MICHAEL WALTRIP MAY LEAVE SECOND WRECK VERY SOON: NASCAR team owner Michael Waltrip tells the NEW YORK TIMES that he “would consider removing himself as driver” of the Nextel Cup No. 55 Toyota “if the team did not improve.” Waltrip has failed to qualify for seven of the first eight races, including this Saturday’s race in Phoenix.
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That should be an easy transition for Waltrip, since he has previous experience “removing himself as driver“.






