Darrell Waltrip Trivia Quiz

Answer: He was born in Kentucky

Darrell Waltrip was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1947. He became involved in racing at a young age and attracted the attention of local race fans. He later moved to the Nashville area where he became a celebrity. Waltrip got his first Cup start at Talladega in 1972, finishing in 38th place.

Answer: 17

Darrell Waltrip won his first NASCAR Cup on May 10, 1975, at Nashville driving the number 17 Chevrolet. It was Waltrip's 50th career start in the Cup series. During his career, Waltrip won eight Cup races at Nashville Speedway. Overall, D.W. won 15 races with the number 17.

He captured 26 races with the 88, and he won 43 times driving with the number 11. Waltrip drove the number 95 to begin his Cup career.

Answer: Cale Yarborough

Darrell Waltrip ruffled a lot of feathers with his aggressive driving and his brash talking when he burst upon the Cup scene in 1972. Older drivers, particularly Cale Yarborough and Bobby Allison, didn't especially care for the young Waltrip. After one racing accident with Waltrip, Cale called D.W., "Jaws", because Waltrip talked so much off the track. Waltrip and Yarborough were the chief contenders for the Cup points title throughout the late 1970s and the early 1980s.

Answer: Riverside

Darrell Waltrip won 79 oval track races and five road course races during his NASCAR Cup career. All five road victories occurred at Riverside (CA) International Raceway between 1979 and 1986. Overall, Waltrip raced 27 times at Riverside, winning five races and nine poles. D.W. went 0-12 at Infineon and 0-14 at Watkins Glen road courses. Waltrip never had the chance to race at Road America in Wisconsin.

Answer: 1989

Darrell Waltrip won the 1989 Daytona 500 by outlasting his competition in the fuel mileage game. Waltrip wasn't as fast as Dale Earnhardt or Ken Schrader, but the number 17 crew elected to keep Waltrip on the track while the other drivers made a late-race pit stop for fuel.

The strategy paid off as Waltrip took the checkered flag, cruising home on "fumes only". The victory was Waltrip's first in 17 attempts at the Great American Race. He would later call the victory the "greatest moment" in his career.

Answer: Buick

Darrell Waltrip drove his Buick Regal to victory lane 24 times in the years 1981-1982. Waltrip drove for legendary driver/owner Junior Johnson, and the pair won back-to-back Cup titles in those two seasons. In 1983, Waltrip switched back to Chevy cars.

Answer: Bristol

Darrell Waltrip was a brilliant short track racer. He won 12 Cup races at the half-mile Bristol oval in 52 career starts. Waltrip won 11 times at the half-mile Martinsville track, and 10 races at the short North Wilkesboro oval. He earned three Cup victories at Atlanta's 1.5 mile oval track.

Answer: Darlington

On September 6, 1992, Darrell Waltrip won the Southern 500 race, the 84th and final victory of his Hall of Fame career. It occurred in his 558th Cup start. Waltrip won five Cup races at the Darlington track in 55 career starts. Overall, Waltrip earned 84 Cup victories in 809 starts.

Answer: Fox

Darrell Waltrip was a natural selection to work with the Fox Sports Network. He was knowledgeable, articulate, and controversial. He soon proved to be a popular personality in the broadcast booth. His call of "Boogity, boogity, boogity!" to start NASCAR races became a trademark for the Fox network.

Answer: "Cars"

Darrell Waltrip appeared in the Disney/Pixar movie entitled "Cars". In the film, Waltrip's character was named "Darrell Cartrip". Cartrip served as one of the race announcers. Waltrip also appeared as a race announcer in the movie, "Talladega Nights". He was also credited with being a technical advisor for the film, "Days of Thunder", starring Tom Cruise and Robert Duvall.