2008 News Archive

November

• NO. 55 NAPA AUTO PARTS TEAM ENDS SEASON WITH 38TH-PLACE FINISH
• JOSH WISE ENDS SEASON WITH 12TH-PLACE FINISH IN NAPA TOYOTA
• CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND – HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
• TOP-10 FINISH ESCAPES WISE AFTER COLLECTED IN ACCIDENT IN HIS NO. 00 NAPA AUTO PARTS TOYOTA CAMRY
• NO. 55 NAPA AUTO PARTS TEAM EARNS 24TH-PLACE FINISH
• NASCAR AND NHRA BONDING; WALTRIP AND CAPPS
• PHOENIX 500K – PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
• WALTRIP FINISHES 27TH PLACE IN DICKIES 500 AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• WISE COMPETES IN NATIONWIDE RACE AT TEXAS WITH MWR NO. 00 NAPA AUTO PARTS TOYOTA CAMRY TEAM

October

• DICKIES 500 – TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• NAPA TEAM'S TOP-10 RUN ENDS AFTER CONTACT WITH THE WALL AT ATLANTA
• ATLANTA 500 – ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• NAPA RACING FINISHES 18TH AT FINAL SHORT-TRACK EVENT OF SEASON
• MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
• NAPA TEAM RECOVERS FROM WRECK TO SCORE 11TH TOP-25 FINISH OF SEASON
• WISE PAIRS WITH MWR TO DRIVE NO. 00 NAPA AUTO PARTS TOYOTA AT LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• BANK OF AMERICA 500 – LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• WALTRIP LEADS AT TALLADEGA BUT GETS CAUGHT IN "THE BIG ONE"
• MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING AND JTG-DAUGHERTY RACING FORM TECHNICAL ALLIANCE
• VETERAN CREW CHIEF ROBERT "BOOTIE" BARKER JOINS MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING AND THE NO. 55 NAPA AUTO PARTS TEAM AS CREW CHEIF FOR 2009 SEASON

September

• WRECK ENDS WALTRIP'S BID FOR A TOP-20 FINISH
• CAMPING WORLD RV 400 - KANSAS SPEEDWAY
• NAPA AUTO PARTS TOYOTA SCORES 10TH-PLACE FINISH AT DOVER
• CAMPING WORLD RV 400 - DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
• No. 55 NAPA AUTO PARTS TOYOTA RUNS STRONG AT LOUDON. WALTRIP SCORED TOP-25 FINISH
• SYLVANIA 300 - NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• TIRE TAKES AWAY WALTRIP'S BID FOR TOP-15 FINISH
• ACCIDENT DERAILS TOP-15 RUN FOR WISE AND NO. 00 NAPA AUTO PARTS TOYOTA TEAM AT RICHMOND
• CHEVY ROCK & ROLL 400 RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
• FONTANA FRUSTRATES NAPA AUTO PARTS TEAM

August

• WALTRIP KEEPS GOING AT BRISTOL DESPITE WRECK
• NAPA RACING RECORDS TOP-20 FINISH AT MICHIGAN
• 3M PERFORMANCE 400 - MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
• LATE WRECK DENIES TOP-25 FINISH FOR NAPA AUTO PARTS TEAM AT WATKINS GLEN
• MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING AND NAPA CONTINUE LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP
• CENTURION BOATS AT THE GLEN - WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
• WALTRIP'S TOYOTA ENGINE EXPIRES EARLY AT POCONO RACEWAY

July

• SUNOCO RED CROSS PENNSYLVANIA 500 - POCONO RACEWAY
• NAPA RACING FINISHES 43RD IN COMPETITION-CAUTION FLAG PLAGUED ALLSTATE 400 AT THE BRICKYARD
• THE ALLSTATE 400 AT THE BRICKYARD - INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• SPIN CAUSES WALTRIP TO LIMP HOME FROM CHICAGO IN 36th PLACE
• LIFELOCK.COM 400 - CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
• WALTRIP TAKEN OUT ON FINAL LAP AT DAYTONA
• COKE ZERO 400 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

June

• WALTRIP POSTS RUNNER-UP FINISH FOR NAPA RACING AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 301 – NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• NAPA AUTO PARTS DUO FINISH IN TOP 25 AT INFINEON RACEWAY
• TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 – INFINEON RACEWAY
• NAPA RACING PRESS BOX FEATURING MICHAEL MCDOWELL
• NAPA RACING MANAGES 23RD PLACE FINISH AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
• LifeLock 400 – MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
• NAPA CAMRY FINISHES 37TH AT POCONO RACEWAY
• NAPA TEAM FINISHES 28TH AT DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

May

• LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY CONTINUES TO CHALLENGE NAPA TEAM
• Best Buy 400 – DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
• Coca-Cola 600 – LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• NAPA TEAM LOOKS FORWARD TO COCA-COLA 600 AFTER SHOWDOWN RUN
• SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE – LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• WALTRIP CAPTURES 24TH-PLACE FINISH AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY
• DODGE CHALLENGER 500 – DARLINGTON RACEWAY
• WALTRIP’S DAY ENDS AFTER ACCIDENT WITH CASEY MEARS AT THE CROWN ROYAL 400 AT RICHOND INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
• CROWN ROYAL 400 – RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

April

• NAPA CAMRY CONTENDS FOR WIN AT TALLADEGA BEFORE ENGINE FAILS ON FINAL LAP
• AARON’S 499 – TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
• SUBWAY FIT FRESH 500 – PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
• WALTRIP OVERCOMES SPIN TO FINISH 31ST AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• SAMSUNG 500 – TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

March

• NAPA CAMRY BATTLES BACK TO FINISH 35TH PLACE AT MARTINSVILLE
• GOODY’S COOL ORANGE 500 – MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
• WALTRIP EARNS BEST FINISH OF SEASON FOR NAPA RACING
• FOOD CITY 500 – BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• WALTRIP FINISHES 30TH AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• WALTRIP EARNS 31ST PLACE AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

February

• WALTRIP RALLIES TO FINISH 28TH IN AUTO CLUB 500
• Thoughts from Michael Waltrip: AUTO CLUB 500
• Bobby Kennedy – Crew Chief of the No. 55 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota
• NAPA RACING PRESS BOX FEATURING MICHAEL WALTRIP
• MICHAEL WALTRIP THOUGHTS: Daytona 500
• WALTRIP EARNS NAPA RACING 13TH-PLACE FINISH GATORADE DUEL
• MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING 50TH RUNNING OF GREAT AMERICAN RACE SPECIAL TRIBUTE
• WALTRIP BATTLES HANDLING PROBLEMS TO FINISH 11TH IN BUD SHOOTOUT
• WALTRIP TO START THIRD IN BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT
• NSCS Practice Results for Gatorade 150’s Season Start
• CAPPS SET FOR NEW SEASON START
• DAYTONA 500 SPEEDWEEKS: NAPA RACING PRESS BOX FEATURING MICHAEL WALTRIP

January

• AFTER LACKLUSTER SEASON, WALTRIP's TEAM IN GEAR - USA Today
• TESTING UNDERWAY AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• 2008 NASCAR SPRINT CUP TOYOTA CAMRY SPECIFICATIONS
  
• CAPPS VERSUS WALTRIP, ON STAGE
• TESTING UNDERWAY AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
• NAPA RACING TEAM COMPLETES PRESEASON THUNDER TESTING AT DAYTONA
• NAPA RACING TEAM MAINTAINS TOP FORM IN PRESEASON TESTING
• NAPA AUTO PARTS TOYOTA CAMRY RETURNS TO DAYTONA
• MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING ANNOUNCES 2008 CREW CHIEF LINEUP