URL: /truegainracing
Member since: 08/03/2007
Number of hits: 12223
Gender: Male
Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Quote/Motto: I'd rather be rollin' my '55 Toyota
Favorite Driver: Michael Waltrip
Driver I won't be sending a Christmas card:
Clint Bowyer
Who Am I:
Back from the suck up to Jerome "Buzz" Cutler sabatical and back to the Raise Rusty Campaign!
Favorite Track:
Bristol Motor Speedway
Favorite Racing Moment:
When Vickers wrecked his team mate and won his first Cup Race!!!
How I discovered Rowdy, and why I Listen:
I stumbled upon Rowdy in the early days while looking for a NASCAR Podcast on iTunes. I even listened to the show two weeks behind when Buck and Bass momentarily went pro!
Why I'm a race fan:
The Company for which I work sponsored the first three Cup Races at the California Speedway and I became hooked!
What car/truck I drive now:
Frontier Crewcab SC
My dream car:
Acura NSX
Favorite Music:
O Superman, Don Quixote
Favorite Movies:
Untraceable-RaceChase and Trouble in Turn Four are extras in this movie!!!
Favorite TV Shows:
Lost, Inside Nextel Cup, Portland Trailblazer Basketball
Favorite Books:
The Good Earth
Interests:
NASCAR, MAC, Blazers, Oregon Ducks, Ontario Reign
Dislikes:
Indecision, Unprofessionalism, Lack of Ethics, Microfracture surgery
Hobbies:
Soccer, Podcasts, ROWDY
Virtues:
Scoring free tickets to races like Shavelle!
Heroes:
My Dad! Brandon Roy, Greg Oden
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 15, 2008) – Michael Waltrip and his three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will pay tribute to the golden anniversary of the Daytona 500 on Sunday by starting the 50th running of The Great American Race sporting specially-designed gold wheels.
Following the 200-lap event, the wheels will be autographed and sold to raise money for charities supported by the France family.
Waltrip, a two-time winner of the Daytona 500 and 21-time participant, will start on the front row after qualifying his #55 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry on the outside pole. Three-time Daytona 500 winner Dale Jarrett will start 20th in the #44 UPS Toyota Camry and David Reutimann 42nd in his #00 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry.
The Waltrip teams will run the gold wheels only for the start of the race, moving back to their traditional chrome wheels after the first round of pit stops.
“The Daytona 500 is a race that means as much to me as it does to anyone in the world,� Waltrip said. “This race defined my career. For the 50th anniversary of The Great American Race, I really wanted to do something special to honor this historic event.�
“I am very thankful that my sponsors, NAPA, UPS and Aaron’s allowed us to do this,� Waltrip continued. “I’m very proud to be starting on the front row. As you all know, all the Michael Waltrip Racing Camrys have the cool chrome wheels. In honoring this prestigious event with the gold wheels, it’s pretty special to be starting on the front row.�