Yes, they are. Darrell Waltrip in 1989 and Michael Waltrip in 2001 & 2003, became the only brothers to win the Daytona 500 in the history of Nascar.
Michael Waltrip
Michael Waltrip
Through the 2011 season, Michael Waltrip has started 766Nascar Cup races, 279 Nationwide races (formerly known as the Busch Series) and 9 Truck Series races.
Michael Waltrip (2001)
Yes, Michael Waltrip will race a very limited schedule in 2011. Currently, he started two races this season, the Daytona 500 and the Aaron's 499.
Yes. Dale Sr. was blocking for Michael Waltrip and Dale Jr., who finished 1st and 2nd in the race.
The tallest driver to win the Daytona 500 was Buddy Bakerat 6' 6". He won the race in 1980.Michael Waltrip, who is 6' 5", won two Daytona 500's (2001 & 2003).
Dale Earnhardt Sr. died on February 18, 2001, on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
There is no set price for a 40th place finish. In 2011, Michael Waltrip finished 40th in the Daytona 500 and won $281,113. In 2010, Max Papis won $262,995, for the same finishing spot.
Dale Jr. finished 2nd in the 2001 Daytona 500. Michael Waltrip his teammate won the race. Three years later Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2004 Daytona 500, three years after his dad died and six years after his dad won the 500.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. held off Michael Waltrip to win the 2001 Pepsi 400. It was the first race at Daytona since Dale Earnhardt Sr. died at the 2001 Daytona 500.