Michael Waltrip News

A person familiar with the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons and John Kuester are nearing an agreement to make him their coach.

It is always hard to step away from something that one enjoys so much, but for Michael Waltrip, the time has come.

Waltrip to scale back to make room for Truex JENNA FRYER : AP AUTO RACING WRITER Jul 7, 2009 With four wins over 25 seasons, Michael Waltrip isn't foolish enough to believe his driving record will ever earn him a spot in NASCAR's Hall of Fame.

It's common that fans of NASCAR are typically fans of country music and Rodney Atkins discovered the connection first hand when spending "a day in the life" with NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip for today's premiere of "Drafting Partners" on GAC.

I once compared him to an old family dog. Everyone in the family loves him. He doesn't do any cool tricks, but he doesn't chew up your shoes either.

The Frontstretch: Michael Waltrip: Motorsports Motormouth Finally Focusing Full-Time on Owner Role For 2010 by Vito Pugliese -- Wednesday July 8, 2009 While the majority of news media yesterday were trained on the Michael Jackson memorial, there was another announcement being made on the opposite side of the country in Cornelius, N.C., at Michael ...

Eds: APNewsNow. By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CORNELIUS, N.C. Two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip is scaling back his schedule to make room for Martin Truex Jr.

The 2009 Coke Zero 400 looked very similar to another race at the Daytona International Raceway, nine years earlier.

The midway point came after the second caution of the race because the No. 09 car of John Wes Townley stalled on the track.

We are so childish. Still...pretty hilar. Congats fellas! Posted On: Thursday, Jul.

Let's go Saturday night racing boys and girls....It's Daytona - home of the big one! Saturday July 4th at 8pm ET TV coverage starts at 6:30 ~ Fire up those engines and let the fireworks begin.

With 51 laps to go, New Hampshire Motor Speedway became the largest casino in the sports world yesterday.

It appears Martin Truex Jr. could possibly be hired to replace owner/driver Michael Waltrip at Michael Waltrip Racing.

Robby Gordon and Michael Waltrip are two of NASCAR's memorable drivers. Gordon for his take no prisoners attitude and driving style.

The Sutters may be the first family of hockey in Alberta, but they're hardly the first family of sport, let alone the first family to run a franchise.

Dale Jarrett, John Andretti, Kenny Wallace, Brian Vickers race way into Sunday's Daytona 500 field.

Back in the early 1950's a family that everyone loved, came on to the NASCAR scene and started an organization that would dominate for years to come.

NASCAR pioneer Ned Jarrett was on hand for a tour of the nearly completed NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday as part of a ceremony in which the Hall recognized the 60th anniversary of the series' first stock-car race.

Kyle Busch poses with Sam Bass, right, the artist who painted the guitar that Busch accepted and then smashed after the Federated Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Series race.

Since day one of his NASCAR career, Tony Stewart has been doing what they said couldn't be done.