Michael Waltrip Racing
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Races competed | Total: 1,142 Sprint Cup Series: 779 Nationwide Series: 355 Craftsman Truck Series: 8 |
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Drivers' Championships | Total: 0 Sprint Cup Series: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Craftsman Truck Series: 0 |
Race victories | Total: 12 Sprint Cup Series: 7 Nationwide Series: 5 Craftsman Truck Series: 0 |
Pole positions | Total: 24 Sprint Cup Series: 14 Nationwide Series: 10 Craftsman Truck Series: 0 |
Michael Waltrip Racing Holdings LLC, doing business as Michael Waltrip Racing ("MWR"), was an American professional
The team last fielded the No. 15 Toyota Camry for Clint Bowyer and the No. 55 Camry for David Ragan. Brian Vickers would normally drive the No. 55, but repeated health problems including blood clotting forced him out for much of 2015. Development driver Brett Moffitt and team owner Waltrip also competed in the car.
History
Michael Waltrip Racing began racing in the
After that, MWR fielded one Cup Series car, the No. 00, on an intermittent basis through 2005. In 2006, MWR, in partnership with
In 2006, MWR signed an agreement with Toyota to field multiple Toyota Camrys in the Nextel Cup Series for 2007.[4] Waltrip was then able to add a third car driven by Dale Jarrett to his team for 2007, along with new sponsors.[5]
However, the MWR team had a disastrous season. In February, Waltrip's teams were disallowed from their starting spots in the
After the season, an ugly controversy emerged with
For 2008, MWR once again added
In 2013, controversy arose in the
After shutting down, MWR was embroiled in an ugly lawsuit with former tire changer Brandon Hopkins who sued the team for wrongful firing, defamation, and interference with finding work at another team. MWR counterclaimed that Hopkins stole pit road guns which was the cause of the firing. The suit was settled out of court in November, 2017.
Sprint Cup Series
Car No. 00 history
- Part Time (2002-2006)
The first race for the No. 00 was at the
In
- David Reutimann (2007-2008)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Mikey_and_Reutimann_on_pit_road_July_2008_Daytona.jpg/220px-Mikey_and_Reutimann_on_pit_road_July_2008_Daytona.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/David_Reutimann_2008_Aarons_Toyota_Camry.jpg/220px-David_Reutimann_2008_Aarons_Toyota_Camry.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/MichaelMcDowellTexas2007CrashResult.jpg/220px-MichaelMcDowellTexas2007CrashResult.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/MichaelMcDowellCrashComposite.jpg/220px-MichaelMcDowellCrashComposite.jpg)
- Michael McDowell (2008)
Reutimann opened 2008 in the No. 00 with backing from
- David Reutimann (2009-2011)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/David_Reutimann_Pocono_2011.jpg/220px-David_Reutimann_Pocono_2011.jpg)
In 2009, the No. 00 was once again driven by Reutimann with an
For 2010, Reutimann and the No. 00 team returned with minimal changes. On July 10, they won the
For 2012, the No. 00 was renumbered to 55 in honor of Aaron's founding in 1955.
Car No. 00 results
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts |
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2002 | Jerry Nadeau | 00 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS
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ATL
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DAR
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BRI | TEX
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MAR
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TAL | CAL
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RCH
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CLT | DOV | POC
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MCH
|
SON
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DAY
|
CHI 37 |
NHA
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POC
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IND | GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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DAR
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RCH
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NHA
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DOV
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KAN
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TAL | CLT | MAR
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82nd | 37 | ||||
Buckshot Jones | ATL DNQ |
CAR
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PHO
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HOM
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2003 | DAY | CAR | LVS
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ATL
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DAR | BRI | TEX
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TAL
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MAR
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CAL
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RCH
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CLT | DOV
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POC
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MCH
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SON
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DAY
|
CHI
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NHA
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POC
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IND | GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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DAR
|
RCH
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NHA
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DOV
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TAL 40 |
KAN
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CLT
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MAR
|
ATL DNQ |
PHO
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CAR
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49th | 559 | ||||
Mike Skinner | HOM 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Kenny Wallace | DAY | CAR | LVS
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ATL
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DAR
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BRI | TEX
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MAR
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TAL 37 |
CAL
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RCH
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CLT | DOV
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POC
|
MCH
|
SON
|
DAY DNQ |
CHI
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NHA
|
POC
|
IND 34 |
GLN
|
MCH DNQ |
BRI 25 |
CAL
|
RCH
|
NHA
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DOV
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TAL 32 |
KAN
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CLT
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MAR | ATL DNQ |
PHO
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DAR
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HOM 22 |
50th | 365 | ||
2005 | DAY 40 |
CAL
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LVS
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ATL
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BRI | MAR
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TEX
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PHO
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TAL DNQ |
DAR 27 |
RCH
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CLT | DOV
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POC
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MCH | SON
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DAY | CHI
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NHA
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POC
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IND DNQ |
GLN
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52nd | 376 | |||||||||||||||||
Johnny Benson
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MCH 42 |
BRI 43 |
CAL
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RCH
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NHA | DOV
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TAL
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KAN
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David Reutimann | CLT 22 |
MAR
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ATL
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TEX | PHO
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HOM
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2006 | Bill Elliott | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH
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SON
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DAY | CHI 35 |
NHA 32 |
POC
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IND 22 |
GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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CAL 42 |
RCH
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NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL
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TEX | PHO | HOM 25 |
47th | 465 | ||
2007 | David Reutimann | Toyota | DAY 40 |
CAL 33 |
LVS DNQ |
ATL 40 |
BRI DNQ |
MAR 33 |
TEX DNQ |
PHO 32 |
TAL 32 |
RCH 29 |
DAR 33 |
CLT DNQ |
DOV DNQ |
POC 38 |
MCH 15 |
NHA 38 |
DAY 26 |
CHI 43 |
IND 38 |
POC 41 |
MCH 23 |
BRI DNQ |
CAL 32 |
RCH 13 |
NHA 26 |
DOV 18 |
KAN 31 |
TAL 22 |
CLT 29 |
MAR 17 |
ATL DNQ |
TEX 43 |
PHO DNQ |
HOM 25 |
39th | 2287 | |||
P. J. Jones | SON 12 |
GLN 25 |
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2008 | David Reutimann | DAY 18 |
CAL 23 |
LVS 37 |
ATL 20 |
BRI 20 |
36th | 2992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael McDowell | MAR 26 |
TEX 33 |
PHO 34 |
TAL 26 |
RCH 40 |
DAR 28 |
CLT 32 |
DOV 30 |
POC 27 |
MCH 37 |
SON 21 |
NHA 42 |
DAY 25 |
CHI 43 |
IND 34 |
POC 24 |
GLN 25 |
RCH 20 |
NHA 27 |
DOV 29 |
KAN DNQ |
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Mike Skinner | MCH 35 |
BRI 28 |
CAL 35 |
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Kenny Wallace | TAL 12 |
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A. J. Allmendinger | CLT 43 |
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Mike Bliss | MAR 39 |
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Marcos Ambrose | 47 | ATL 29 |
TEX 21 |
PHO 18 |
HOM 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | David Reutimann | 00 | DAY 12 |
CAL 14 |
LVS 4 |
ATL 32 |
BRI 12 |
MAR 20 |
TEX 11 |
PHO 8 |
TAL 26 |
RCH 28 |
DAR 29 |
CLT 1 |
DOV 18 |
POC 3 |
MCH 19 |
SON 31 |
NHA 4 |
DAY 36 |
CHI 12 |
IND 8 |
POC 29 |
GLN 25 |
MCH 9 |
BRI 17 |
ATL 4 |
RCH 20 |
NHA 12 |
DOV 21 |
KAN 8 |
CAL 18 |
CLT 15 |
MAR 16 |
TAL 26 |
TEX 16 |
PHO 10 |
HOM 15 |
16th | 4221 | |
2010 | DAY 5 |
CAL 15 |
LVS 13 |
ATL 40 |
BRI 38 |
MAR 28 |
PHO 20 |
TEX 37 |
TAL 14 |
RCH 15 |
DAR 11 |
DOV 5 |
CLT 5 |
POC 15 |
MCH 18 |
SON 20 |
NHA 15 |
DAY 11 |
CHI 1 |
IND 28 |
POC 17 |
GLN 23 |
MCH 16 |
BRI 2 |
ATL 16 |
RCH 19 |
NHA 7 |
DOV 35 |
KAN 35 |
CAL 10 |
CLT 9 |
MAR 27 |
TAL 4 |
TEX 15 |
PHO 26 |
HOM 38 |
18th | 4024 | |||
2011 | DAY 30 |
PHO 29 |
LVS 13 |
BRI 30 |
CAL 19 |
MAR 15 |
TEX 29 |
TAL 14 |
RCH 31 |
DAR 16 |
DOV 15 |
CLT 9 |
KAN 22 |
POC 13 |
MCH 35 |
SON 24 |
DAY 25 |
KEN 2 |
NHA 19 |
IND 36 |
POC 24 |
GLN 29 |
MCH 18 |
BRI 36 |
ATL 31 |
RCH 26 |
CHI 32 |
NHA 28 |
DOV 13 |
KAN 35 |
CLT 26 |
TAL 13 |
MAR 20 |
TEX 22 |
PHO 7 |
HOM 18 |
28th | 757 |
Car No. 15 history
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Clint_Bowyer_Las_Vegas_2012.jpg/220px-Clint_Bowyer_Las_Vegas_2012.jpg)
- Part Time (2010-2011)
The 15 began as the No. 51 because Michael Waltrip's move away from full-time driving, the team began fielding a fourth car for him in selected races in 2010. Instead of continuing to use the No. 55, Waltrip decided to go with the No. 51, which is the inverse of the No. 15, which is the car that Waltrip drove for
In 2011, the car was renumbered as the No. 15, with Waltrip driving the car at Daytona and Talladega. Waltrip also attempted to qualify for the first ever Cup race at Kentucky (Waltrip's home track), but qualifying was rained out and the No. 15 was too low in points to make the field.
- Clint Bowyer (2012-2015)
The No. 15 ran full-time in the Sprint Cup in 2012 as
Bowyer and MWR struggled more to find speed in both 2014 and 2015, failing to win any races nor contend for a championship. Bowyer and MWR parted ways after the season ended with MWR not fielding full-time teams in 2016.
Car No. 15 results
Car No. 44 history
- Dale Jarrett (2007-2008)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/DaleJarrettsLastRideSalute.jpg/220px-DaleJarrettsLastRideSalute.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/DaleJarrett2007Texas.jpg/220px-DaleJarrett2007Texas.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Dale_Jarrett_2008_UPS_Toyota_Camry.jpg/220px-Dale_Jarrett_2008_UPS_Toyota_Camry.jpg)
1999 series champion
Jarrett was forced to use all five of his provisionals at the start of the season, starting at Daytona mainly because Michael Waltrip Racing was penalized by NASCAR for an illegal fuel additive during Speedweeks and the penalties knocked Jarrett, Michael Waltrip and David Reutimann out of the top 35 in owner points-the safety net for qualifying regardless of rain and cancellations of qualifying.
Jarrett started 43rd in the Daytona 500 and finished 22nd. Jarrett used his last champion's provisional at the Spring Talladega race, Aaron's 499. For the rest of 2007, Jarrett had to get into that weekend's race on time. Like the other two teams, Jarrett struggled, failing to qualify for twelve races and not scoring a single pole or top 10 finish, leading to a dismal 41st-place points finish.
During an interview on
In 2008, Jarrett planned to run the first five races and the All Star Race before retiring from
- David Reutimann (2008)
For the rest of the 2008 season, David Reutimann moved over from the 00 Aaron's Dream Machine to pilot the 44 car. David had four top 10s in his entire season, including a pole at the season finale Ford 400.
Car No. 44 results
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts |
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2007 | Dale Jarrett | 44 | Toyota | DAY 22 |
CAL 32 |
LVS 33 |
ATL 36 |
BRI 42 |
MAR 28 |
TEX 30 |
PHO 29 |
TAL 40 |
RCH DNQ |
DAR DNQ |
CLT 40 |
DOV 43 |
POC DNQ |
MCH DNQ |
SON 26 |
NHA DNQ |
DAY 27 |
CHI DNQ |
IND DNQ |
POC 42 |
GLN 29 |
MCH DNQ |
BRI 34 |
CAL DNQ |
RCH 31 |
NHA DNQ |
DOV 41 |
KAN 26 |
TAL 41 |
CLT DNQ |
MAR 30 |
ATL 19 |
TEX 38 |
PHO DNQ |
HOM 17 |
40th | 1878 |
2008 | DAY 16 |
CAL 33 |
LVS 39 |
ATL 26 |
BRI 37 |
26th | 3303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Reutimann | MAR 39 |
TEX 41 |
PHO 18 |
TAL 20 |
RCH 22 |
DAR 19 |
CLT 10 |
DOV 27 |
POC 19 |
MCH 35 |
SON 40 |
NHA 19 |
DAY 21 |
CHI 14 |
IND 30 |
POC 30 |
GLN 33 |
MCH 14 |
BRI 25 |
CAL 9 |
RCH 9* |
NHA 15 |
DOV 17 |
KAN 19 |
TAL 37 |
CLT 32 |
MAR 24 |
ATL 28 |
TEX 10 |
PHO 25 |
HOM 20 |
Car No. 55 history
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/MarlinWaltrip2006.jpg/220px-MarlinWaltrip2006.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/MichaelWaltrip2006Car.jpg/220px-MichaelWaltrip2006Car.jpg)
- Michael Waltrip (2006-2009)
Michael Waltrip formed an alliance with
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Michael_Waltrip_2008_Napa_Toyota_Camry.jpg/220px-Michael_Waltrip_2008_Napa_Toyota_Camry.jpg)
Waltrip took his Bill Davis points to his own then-new Toyota Camry team for the 2007 season with sponsor
Waltrip continued to run the No. 55 during 2008 and 2009. The car qualified in the Top 35 in owner points for 2008, and Waltrip recorded his best finish as a Sprint Cup owner with a second place in the 2008 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 in June. In 2009, Waltrip started the season with a seventh-place finish in the 2009 Daytona 500. However, because Waltrip consistently qualified and finished behind both his teammate Reutimann and MWR satellite driver Marcos Ambrose during the first half of 2009, he began to discuss retirement as a driver, stating that, as his team's owner, he would make himself retire as a driver if he was no longer competitive.[6]
- Prism Motorsports (2010)
In 2010,
- Mark Martin and Brian Vickers (2012-2013)
The No. 55 returned in 2012 with
In 2013, the No. 55 was again split. This time Waltrip would race 3 times under the No. 55 team, Martin would race 24 more times, and Vickers would race 9 times. In 2013, the No. 55 got its third NASCAR Sprint Cup victory at Loudon with Vickers driving. In the final laps, Vickers stole the lead from Tony Stewart and after a debris caution fought Stewart for the lead, ending with Stewart running out of gas in turn 3 just before the white flag; locking up the victory for Vickers. On August 13, it was announced that Vickers would run the No. 55 full-time in 2014 and 2015.[23]
In early August, Tony Stewart broke his leg in a sprint car accident. It was determined that he would miss the rest of the year. Martin was hired to replace Stewart for most of the rest of the season except Talladega. Michael Waltrip Racing ultimately agreed to release Martin from the rest of his deal and give the No. 55 over to Vickers early (except for Talladega, where Waltrip was going to drive the car). However, blood clots discovered in Vickers' leg after the Charlotte race ended his season, necessitating the team to hire Elliott Sadler to drive the car for the remaining four races of the year.[24]
- Brian Vickers (2014-2015)
Vickers returned from his medical issues in 2014, but missed the Chase in only his second full season since 2009.
Vickers missed the first two races of the 2015 season after off-season surgery to repair a patch placed over a hole in his heart. Vickers Team owner and race driver
- David Ragan (2015)
On April 24, it was announced that David Ragan would take over the No. 55 beginning at Kansas.[25] Ragan had several strong runs in the 55, with potential top 10 finishes at Sonoma, Bristol, Daytona, Pocono, Watkins Glen, Martinsville, and Charlotte, but fell victim to bad racing luck, with crashes or mechanical failures in many events. He was ultimately released and left for BK Racing when MWR closed its doors.
Car No. 55 results
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
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Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts | |||
2007 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | DAY 30 |
CAL DNQ |
LVS DNQ |
ATL DNQ |
BRI DNQ |
MAR DNQ |
TEX DNQ |
PHO DNQ |
TAL DNQ |
RCH DNQ |
DAR DNQ |
CLT DNQ |
DOV 28 |
POC DNQ |
MCH 10 |
NHA DNQ |
DAY DNQ |
CHI 30 |
POC 38 |
MCH 40 |
BRI 23 |
CAL 42 |
RCH DNQ |
NHA DNQ |
DOV 15 |
KAN 30 |
TAL 25 |
CLT 10 |
MAR 18 |
ATL 11 |
TEX DNQ |
PHO DNQ |
HOM DNQ |
41st | 1837 | ||||||
Terry Labonte | SON 35 |
IND 30 |
GLN 30 |
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2008 | Michael Waltrip | DAY 29 |
CAL 28 |
LVS 31 |
ATL 30 |
BRI 23 |
MAR 35 |
TEX 31 |
PHO 24 |
TAL 27 |
RCH 37 |
DAR 24 |
CLT 27 |
DOV 28 |
POC 37 |
MCH 23 |
SON 25 |
NHA 2 |
DAY 27 |
CHI 36 |
IND 43 |
POC 43 |
GLN 39 |
MCH 19 |
BRI 30 |
CAL 33 |
RCH 28 |
NHA 25 |
DOV 10 |
KAN 35 |
TAL 19 |
CLT 24 |
MAR 18 |
ATL 37 |
TEX 27 |
PHO 24 |
HOM 38 |
29th | 2889 | |||||
2009 | DAY 7 |
CAL 15 |
LVS 27 |
ATL 25 |
BRI 32 |
MAR 13 |
TEX 24 |
PHO 37 |
TAL 21 |
RCH 24 |
DAR 40 |
CLT 30 |
DOV 35 |
POC 17 |
MCH 30 |
NHA 24 |
DAY 37 |
CHI 20 |
IND 35 |
POC 31 |
MCH 27 |
BRI 31 |
ATL 32 |
RCH 32 |
NHA 27 |
DOV 36 |
KAN 38 |
CAL 17 |
CLT 32 |
MAR 30 |
TAL 7 |
TEX 23 |
PHO 36 |
HOM 30 |
32nd | 3033 | ||||||||
Patrick Carpentier | SON 11 |
GLN 33 |
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2012 | Mark Martin | 55 | Toyota | DAY 10 |
PHO 9 |
LVS 18 |
CAL 12 |
TEX 3 |
KAN 33 |
RCH 8 |
DAR 20 |
CLT 34 |
DOV 14 |
POC 2 |
MCH 29 |
IND 11 |
POC 12 |
MCH 35* |
ATL 10 |
RCH 3 |
CHI 14 |
DOV 3 |
CLT 6 |
KAN 24 |
MAR 7 |
TEX 29 |
PHO 10 |
HOM 16 |
15th | 1045 | ||||||||||||||
Brian Vickers | BRI 5 |
MAR 18 |
SON 4 |
NHA 15 |
GLN 43 |
BRI 4 |
NHA 9 |
MAR 8 |
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Michael Waltrip | TAL 19 |
KEN 30 |
DAY 9 |
TAL 25 |
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2013 | Mark Martin | DAY 3 |
PHO 21 |
LVS 14 |
CAL 37 |
TEX 14 |
KAN 9 |
RCH 38 |
DAR 25 |
CLT 34 |
DOV 9 |
POC 19 |
MCH 26 |
IND 23 |
POC 18 |
MCH 27 |
24th | 853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian Vickers | BRI 8 |
MAR 11 |
SON 13 |
KEN 31 |
NHA 1 |
GLN 32 |
BRI 4 |
ATL 10 |
RCH 24 |
CHI 38 |
NHA 7 |
DOV 12 |
KAN 32 |
CLT 25 |
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Michael Waltrip | TAL 4 |
DAY 5 |
TAL 32 |
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Elliott Sadler | MAR 25 |
TEX 19 |
PHO 25 |
HOM 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Brian Vickers | DAY 30 |
PHO 25 |
LVS 13 |
BRI 9 |
CAL 7 |
MAR 16 |
TEX 4 |
DAR 26 |
RCH 12 |
TAL 4 |
KAN 14 |
CLT 6 |
DOV 43 |
POC 19 |
MCH 42 |
SON 14 |
KEN 26 |
DAY 2 |
NHA 21 |
IND 19 |
POC 37 |
GLN 10 |
MCH 19 |
BRI 21 |
ATL 15 |
RCH 13 |
CHI 24 |
NHA 10 |
DOV 15 |
KAN 10 |
CLT 37 |
TAL 20 |
MAR 27 |
TEX 16 |
PHO 19 |
HOM 23 |
22nd | 921 | |||||
2015 | Michael Waltrip | DAY 26 |
TAL 36 |
28th | 667 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brett Moffitt | ATL 8 |
CAL 22 |
MAR 28 |
TEX 29 |
BRI 17 |
RCH 29 |
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Brian Vickers | LVS 15 |
PHO 41 |
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David Ragan | KAN 33 |
CLT 41 |
DOV 13 |
POC 23 |
MCH 35 |
SON 39 |
DAY 12 |
KEN 18 |
NHA 18 |
IND 21 |
POC 17 |
GLN 23 |
MCH 18 |
BRI 40 |
DAR 40 |
RCH 17 |
CHI 15 |
NHA 41 |
DOV 22 |
CLT 37 |
KAN 25 |
TAL 30 |
MAR 25 |
TEX 23 |
PHO 18 |
HOM 27 |
Car No. 56 history
- Martin Truex Jr. (2010-2013)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/2011_Martin_Truex%2C_Jr._accident_at_Martinsville_Speedway.jpg/220px-2011_Martin_Truex%2C_Jr._accident_at_Martinsville_Speedway.jpg)
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In 2010, Martin Truex Jr. replaced Waltrip as the driver for this team, renumbered as No. 56. The No. 56 team used the No. 55's owner's points for 2010. Truex would join Bowyer in qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2012. On June 23, 2013, Truex won the Toyota Save/Mart 350 at Sonoma by 8 seconds over Jeff Gordon, his 2nd career victory (breaking a 218-race winless streak as a driver stretching back to June 3rd, 2007), and the 7th as well as final victory for MWR in the Series. Truex also had initially joined Bowyer again in the 2013 Chase, but controversy arose in the final race before the Chase at Richmond, in which MWR was found to have deliberately manipulated the end of the race in order to allow Truex to hold off Ryan Newman for a Chase spot (see above). On September 9, NASCAR ejected Truex from the Chase and placed Newman in.[11] On September 19, NAPA announced that it will no longer sponsor the No. 56.[26] On October 14, it was announced that due to the lack of sponsorship or a driver, the car's points would be moved to a new research and development team starting in 2014, later named Identity Ventures Racing.[27] It was also announced three days later that Truex was picked up by Furniture Row Racing to takeover the No. 78 from the departing Kurt Busch.
Car No. 56 results
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
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Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts | |||
2010 | Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | Toyota | DAY 6 |
CAL 39 |
LVS 20 |
ATL 27 |
BRI 12 |
MAR 5 |
PHO 17 |
TEX 9 |
TAL 12 |
RCH 7 |
DAR 19 |
DOV 12 |
CLT 23 |
POC 25 |
MCH 17 |
SON 42 |
NHA 22 |
DAY 35 |
CHI 11 |
IND 26 |
POC 9 |
GLN 15 |
MCH 8 |
BRI 17 |
ATL 12 |
RCH 22 |
NHA 20 |
DOV 34 |
KAN 20 |
CAL 18 |
CLT 15 |
MAR 29 |
TAL 6 |
TEX 38 |
PHO 15 |
HOM 11 |
22nd | 3916 | |||
2011 | DAY 19 |
PHO 14 |
LVS 6 |
BRI 17 |
CAL 21 |
MAR 40 |
TEX 35 |
TAL 13 |
RCH 27 |
DAR 10 |
DOV 8 |
CLT 26 |
KAN 20 |
POC 10 |
MCH 26 |
SON 8 |
DAY 35 |
KEN 18 |
NHA 8 |
IND 24 |
POC 12 |
GLN 4 |
MCH 19 |
BRI 2 |
ATL 14 |
RCH 30 |
CHI 18 |
NHA 16 |
DOV 30 |
KAN 36 |
CLT 23 |
TAL 10 |
MAR 8 |
TEX 8 |
PHO 20 |
HOM 3 |
18th | 937 | ||||||
2012 | DAY 12 |
PHO 7 |
LVS 17 |
BRI 3 |
CAL 8 |
MAR 5 |
TEX 6 |
KAN 2* |
RCH 25 |
TAL 28 |
DAR 5 |
CLT 12 |
DOV 7 |
POC 20 |
MCH 12 |
SON 22 |
KEN 8 |
DAY 17 |
NHA 11 |
IND 8 |
POC 3 |
GLN 10 |
MCH 10 |
BRI 11 |
ATL 4 |
RCH 21 |
CHI 9 |
NHA 17 |
DOV 6 |
TAL 13 |
CLT 10 |
KAN 2 |
MAR 23 |
TEX 13 |
PHO 43 |
HOM 6 |
11th | 2299 | ||||||
2013 | DAY 24 |
PHO 36 |
LVS 8 |
BRI 12 |
CAL 18 |
MAR 40 |
TEX 2 |
KAN 4 |
RCH 17 |
TAL 7 |
DAR 12 |
CLT 9 |
DOV 38 |
POC 23 |
MCH 3 |
SON 1* |
KEN 7 |
DAY 41 |
NHA 16 |
IND 11 |
POC 15 |
GLN 3 |
MCH 16 |
BRI 35 |
ATL 3 |
RCH 7 |
CHI 18 |
NHA 10 |
DOV 15 |
KAN 19 |
CLT 22 |
TAL 8 |
MAR 16 |
TEX 14 |
PHO 8 |
HOM 4 |
16th | 998 |
Car No. 66 history
In 2009, MWR fielded a car for
In 2014, with no driver or sponsor lined up, the points from the former No. 56 car was transferred to Identity Ventures Racing, owned by Nat Hardwick and Jay Robinson, and the number was changed to 66. The car was fielded out of the MWR shop for select races for Michael Waltrip, Jeff Burton, and Brett Moffitt,[28][29][30][31] with Waltrip and Moffitt running select races with MWR support out of Robinson's shop. The other primary drivers were Joe Nemechek and Mike Wallace. Identity Ventures Racing folded after one season due to ownership issues, ending the satellite team.
Car No. 98 history
Michael Waltrip Racing began racing in the Winston Cup Series in 2002, making its debut at the 2002 Aaron's 499. The car was the No. 98 Aaron's Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Kenny Wallace. Wallace qualified 27th and finished 21st. Following that first race, Waltrip sold the No. 98 and its owner points to Innovative Motorsports.
In October 2015, MWR leased the owner points from the No. 98 of Premium Motorsports to field a car for Waltrip himself at the fall Talladega race. Premium is owned by Jay Robinson, who was a partner in MWR's research and development team the previous season.
Nationwide Series
Car No. 99 history
- Michael Waltrip (1996-2006)
Waltrip made his debut as a car owner in
In
Waltrip had sole driving duties in
- David Reutimann (2006-2008)
David Reutimann drove the No. 99 Aaron's
- Trevor Bayne (2009-2010)
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In 2009, the No. 99 Toyota carried split by Michael Waltrip with sponsorship from Aaron's and Best Western, Trevor Bayne, and Scott Speed with sponsorship from Red Bull Energy Drink. For 2010 the team was co-purchased by former Diamond Ridge Motorsports owner Gary Betchel to form Diamond-Waltrip Racing to field development driver Trevor Bayne in the No. 99 full-time for 2010, though they had limited sponsorship. Trevor Bayne left the team before the Kansas Speedway race in September. Martin Truex Jr. is the replacement driver for the rest of the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series. Also, the team fielded the No. 00 NAPA Auto Parts/OUT! Pet Care Toyota for Ryan Truex and Truex Jr. on a limited basis in 2010.
- Shut Down (2011)
Craftsman Truck Series
Truck No. 1 history
In 1996, Michael Waltrip drove the No. 1 truck with sponsorship MW Windows at Las Vegas where he started 27th and finished 4th.
In 1997, Michael drove three races this season starting at Daytona, Martinsville and Fontana. The No. 1 truck has new sponsorship Citgo, and Band-Aid.
Partnerships and alliances
MWR-AF Corse
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In 2011 MWR entered into a technical alliance with
MWR-Prism Motorsports
At the start of the 2009 season, MWR entered into a technical alliance with
For 2010, Prism added a second car provided by MWR, the No. 55, driven by former MWR Sprint Cup driver Michael McDowell. As of the start of the season, Prism had no sponsorship for either car.
MWR-Germain Racing
In 2009, Germain Racing attempted to run a limited schedule in the Sprint Cup Series with Papis and sponsor GEICO. The team qualified for 15 races in 21 attempts. Germain planned to run full-time in 2010, but it might be required to start and park some unscheduled events due to its limited sponsorship from GEICO and lack of additional sponsorship.[37] In the first event of the 2010 season, Papis qualified for the Daytona 500,[38] and since then, the No. 13 Toyota Camry has qualified for four of the first five races.
In 2004,
Diamond-Waltrip Racing
After the 2009 season, MWR sold the assets of its Nationwide team to Gary Bechtel and his Diamond Ridge Motorsports. Running the under the moniker of Diamond-Waltrip Racing, Bechtel's team ran the No. 99 Toyota for MWR drivers Trevor Bayne, Ryan Truex, And Martin Truex Jr. and received technical support, equipment, owner's points, and employees from Waltrip.
Waltrip-Jasper Racing
On January 20, 2006, Michael Waltrip and president of Jasper Motorsports, Doug Bawel, announced the forming of Waltrip-Jasper Racing.[39] Waltrip-Jasper Racing fielded the No. 55 NAPA Auto Parts Car in the 2006 Nextel Cup Series, driven by Waltrip. Bawel, as the listed owner of the No. 77 that he fielded with Roger Penske in 2005, had a guaranteed starting spot in the first five races of 2006 by virtue of finishing 34th in the 2005 owner points. This enabled Waltrip to make the first five races in 2006 without qualifying on time.[40]
The Waltrip-Jasper partnership ceased at the end of the 2006 season.
Waltrip-PPI Racing
The partnership of Michael Waltrip Racing and
The Waltrip-PPI partnership ceased at the end of the 2007 season, with Cal Wells moving to a management position at Waltrip Racing.
MWR-RAB Racing / Pastrana-Waltrip Racing
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For 2011, MWR and
MWR and Pastrana planned to restart Pastrana's NASCAR career in 2012, with the team being renamed
MWR-Identity Ventures Racing
In 2014, a MWR satellite team, Identity Ventures Racing, was formed, fielding the No. 66 Toyota Camry. MWR provided tires and technical assistance, with some races receiving more support than others (depending on sponsorship). Races with more sponsorship received more support for MWR. Michael Waltrip, Joe Nemechek, Jeff Burton and Brett Moffitt were the primary drivers in 2014. As the season continued, Nemechek and Burton's races began getting handed to younger drivers. Moffitt began to take Burton and Nemechek's races, with neither veteran finishing the season in the No. 66. IVR shut down after just one season when team co-owner Nat Hardwick was involved in an embezzlement scandal involving his companies Landcastle Title and Morris-Hardwick-Schneider (which were the team's primary sponsors).
Michael Waltrip Racing executive team
Ty Norris Norris was the E.V.P. of Business Development and was also the General Manager. Ty Norris’ career in
Larry Johns Larry Johns was the E.V.P. and CFO. As Chief Financial Officer Larry Johns was primarily responsible for managing the 250-employee company's cash flow as well as communicating the team's strategic direction for execution from the shop floor to the racetrack. Johns previously served as CFO of PPI Motorsports, LLC and prior to that owned his own business for almost a decade.
Scott Miller Executive Vice President of Competition
Bobby Kennedy Kennedy was the E.V.P. of Race Operations. Kennedy's NASCAR career began in 1987 and includes affiliations with organizations such as SABCO and Petty Enterprises. He joined Michael Waltrip Racing in January 2001.
Former employees
Steve Hallam Hallam was the E.V.P. and Director of Competition. Hallam moved from England to North Carolina when he joined Michael Waltrip Racing before the 2009 season, giving up his job as head of race operations for McLaren after 27 years as an engineer and manager in Formula One. His resume includes 445 Grands Prix and six world championships. Hallam was terminated from his position in July 2011.
Raceworld USA
Raceworld USA, located in Cornelius, North Carolina, was the race shop and center of operations for Michael Waltrip Racing. The main shop facility consisted of 107,000 square feet (9,900 m2) while the fabrication shop consisted of the remaining 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2).[52]
Raceworld USA was also intended to be a tourist attraction. The shop featured elevated walkways and flat screen televisions, providing fans with an interactive inside look on how a race team functions. Also, Raceworld USA allowed patrons to hold events at the race shop.
The exhibit content in the facility was designed by Portland, Oregon–based Downstream.
Controversy
In 2010, Michael Waltrip Racing filed a lawsuit against the
Just before its shutdown at the end of 2015, MWR was sued by former tire carrier Brandon Hopkins. Hopkins was injured in a pit road accident that required surgery while servicing
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