Darrell Waltrip turns 73 years old
NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Darrell Waltrip turns 73 years old today, February 5.
Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, raced in the series from 1972 to 2000, amassing 809 starts, 59 poles, 84 wins, 276 top-five finishes and 390 top-10 finishes.
The 84 points-awarding race wins put Waltrip in a tie with Bobby Allison for fourth on the series’ all-time wins list.
SEE MORE: Cup Series All-time Wins List
Waltrip, who was an owner-driver in the series for part of his career, also drove racecars for owners including Bud Moore, Junior Johnson, Rick Hendrick, Dale Earnhardt and Travis Carter.
The Tennessee-native retired from the Cup Series following the 2000 season.
From 2001 to 2019, Waltrip worked as a driver analyst for FOX Sports, working the live television booth with play-by-play announcer Mike Joy his entire tenure on-air with the network.
Additionally, Waltrip worked alongside retired crew chief Larry McReynolds from 2001 to 2015 and with four-time Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon from 2016 until his retirement in June 2019.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
84 Cup Series wins
Three-time series champion (1981, 1982, 1985)
One-time Daytona 500 champion (1989)
2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee
SOURCES
Racing-Reference.info
