Darrell Waltrip is a three time Cup Series Champion who became the first “total package” driver in NASCAR bringing in every aspect of personality required to become the face of the sport.
Waltrip is a Motorsports Hall of Fame of American inductee and he was included to the list in 2003. In 2012, he was selected to join the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Waltrip has worked as a NASCAR driver and as an analyst on Fox Sports. He is an author and a track design consultant, his most prominent work is in the Nashville Superspeedway and the Kentucky Motor Speedway.
Darrell Watrip is the older brother of Michael Waltrip. He started his broadcasting career in 2001, immediately after hanging his mantle in NASCAR. Waltrip was a promoter of driver safety and he tried to mandate the use of Head and Neck restraints. His legacy in the sport is much more than a driver.
Darrell Waltrip Wins
Darrell Waltrip has 84 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series. He is tied with Bobby Allison for fourth place in the list of drivers with most wins in NASCAR. Waltrip has won the Coca-Cola 600 a record five times. He has set many records when it came to winning at the top level of stock car racing. He has the track and series record of 12 wins at the Bristol Motor Speedway, which includes consecutive wins from 1981 to 1984.
Darrell Waltrip won his first race at the 1975 Music City USA 420 while racing for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports. He claimed 12 victories in his first championship winning season in 1981.
His ground-breaking dominance continued in the next season with 13 victories before he won his second championship in the 1982 Cup Series. Waltrip achieved his last Cup Series victory at the “Crown Jewel” race, the 1992 Southern 500.
Darrell Waltrip Top-10s
Darrell Waltrip participated in 809 races over the years achieving 390 Top-10s in 29 years of his career. He claimed the modern NASCAR record of getting 22 Top-5 finishes in 1983 and 21 finishes in 1981 and 1986 seasons.
He has secured 271 Top-5s and ranks 5th on the list of most pole-positions with 59 poles. His first top-10 finish came in one of his part-time seasons. Waltrip placed 8th in the 1972 Ambetter Health 400. He achieved 13 Top-10 finishes in his first championship winning season. Darrell Waltrip’s last Top-10 finish was at the 1998 Pocono Organics CBD 325.
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FAQ's On Darrell Waltrip Wins
A. Michael Waltrip has four Cup Series victories.
A. Darrell Waltrip has secured 84 victories in the NASCAR Cup Series.
A. Darrell Waltrip stopped racing in the year 2000.
A. Yes, Darrell Waltrip was the winner of the 1989 Daytona 500.
A. Yes, Darrell Waltrip used to own the Darrell Waltrip Motorsports team.
