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Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver, co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, racing commentator, and published author. He is the younger brother of three-time NASCAR champion and racing commentator Darrell Waltrip. Waltrip is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500; having won the race in 2001 and 2003. He is also a pre-race analyst for Fox NASCAR. He currently drives on a limited basis in the No. 83 Toyota Camry for BK Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. At 6 foot, 5 inches, he is the tallest active NASCAR driver.
According to his autobiography In the Blink of An Eye, Waltrip's career started at age 15. When he was 15 he phoned his older brother Darrell Waltrip, who was out racing in the 1978 Daytona 500 and asked Darrell to help him build a career in NASCAR. Darrell, however, claimed he had no time to help him and advised that Michael focused on school. When Michael asked his dad for help, his dad ignored his requests. With none of his parental figures helping him, Michael built his racing career all by himself with influence & help from his older brother Bobby Waltrip, who was very close to him in childhood. He began building a career by racing go-karts at carnivals and various racing clubs around his hometown. He won many races and thanks to Bobby's help was noticed by rising hotshot star Dale Earnhardt. When Waltrip moved out of his house, he moved in with Kyle Petty and then he ultimately ended up living with Richard Petty as a roommate. When Michael explained to Petty that he was going to try the Busch Series (now the Xfinity Series) to build his NASCAR career, Petty told Michael he was "wasting his time" and advised that Michael immediately went for the Cup Series ride.
Fox Sports is the programming division of the Fox Broadcasting Company, owned by 21st Century Fox, that is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its dedicated regional and national sports cable channels. The flagship entity of 21st Century Fox's Fox Sports Media Group division, it was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League (NFL) games. In subsequent years, it has televised the National Hockey League (1994–1999), Major League Baseball (1996–present), NASCAR (2001–present), Bowl Championship Series (2007–2010), the USGA Championships (2015–present), and the FIFA World Cup (starting in 2018).
When the Fox Broadcasting Company launched in October 1986, the network's management, having seen how sports programming (in particular, soccer events) played a critical role in the growth of the British satellite service BSkyB, determined that sports would be the type of programming that would ascend Fox to a major network status the quickest; as a result, Fox tried to attract a professional football package to the network. In 1987, after ABC initially hedged on renewing its contract with the National Football League (NFL) for the television rights to Monday Night Football, Fox made an offer for the package at the same price that ABC had been paying at the time – about $13 million per game. However, partly due to the fact that Fox had yet to establish itself as a major network, the NFL decided to resume negotiations with ABC, with the two parties eventually agreeing to a new contract, keeping what was the crown jewel of the league's television broadcasts on that network (where it remained until 2006, when MNF moved to sister network ESPN as part of a contract that also saw NBC gain the Sunday Night Football package).
Michael /ˈmaɪkəl/ is a male given name that comes from the Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל (Mīkhāʼēl, pronounced [miχaˈʔel]), derived from the question מי כאל mī kāʼēl, meaning "Who is like God?" (literally, "Who is like El?). In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, Mickey, or Mick.
Female forms of Michael include Michelle, Michele, Michaela, Mechelle, Micheline, and Michaelle, although Michael is occasionally seen as a female name; women named Michael include actresses Michael Learned and Michael Michele. Another form is Mychal, which can either be a male or female name.
Patronymic surnames that come from Michael include Michaels, Carmichael, MacMichael, McMichael, Micallef, Michaelson, Mikkelsen, DiMichele, Mikhaylov, Mykhaylenko, Mikeladze, Michels, and Mitchell.
The name first appears in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Numbers, 13:13 where Sethur the son of Michael is one of 12 spies sent into the Land of Canaan. The archangel Michael features in the Book of Daniel 12:1, and in the Qur'an as Mikhail.
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The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long (805 km) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is the first of two Sprint Cup races held every year at Daytona, the second being the Coke Zero 400. It is one of the four restrictor plate races on the Sprint Cup schedule. The inaugural Daytona 500 was held in 1959 coinciding with the opening of the speedway and since 1982, it has been the season-opening race of the Cup series.
The Daytona 500 is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar, carrying by far the largest purse. Championship points awarded are equal to that of any other Sprint Cup race. It is also the series' first race of the year; this phenomenon is virtually unique in sports, which tend to have championships or other major events at the end of the season rather than the start. Since 1995, U.S. television ratings for the Daytona 500 have been the highest for any auto race of the year, surpassing the traditional leader, the Indianapolis 500 which in turn greatly surpasses the Daytona 500 in in-track attendance and international viewing. The 2006 Daytona 500 attracted the sixth largest average live global TV audience of any sporting event that year with 20 million viewers.
Michael Waltrip Spills Taco over Denny Hamlin's Car - 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup
Michael Waltrip Crash at Bristol. Official Footage.
All Of Michael Waltrip's Wins In NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Michael Waltrip Tests 2017 Monster Energy All Star Option Tires
Michael Waltrip Fights, Arguments and Temper
Michael Waltrip is pretty funny but sometimes not on purpose.
2011 Daytona Truck - Michael Waltrip Wins A Decade Later
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1-on-1 with Michael Waltrip I NASCAR RACEDAY
50 Cent Offers to Kiss Michael Waltrip - 2014 Daytona 500
Michael Waltrip Flips in the 2004 Daytona 500
On his pre-race gird walk, Michael Waltrip attempts to give Denny Hamlin a taco, but ends up spilling it all over his rear windshield.
Michael Waltrip survives a brutal crash at Bristol in 1990. His car literally tears apart after striking the gate opening along the outiside wall.
4 Wins 2 Gatorade Duel Wins 1 All Star Win Thanks to all the people for uploading the races used in the video. Since Michael Waltrip is on Dancing With The Stars I decided to make this video showcasing all his Wins In Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Michael Waltrip Tests 2017 Monster Energy All Star Option Tires at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Credit: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Michael Waltrip may act silly as an announcer, but even he can have issues with other drivers. Footage is owned by: NASCAR, TNT, Fox Sports and ESPN/ABC. Footage was originally uploaded by: NASCAR, RNCoyote, gordonfan200, RSimms, Buggy1Boy, gibbysgarage and Racing News Digest.
Michael Waltrip messes up a little bit on This Week In NASCAR. I like Mikey he has a good sense of humor and can laugh at himself.
Michael Waltrip wins his first truck race at Daytona, 10 years after the tragic death of Dale Earnhardt Sr. Subscribe, and check out our site for League Races, Fantasy Picks and more. Plus watch league races live at ALL Racing TV only at allracing.webs.com.
SUBSCRIBE to get the latest FOX Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/foxsports?sub_confirmation=1 Michael Waltrip sits down with Dale Earnhardt Jr. before his first race since announcing his retirement. ►Watch the latest popular FOX Sports clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSoN6Th-EepNkAbtoXFyKdMPd8lvG95wj ►NFL coverage from FOX Sports: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSoN6Th-EepMMrvxB23QShmbLMeMN52M- ►College Football coverage from FOX Sports: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSoN6Th-EepNWOI2vdFxCYax5pBiYgoJc ►UFC on FOX’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ufconfox ►FOX Soccer’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/Foxsoccer About FOX Sports: With exclusive highlights, original programming, and behind the scenes footage, FOX Sports' YouTube cha...
Michael Waltrip can expect a smooch from rapper 50 cent if he makes it to victory lane in the Daytona 500.
Going three wide on the backstretch of Daytona never works out. Michael Waltrip (#15), Brian Vickers (#25) and Johnny Sauter (#30) squeeze up into each other and get spun out. Michael Waltrip gets Robby Gordon (#31) involved when Waltrip hit the grass. His tire gets into the grass and flips Waltrip over. Once Waltrip stops, Kevin Lepage (#4) nearly flips at the end.
The first of three installments of Rowdy.com's interview with Michael Waltrip about his new book "In The Blink of an Eye."
Part Two of NASCAR Race Hub's interview with Bob Dillner and Michael Waltrip about the Chase shake up after NASCAR's penalties.
SUBSCRIBE to Larry King's YouTube Channel:http://bit.ly/131HuYM Larry King gets Michael Waltrip's take on the tragic incident that hit the Nascar world when a car Tony Stewart was driving hit and killed Kevin Ward, Jr. FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/OraTV &http;://www.facebook.com/LarryKing TWITTER: http://twitter.com/OraTV Use #LarryKingNow to make comments & ask us questions on Twitter! Watch the Full Interview Here: http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow
Dale Earnhardt Jr. discusses getting to age 40, winning the Daytona 500 and more in this extended interview.
NASCAR Driver and two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip gives us a tour of his incredible racing shop. Get an inside look inside the Waltrip headquarters to see tons of cars, his trophies, his offices (for super important meetings) and more! SUBSCRIBE to The Whistle and check back to see more NASCAR content! http://goo.gl/y2JNsG OUR SITE: http://thewhistle.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheWhistle FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/thewhistlesports WHAT IS THE WHISTLE? The Whistle is sports, the way you want it. Football, baseball, basketball, soccer, hockey, lacrosse, action sports, golf, Nascar and more. You play it? We show it. Tune in daily for sports coverage, interviews with pros, training tips, highlights, trick shots, and much more. COMMENT below to let us know what y...
Interview with Michael Waltrip, 2004 Pocono 500, from Pocono Raceway in Pocono Pennsylvania.
Video from his appearance at the 3M display
A Preview of tonight's Part 1 of NASCAR Race Hub's interview with Bob Dillner and Michael Waltrip about the Chase shake up after NASCAR's penalties.
Michael Waltrip and Martin Truex California Speedway Interview 2010
On his pre-race gird walk, Michael Waltrip attempts to give Denny Hamlin a taco, but ends up spilling it all over his rear windshield.
Michael Waltrip survives a brutal crash at Bristol in 1990. His car literally tears apart after striking the gate opening along the outiside wall.
4 Wins 2 Gatorade Duel Wins 1 All Star Win Thanks to all the people for uploading the races used in the video. Since Michael Waltrip is on Dancing With The Stars I decided to make this video showcasing all his Wins In Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Michael Waltrip Tests 2017 Monster Energy All Star Option Tires at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Credit: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Michael Waltrip may act silly as an announcer, but even he can have issues with other drivers. Footage is owned by: NASCAR, TNT, Fox Sports and ESPN/ABC. Footage was originally uploaded by: NASCAR, RNCoyote, gordonfan200, RSimms, Buggy1Boy, gibbysgarage and Racing News Digest.
Michael Waltrip messes up a little bit on This Week In NASCAR. I like Mikey he has a good sense of humor and can laugh at himself.
Michael Waltrip wins his first truck race at Daytona, 10 years after the tragic death of Dale Earnhardt Sr. Subscribe, and check out our site for League Races, Fantasy Picks and more. Plus watch league races live at ALL Racing TV only at allracing.webs.com.
SUBSCRIBE to get the latest FOX Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/foxsports?sub_confirmation=1 Michael Waltrip sits down with Dale Earnhardt Jr. before his first race since announcing his retirement. ►Watch the latest popular FOX Sports clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSoN6Th-EepNkAbtoXFyKdMPd8lvG95wj ►NFL coverage from FOX Sports: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSoN6Th-EepMMrvxB23QShmbLMeMN52M- ►College Football coverage from FOX Sports: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSoN6Th-EepNWOI2vdFxCYax5pBiYgoJc ►UFC on FOX’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ufconfox ►FOX Soccer’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/Foxsoccer About FOX Sports: With exclusive highlights, original programming, and behind the scenes footage, FOX Sports' YouTube cha...
Michael Waltrip can expect a smooch from rapper 50 cent if he makes it to victory lane in the Daytona 500.
Going three wide on the backstretch of Daytona never works out. Michael Waltrip (#15), Brian Vickers (#25) and Johnny Sauter (#30) squeeze up into each other and get spun out. Michael Waltrip gets Robby Gordon (#31) involved when Waltrip hit the grass. His tire gets into the grass and flips Waltrip over. Once Waltrip stops, Kevin Lepage (#4) nearly flips at the end.
Michael Waltrip Racing Media Tour press conference with Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Brian Vickers and Brett Moffitt
This was a Nascar Poker Tournament held by Michael Waltrip. I do not own any copyrights to this video.
Drivers featured in this video: Michael Waltrip, Cole Whitt, Alex Kennedy, Martin Truex, Jr. and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Credits can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tmrP1MFZ_QxexVUpcBjRqtu5Yg6E8ts2Je8h4jlZt7U
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A host of questions are answered by Truex Jr and car owner Michael Waltrip.
Intro, Modes, Drivers, Tracks & 3 Races For Yea Dale Earnhardt Jr. @ ChicagoLand Michael Waltrip @ Kansas Benny Parsons @ Lowes (Night)
Joey and Woody break down the weekend in Richmond and preview plate racing at Talladega and are joined by 2-Time Daytona 500 Champion and current NASCAR on FOX Analyst/Driver, Michael Waltrip.
The inaugural class of the Owensboro Hall of Fame inducted on November 27, 1999 featured notables Johnny Depp, Florence Henderson, Michael Waltrip and Rex Chapman among other legends of the Bluegrass State of Kentucky.
Intro, Game Modes, 2010 Drivers, Tracks & 3 Races For Yea. Dale Earnhardt Jr. @ Kentucky Tony Stewart @ Richmond Michael Waltrip @ Infineon
From the 16th hour of the 2012 Daytona 24h race - it shows great racing in the dawn! Waltrip has a little moment around 27:00 min. Michael Waltrip #56 AF - Waltrip Racing / Ferrari 458