Darrell Waltrip

Darrell Waltrip

Darrell Lee Waltrip is an American motorsports analyst, author as well as a former national television broadcaster and stock car driver. He raced from 1972 to 2000 in the NASCAR Cup Series, most notably driving the No. 11 Chevrolet for Junior Johnson. Waltrip is a three-time Cup Series champion. Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history, Waltrip won 84 NASCAR Cup Series races throughout his career, including the 1989 Daytona 500, a record five in the Coca-Cola 600, and a track and Cup Series record for any driver at Bristol Motor Speedway with twelve. He is fifth on NASCAR's all-time wins list in the Cup Series, one behind Bobby Allison. In the modern era of NASCAR, only Jeff Gordon won more races than Waltrip. He is ranked fifth for all-time pole positions with 59, including all-time modern era highs with 35 on short tracks and eight on road courses.

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• Entity:  Nascar Driver

• Born:  Darrell Lee Waltrip, February 05, 1947, Owensboro, Kentucky, U.s.
• Age:  79 Years
• Achievements:  1981, 1982, 1985 Winston Cup Series Champion, 1989 Daytona 500 Winner, 1992 Southern 500 Winner, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1989 Coca-Cola 600 Winner, 1977, 1982 Winston 500 Winner, 1985 The Winston Winner (Inaugural Race), 1981 Busch Clash Winner, 1976 Snowball Derby Winner, 1987 All American 400 Winner, 1986, 1987 World Crown 300 Winner, 1970, 1973 Fairgrounds Speedway Track Champion
• Awards:  1989, 1990 Winston Cup Series Most Popular Driver, Named One Of Nascar's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), International Motorsports Hall Of Fame (2005), Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America (2003), Nascar Hall Of Fame (2012), Fairgrounds Speedway Hall Of Fame (2001), Named One Of Nascar's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
• Born:  05 February 1947
• Wikidata description:  American Racing Driver
• Wikidata label:  Darrell Waltrip
• Wikidata aliases:  Darrell Waltrip, Darrell Lee Waltrip, Jaws

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