  • • Sarah’s Weekly Picks: Sonoma Edition
    The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is headed to Sonoma Raceway for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 and our Sarah Handy breaks down her picks and who you may want to pay attention to this weekend. Top Picks: Clint Bowyer: What a consistent and successful year it’s been thus far for the driver of the No. 14 Ford Fusion for Stewart-Hass Racing. Bowyer has amassed 2 wins, 4 top-5’s, and 8 top-10 finishes...2018
  • • Fryer: Martin Truex Jr. appreciates every aspect of his time on top
    CONCORD, N.C. — As Martin Truex Jr. leads lap after lap, week after week, in this season of rare dominance, it is easy to forget that he was once a journeyman driver in fear of losing his job in NASCAR. That was just four years ago. Truex was an unwitting participant in one of the biggest cheating scandals in NASCAR history. His Michael Waltrip Racing team deliberately caused a caution that set in...2017
  • • The Magic Keeps Building For Martin Truex Jr.
    By Deb Williams | Senior Writer RacinToday.com CONCORD, N.C. – Four years ago Martin Truex Jr. didn’t know if he would ever have the opportunity to race competitively in NASCAR’s premier series again. In 2013 Truex found himself without a sponsor and without a ride due to fallout from a team orders scandal at Michael Waltrip Racing. Following [...]...2017
  • • Clint Bowyer returns to Kansas with ride capable of winning
    KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The last few years, Clint Bowyer showed up at Kansas Speedway twice each season and dutifully handled every interview request, sponsorship event and promotional opportunity pushed his way. He grew up in Wichita. It’s his home track. He felt a sense of obligation, even when he was running at the back of the pack. The demands on Bowyer’s time have only increased this week at...2017
  • • Return of Long Provides Cup Garage with Much-Needed Throwback
    This weekend at Kansas Speedway, longtime independent driver Carl Long will make his return to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage area. After reaching a settlement with NASCAR on a fine that was levied against him after the 2009 All-Star Race weekend, the Roxboro, North Carolina driver will run in his first Cup race since 2006 at Bristol. For the better part of the decade, Long was banned...2017

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Michael Waltrip Racing injury and suspension

  • • Brett Moffitt Lands NCWTS Ride for Daytona and Atlanta
    By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer  After the closure of Michael Waltrip Racing at the end of the 2015 season, MWR development driver, Brett Moffitt, was left without a ride. Moffitt spent most of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season filling in for Matt Tifft who had under-gone surgery for a brain tumor. In this substitute role in the Red Horse Racing No. 11 Toyota Tundra, Moffitt scored...2017
  • • Cassill and Ragan Team Up at Front Row Motorsports for 2017
    By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor After a successful first season behind the wheel for Front Row Motorsports in 2016, Landon Cassill will return to the team in 2017 to continue their work together, while his teammate for next season will be a familiar face in the FRM shop. Joining Cassill will be David Ragan, who drove for the team from 2012 through the 2015 Daytona 500 and earned the team’s fi...2016
  • • Fantasy Fast Trax: Homestead Finale Frenzy
    Matthew T. ThackerNKP Posted by Matt Lovisa – follow on Twitter @mattlovisa November 18, 2015 Homestead-Miami Speedway – Ford EcoBoost 400 Here is a look ahead to the action on the track in both DraftKings and Yahoo fantasy formats. DraftKings drivers to target Kevin Harvick, #4: Harvick won this race a year ago and is in contention again for a championship. He only led 54 laps a year ago but he ...2015
  • • Michael Waltrip Racing loses Bowyer appeal
    Michael Waltrip Racing have lost their appeal against the 25 point penalty levied on Clint Bowyer for a technical infraction at Chicagoland....2015
  • • Appeals panel upholds penalties against Bowyer and MWR
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) An appeals committee has upheld penalties against Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing that effectively ends any shot Bowyer had at winning the Sprint Cup championship. The three-person National Motorsports Appeals Panel on Wednesday ruled NASCAR was correct in penalizing the No. 15 team for an illegally modified part two weeks ago at Chicagoland Speedway. Bowyer was docke...2015
  • • NASCAR penalty against Bowyer, Michael Waltrip Racing upheld
    The National Motorsports Appeals Panel on Wednesday upheld NASCAR's penalty assessed against driver Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing for infractions two weekends ago at Chicagoland Speedway, site of the opening race of the Chase for Sprint Cup. This means crew chief Billy Scott's three-race suspension, which was deferred through the appeal process, will take effect. NASCAR said the No. 15 t...2015
  • • NASCAR penalty against Bowyer, Michael Waltrip Racing upheld
    The National Motorsports Appeals Panel on Wednesday upheld NASCAR's penalty assessed against driver Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing for infractions two weekends ago at Chicagoland Speedway, site of the opening race of the Chase for Sprint Cup....2015
  • • NSCS: Michael Waltrip Racing Appeal to Be Heard Next Wednesday
    NASCAR announced that Michael Waltrip Racing’s appeal of the penalties following Sunday’s race at Chicagoland Speedway will be heard next Wednesday. MWR officially filed for the appeal on Thursday. NASCAR penalized Bowyer 25 driver points, which dropped him to 16th in the current Chase for the Sprint Cup standings. It currently has him 52 points out of the lead and 31 points behind Gordon for the ...2015
  • • Clint Bowyer's penalty could actually end up helping Kevin Harvick
    So NASCAR lowered the boom on the No. 15 team and docked driver Clint Bowyer 25 championship points for infractions allegedly disovered during post-race inspection following last week's opening race of the 2015 Chase at Chicagoland Speedway. Obviously that. combined with a poor 19th-place run at Chicagoland for the start of the Chase puts Bowyer way behind the 8-ball. Actually, though, the one dri...2015
  • • Clint Bowyer's penalty could actually end up helping Kevin Harvick
    If the penalty against Clint Bowyer's No. 15 Michael Waltrip Racing is upheld, it could end up working to the benefit of Kevin Harvick....2015

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Michael Waltrip Racing trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Clint Bowyer looks ahead and not back with Stewart-Haas Racing
    The second-happiest driver to take the checkered flag at Homestead-Miami Speedway behind the seven-time NASCAR Premier Series champion Jimmie Johnson may well have been Clint Bowyer.Bowyer, who as recently as 2012 finished second in the championship race, wound up 27th in points in 2016, a full 10 spots behind his worst previous career points finish.In 2016, Bowyer had no wins, no poles, no top fi...2016
  • • Clint Bowyer looks ahead and not back with Stewart-Haas Racing
    The second-happiest driver to take the checkered flag at Homestead-Miami Speedway behind the seven-time NASCAR Premier Series champion Jimmie Johnson may well have been Clint Bowyer.Bowyer, who as recently as 2012 finished second in the championship race, wound up 27th in points in 2016, a full 10 spots behind his worst previous career points finish.In 2016, Bowyer had no wins, no poles, no top fi...2016
  • • Clint Bowyer's year in NASCAR purgatory coming to a close
    Clint Bowyer’s year of purgatory is almost over and for the Kansas native, it can’t end too soon.In the spring of 2015, Bowyer signed a contract extension to remain at Michael Waltrip Racing, where he finished a career-best second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 2012.But MWR folded at the end of the year, a shock to Bowyer given that he had just re-upped with the team.Suddenly a fr...2016
  • • What are NASCAR charters worth? Team co-owner Rob Kauffman has a good idea
    Michael Waltrip Racing is closed for business but the team's majority owner, Rob Kauffman, has a plan to make millions from his investment....2016
  • • Michael Waltrip Racing is up for sale, and the price is fairly hefty
    Michael Waltrip Racing was closed for business, effective the day after the final race of the 2015 NASCAR season in late November at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Now, the race shop and property belonging to the organization founded by its namesake in 2007 are up for sale.According to the real estate company handling the sale of MWR, the price tag on the 11.479-acre Cornelius, North Carolina property a...2016
  • • Year in review: Clint Bowyer's strange, unexpected 2015
    As years go, they don't get any stranger than one Clint Bowyer had in 2015, when he entered the season with high hopes and left it with his career trajectory totally rearranged, thanks to the demise of Michael Waltrip Racing.Bowyer began his fourth year with MWR in strong fashion, finishing seventh in the season-opening Daytona 500 in his No. 15 Toyota. By May, Bowyer had signed a three-year contr...2015
  • • Jeff Hammond: What NASCAR hiring Scott Miller as senior VP of competition really means
    As executive vice president of competition at Michael Waltrip Racing, Scott Miller (right) worked with driver Clint Bowyer (left), among others. Jerry Markland NASCARAs reported earlier Wednesday, Scott Miller has replaced Robin Pemberton as senior vice president of competition at NASCAR, effective immediately.For the past four years, Scott has been executive vice president of competition for Mic...2015
  • • Bowyer lands ride with HScott before replacing Tony Stewart
    DOVER, Del. (AP) Clint Bowyer will spend next season with HScott Motorsports before he takes over for Tony Stewart in 2017. Bowyer was released from his contract with Michael Waltrip Racing because the team is folding at the end of the season. He was named this week as Stewart's successor in the No. 14 Chevrolet. Stewart is retiring from Sprint Cup racing following the 2016 season. Bowyer now has...2015
  • • Bowyer tries to focus on present, not his uncertain future
    KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Clint Bowyer is perpetually happy whenever he comes to Kansas Speedway, feeling as if he's at home just a short drive from where the Emporia native first achieved racing stardom. His smile came a little less carefree on Wednesday. Bowyer squeezed into the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship last weekend at Richmond, and joined a dozen other drivers for testing at Kansas a...2015
  • • Rick Hendrick says Race Team Alliance, NASCAR deal could be near
    Hendrick Motorsports founder and owner Rick Hendrick said Tuesday he's optimistic a deal can be put in place as early as late this season between NASCAR and the Race Team Alliance to create some sort of permanent value for the teams. Hendrick did not proffer any specifics about what an arrangement between NASCAR and the RTA, a group that represents the interests of individual NASCAR team owners, w...2015

Michael Waltrip Racing stats and results

  • • NASCAR’s delayed caution call in Kansas opens door for criticism
    No professional sporting organization wants to be seen as manipulating the outcome of its events. And typically, the harshest of penalties are often doled out by the various leagues when it is believed that anyone has acted in a way that will bring about an artificial result. Recall, for example, the instance in which Michael Waltrip Racing had one of its drivers intentionally spin to bring out a ...2021
  • • Clint Bowyer leaving SHR, to join FOX Sports booth in 2021
    Bowyer, 41, has raced full-time at the Cup level since 2006. His career includes ten wins and over 500 NCS starts, as well as NASCAR Xfinity Series title in 2008. He started his career with Richard Childress Racing before joining Michael Waltrip Racing in 2012, where he placed a career-best second in the championship standings.Since 2017, he has driven the No. 14 for SHR. He's won ...Keep rea...2020
  • • Return of Long Provides Cup Garage with Much-Needed Throwback
    This weekend at Kansas Speedway, longtime independent driver Carl Long will make his return to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage area. After reaching a settlement with NASCAR on a fine that was levied against him after the 2009 All-Star Race weekend, the Roxboro, North Carolina driver will run in his first Cup race since 2006 at Bristol. For the better part of the decade, Long was banned...2017
  • • Mullins: For Bowyer, It’s Not If He’ll Win, But When
    Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 Stewart Haas Racing Ford, has been close to victory this year with a pair of top-five finishes in his first eight races since joining SHR. It’s been 157 races since Bowyer visited victory lane, the Fall race at Charlotte on October 13, 2012, to be exact. After three years of not running up to personal standards with the now defunct Michael Waltrip Racing, many pe...2017
  • • Clint Bowyer looks ahead and not back with Stewart-Haas Racing
    The second-happiest driver to take the checkered flag at Homestead-Miami Speedway behind the seven-time NASCAR Premier Series champion Jimmie Johnson may well have been Clint Bowyer.Bowyer, who as recently as 2012 finished second in the championship race, wound up 27th in points in 2016, a full 10 spots behind his worst previous career points finish.In 2016, Bowyer had no wins, no poles, no top fi...2016
  • • Clint Bowyer looks ahead and not back with Stewart-Haas Racing
    The second-happiest driver to take the checkered flag at Homestead-Miami Speedway behind the seven-time NASCAR Premier Series champion Jimmie Johnson may well have been Clint Bowyer.Bowyer, who as recently as 2012 finished second in the championship race, wound up 27th in points in 2016, a full 10 spots behind his worst previous career points finish.In 2016, Bowyer had no wins, no poles, no top fi...2016
  • • Clint Bowyer's year in NASCAR purgatory coming to a close
    Clint Bowyer’s year of purgatory is almost over and for the Kansas native, it can’t end too soon.In the spring of 2015, Bowyer signed a contract extension to remain at Michael Waltrip Racing, where he finished a career-best second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 2012.But MWR folded at the end of the year, a shock to Bowyer given that he had just re-upped with the team.Suddenly a fr...2016
  • • Clint Bowyer's Sonoma hopes go up in smoke after electrical fire
    An unhappy 2016 season for Clint Bowyer got even worse in the opening laps of Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.On Lap 5 of the 110-lap race, Bowyer's HScott Motorsports Chevrolet had an electrical fire, forcing him to stop on course in Turn 8. Clearly frustrated, Bowyer threw his helmet into the cockpit of his car.Bowyer won this race in 2012, when he drove for the now-defunct Micha...2016
  • • Clint Bowyer's Richmond 'itch' resulted in severe consequences
    It was the most infamous itch in NASCAR history.Clint Bowyer was in the closing laps of the September 2013 night race at Richmond International Raceway when a voice came on his radio, telling him Ryan Newman was going to win.Shortly thereafter, Brian Pattie, then Bowyer's crew chief at Michael Waltrip Racing, keyed the mic on his radio."Is your arm starting to hurt?" Pattie asked. And then Pattie ...2016
  • • Relive an old-fashioned desert brawl on Throwback Thursday
    Ah, yes, the halcyon days of "Boys, have at it."One of the most intense NASCAR confrontations in recent memory came at Phoenix International Raceway in the penultimate race of the 2012 season.Earlier in the year, Clint Bowyer wrecked leaders Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson during a green-white-checkered finish at Martinsville Speedway, where one of the two teammates was poised to win the 200th race...2016

Michael Waltrip Racing parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Turn Back the Clock: 2014 NASCAR Season, Kevin Harvick Stands Tall
    2020
  • • TBT: David Reutimann Wins at Chicagoland
    2018
  • • Sarah’s Weekly Picks: Sonoma Edition
    2018
  • • David Ragan distributes food to needy in Georgia hometown
    David Ragan doesn't know what or where he'll be racing next year. Daniel ShireyWhile David Ragan continues to search for a NASCAR ride for 2016, the Sprint Cup Series veteran is busy making a positive impact on his community.Ragan, who hails from Unadilla, Georgia, paid a visit to his hometown over the weekend on a mission to spread Christmas cheer.In partnership with Feed the Children, the 29-ye...2015
  • • David Ragan, wife Jacquelyn reveal gender of second child
    David Ragan and wife Jacquelyn stand by for pre-race cermonies at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July. Robert Laberge Getty Images North AmericaDavid Ragan, who spent most of the 2015 Sprint Cup season competing for the now-disbanded Michael Waltrip Racing organization, might not know yet what he's going to be doing in 2016.Ragan and wife Jacquelyn do, however, know the gender of their second chi...2015
  • • Why everyone in Colorado should root for Martin Truex Jr. on Sunday
    The Martin Truex Jr. narrative has evolved into one of the truly great sports stories of the year, and not just here in Denver where his Furniture Row Racing team calls home. Like many stirring sports yarns, adversity has played a part. In fact, Truex embodies the underdog role to the Nth degree. He’ll have a chance to claim the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship this Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedwa...2015
  • • Bowyer tries to focus on present, not his uncertain future
    2015
  • • NSCS: Statement from Toyota on Michael Waltrip Racing Announcement:
    “We want to thank everyone at Michael Waltrip Racing for a great partnership and for being part of our ‘freshman class’- one of the race teams that helped us enter the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series nine years ago. Clint Bowyer has been a valuable member of the Toyota Racing family for the past four years, and we will continue to support him, and the rest of the MWR team through the end of the 2015 seas...2015
  • • David Ragan's Darlington Paint Scheme To Honor Father Ken Ragan/ No. 55 Aaron's Dream Machine Bristol Preview
    David Ragan’s Aaron’s Dream Machine will carry a familiar paint scheme when it races in the 66th Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 6. The No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota will sport a paint scheme similar to cars driven by David’s father Ken Ragan when he drove in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. “My Dad and guys like my Dad put a lot of heart and soul in this sport back in the 1970s an...2015
  • • Clint Bowyer No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Michigan II Preview
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to the Irish Hills surrounding Michigan International Speedway this weekend and Clint Bowyer certainly hopes it’s a lucky place for him. The driver of the No.15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota is currently in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup after last weekend’s sixth-place finish at Watkins Glen. He is 16th in the 16-person field, one point out of 15th and 23 points o...2015

Top Michael Waltrip Racing news

  • • Clint Bowyer blasts NASCAR after nasty Daytona qualifying wreck
    Clint Bowyer's day is ruined when his No. 15 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota plows into the back of Reed Sorenson's car during Daytona 500 knockout qualifying. But Bowyer blames mostly NASCAR for the way the qualifying was set up in the first place....2015
  • • Often demanding Danica Patrick adjusting to new crew chief Billy Scott
    Over her three full seasons in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Danica Patrick has been known to occasionally not mince words with her crew chiefs.Last summer at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, for example, Patrick was outspoken about her dislike for some of the changes that then-crew chief Daniel Knost made to her car prior to qualifying."You learn with every mistake and we know not to do that and was...2016
  • • Vickers grateful to be back after being told 'it's not looking good'
    Over the past couple months, Brian Vickers has spoken more than once about his excitement for returning to the No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota. But when Vickers -- who missed the season's first two races while recovering from offseason heart surgery -- actually strapped in his race car on Friday afternoon at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, it felt different....2015
  • • From the beginning: Look back through the years at the history of MWR
    With Wednesday morning's news that Michael Waltrip Racing will no longer field full-time Sprint Cup Series teams after the 2015 season, we look back at the relatively short history of MWR. In 2006, MWR was introduced as one of the three teams to lead Toyota's entry into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. MWR's original drivers were Dale Jarrett, David Reutimann and Waltrip himself....2015
  • • Is Michael Waltrip Racing poised to switch from Toyota to Chevy?
    David Wilson, president and general manager of TRD, U.S.A., Toyota's racing division, says Michael Waltrip Racing has yet to confirm which manufacturer it will align with for the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season. MWR has been with Toyota since 2007, but is rumored to be considering a switch in manufacturers to Chevrolet....2015
  • • Super sub: Brett Moffitt finishes eighth for Michael Waltrip Racing
    Brett Moffitt fights back tears when he climbs from the No. 55 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing after finishing eighth in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway....2015
  • • Clint Bowyer relieved to snare Chase spot in final season with MWR
    For Clint Bowyer, Saturday night's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway was much more than just another race. Sure, there was a Chase berth on the line, but Bowyer knew it was an opportunity to reward all of the employees at Michael Waltrip Racing. With the team shutting down at the end of the season, Bowyer took to Twitter prior to the race to say the more than 200 MWR emplo...2015
  • • David Ragan to drive Michael Waltrip Racing No. 55 for remainder of 2015
    David Ragan has been named the driver of the No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota starting May 9 at Kansas Speedway, the team announced early Tuesday morning. Ragan has served as the substitute driver for Kyle Busch at Joe Gibbs Racing since the second race of the season at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Now, the 29-year-old will move over to MWR to fill in for the team's regular driver, Brian Vickers. "...2015
  • • David Ragan to drive Michael Waltrip Racing No. 55 for remainder of 2015
    Michael Waltrip Racing has named David Ragan as the driver of the No. 55 Toyota for the remainder of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season starting May 9 at Kansas Speedway. Ragan had been serving as a substitute driver for Kyle Busch at Joe Gibbs Racing. ...2015
  • • Michael Waltrip Racing letting Bowyer walk, won't field full-time team in 2016
    Michael Waltrip Racing's run in NASCAR is all but over, with the team announcing Wednesday morning that it will not field a full-time car in 2016. In addition, MWR driver Clint Bowyer has been granted a release from the team and is free to sign wherever he wants for next year. Bowyer and David Ragan, who is unsigned for 2016, will finish out the season at MWR....2015
  • • Michael Waltrip Racing expects Brian Vickers to return from latest medical setback
    Michael Waltrip Racing driver Brian Vickers has been forced to step out of the No. 55 Toyota once again due to blood clot issues, but team executives fully expect the veteran driver to overcome this latest medical setback. ...2015
  • • Michael Waltrip to attempt to make 30th straight Daytona 500 start
    Michael Waltrip will attempt to make his 30th consecutive Daytona 500 start with the 58th running of The Great American Race on Feb. 21.Waltrip, who won the 500 in 2001 and 2003 with Dale Earnhardt Inc., announced on Twitter that he will compete at Daytona for BK Racing.Waltrip, a FOX NASCAR analyst and winner of four Sprint Cup Series races in 781 starts, is making a cameo appearance for the smal...2016
  • • Gordon, Bowyer collide in New Hampshire garage during practice
    Midway through Saturday morning's first of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practices at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon had contact in the garage.   Gordon, who qualified a disappointing 23rd in his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, was backing out of his garage at around 10:30 a.m. when Bowyer was pulling in.   As Gordon's car came out, Bowyer had nowhere to go and th...2015
  • • Brian Vickers to miss start of 2015 season due to health issues
    Michael Waltrip Racing announced Monday afternoon that driver Brian Vickers will miss the start of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season due to heart-related health issues. ...2014

Michael Waltrip Racing fantasy rankings and news

  • • Fantasy Fast Trax: Homestead Finale Frenzy
    2015
  • • Fantasy Fast Trax: ‘Dega Decisions
    Photo credit: HHP/Garry Eller Posted by Matt Lovisa – follow on Twitter @mattlovisa October 21, 2015 Talladega Superspeedway – CampingWorld.com 500 Here is a look ahead to the action on the track in both DraftKings and Yahoo fantasy formats. DraftKings drivers to target Photo credit: HHP, Rusty Jarrett Kevin Harvick, #4: Harvick, again? Yes, this is starting to get ridiculous. Who is the only d...2015

Michael Waltrip Racing schedule, game

  • • Fryer: Martin Truex Jr. appreciates every aspect of his time on top
    2017
  • • Bowyer Files $2.223 Million Lawsuit Against HScott Motorsports
    ESPN.com has reported that NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer has sued his former team, HScott Motorsports, for $2.223 million. Per a suit filed November 21 in North Carolina Superior Court, Bowyer claims HScott failed to make scheduled payments due to him on October 20 and November 20, totaling $1.2 million. The filing also alleges that the team failed to pay an additional $1 million from sponsorship, wh...2016
  • • Bowyer Files $2.223 million Lawsuit Against HScott Motorsports
    ESPN.com has reported that NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer has sued his former team, HScott Motorsports, for $2.223 million. Per a suit filed November 21 in North Carolina Superior Court, Bowyer claims HScott failed to make scheduled payments due to him on October 20 and November 20, totaling $1.2 million. The filing also alleges that the team failed to pay an additional $1 million from sponsorship, wh...2016
  • • Clint Bowyer's year in NASCAR purgatory coming to a close
    2016
  • • Martin Truex Jr. goes from journeyman to NASCAR championship favorite
    CONCORD, N.C. — Martin Truex Jr. spent almost a decade trying to climb his way into NASCAR’s top tier. He didn’t win races, never led many laps, wasn’t considered an elite driver capable of winning championships. Then suddenly, it clicked. Truex has transformed over the last two seasons from a journeyman driver into a legitimate title contender. Some might even say he’s the favorite to win this ye...2016
  • • Throwback Thursday: 2013 Richmond race left long-lasting 'itch' on NASCAR
    It's exceedingly rare when a single race winds up changing the course of the sport, but that's exactly what happened at the end of the night at Richmond International Raceway three years ago.Clint Bowyer was in the closing laps at Richmond in September 2013 when a voice came on his radio, telling him Ryan Newman was going to win.Shortly thereafter, Brian Pattie, then Bowyer's crew chief at Michael...2016
  • • Clint Bowyer's Richmond 'itch' resulted in severe consequences
    2016
  • • NSCS: Vickers’ Racing Schedule Not Set in Stone, but Glad to be Racing
    “I may not be on the track for six months or ever,” was a thought that crossed Brian Vickers’ mind several times over the past six years as he battled blood clots, but an opportunity to drive for the injured Tony Stewart this year has put him back in a competitive race car. Vickers is a three-time Sprint Cup Series winner, but has been out of a full-time ride since the end of 2014. Vickers was sch...2016
  • • BK Racing driver lineup set with David Ragan, Matt DiBenedetto
    BK Racing's 2016 driver lineup for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is set, with veteran David Ragan joining the organization as driver of the No. 23 Toyota and Matt DiBenedetto returning to pilot the No. 83 Toyota.Ragan joins BK Racing after a tumultuous 2015 season in which he drove for Front Row Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing before finishing out the year with now-defunct Michael Waltrip Racing. ...2016
  • • NSCS/NXS: Roush Fenway Racing Confirms 2016 Crew Chief Line-Up
    Plans continue to fall in shape for the upcoming race season as Roush Fenway Racing has confirmed their line-up, as per the latest article at Motorsport.com. Roush Fenway Racing veteran Bob Osborne will head over to Front Row Motorsports to work with Chris Buescher, as Buescher is set to run the full schedule for the organization. The 41-year-old last season with Trevor Bayne, after enjoying previ...2016

Michael Waltrip Racing rumors, scandals

  • • Fryer: Martin Truex Jr. appreciates every aspect of his time on top
    2017
  • • The Magic Keeps Building For Martin Truex Jr.
    2017
  • • Return of Long Provides Cup Garage with Much-Needed Throwback
    2017
  • • Martin Truex Jr. goes from journeyman to NASCAR championship favorite
    2016
  • • David Ragan, wife Jacquelyn reveal gender of second child
    2015
  • • NASCAR penalty against Bowyer, Michael Waltrip Racing upheld
    2015
  • • Michael Waltrip Racing shutting doors, Clint Bowyer free of contract
    Michael Waltrip Racing will stop running cars full time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the end of the 2015 season leaving drivers Clint Bowyer, David Ragan and 200 employees scrambling for jobs.  The announcement came Wednesday morning after weeks of speculation following co-owner Rob Kaufman’s purchase into Chip Ganassi Racing.  “I want to […]...2015

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