Darrell Waltrip

About Darrell Waltrip

Three-time Winston Cup champion, he retired as one of the top five all-time pole position leaders.

Darrell Lee Waltrip is an American motorsport analyst, author, former national television presenter and vintage car driver. He raced from 1972 to 2000 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series before, most notably driving the No. 17 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Waltrip is a three-time Cup Series champion. Posting a modern NASCAR chain record of 22 top finishers in 1983 and 21 top five finishes in 1981 and 1986, Waltrip won 84 NASCAR Cup Series races, including the 1989 Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 annual and a track and series record for any driver at Bristol Motor Speedway with 12. Those wins put him alongside Bobby Allison in fourth place on NASCAR's all-time list of Cup Series Winners and put him second behind Jeff Gordon for most modern-day wins. By NASCAR. He was second for the all-time pole position with 59, including the all-time best position with 35 on the short track and eight on the long road.

Born	Darrell Lee Waltrip, February 05, 1947, Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
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, 1970, 1973 Fairgrounds Speedway Track Champion

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Trivia

In his final race, he drove the 'Tim Flock Special' white Monte Carlo, and donated his winnings from the race to help the ailing legend's medical expenses.

Darrell Waltrip before fame

For long of the 1970s, he was one of NASCAR's favorite villains - and he still managed to get an endorsement out of it.

Achievement of Darrell Waltrip

In his final race, he drove the 'Tim Flock Special' white Monte Carlo, and donated his winnings from the race to help the ailing legend's medical expenses.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$25 Million

Darrell Waltrip family life

With his wife Stephanie Rader, he had two children.

Associations of Darrell Waltrip

Following Cale Yarborough's three consecutive titles in the late 1970s, he dominated the Winston Cup.

Darrell Waltrip Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	185 cm
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