Daytona 500: 44 Days and Counting
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 12:14pm UTC
By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Published on Thunder Lounge.
Michael Waltrip
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2007 Stats
- Organization: Michael Waltrip Racing
- Car Number: 55
- Crew Chief: Buddy Sisco
- Sponsor: NAPA
- Points: 44th :: 1149 :: -5574
- Starts: 14
- Poles: 1
- Wins: 0
- Top 5′s: 0
- Top 10′s: 2
- Winnings: $1,461,080
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2008 Preview
- Organization: Michael Waltrip Racing
- Car Number: 55
- Crew Chief: Paul Andrews
- Sponsor: NAPA
The 2007 season started out as a complete nightmare for the newly formed Michael Waltrip Racing with a fuel additive scandal at Daytona that saw people suspended indefinitely (both were back to competition by mid-season). To make matters worse, Michael had a personal vehicle accident that was spun into more than it seemed to be.
However, things weren’t all sour grapes for Michael. He ended the season with two Top-10′s, as well as earning a pole. The second half, or last third if you will, of the season saw marked improvement at MWR across the board.
With 2008 closing in fast, look for further performance improvements out of Michael Waltrip Racing and Toyota as well. Toyota’s addition of Joe Gibbs Racing can only stand to strengthen the overall brand, provided JGR plays by Toyota’s rules of sharing information between teams regardless of Owner.
Similar to the strategies behind multi-car teams, Toyota takes it a step further to share information across all of its teams under the Toyota umbrella.
Note: information is accurate as of date published. Check Thunder Lounge for additional updates and information.
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Filed Under: Drivers, Michael Waltrip, Michael Waltrip Racing #55, Nascar, Nextel Cup
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