Posted on June 2nd, 2007 at 12:46 am by Editor
After missing 12 straight races, two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip qualified 23rd Friday for Sunday’s race at Dover International Speedway. Waltrip, who hasn’t raced in Nextel Cup competition since the season-opening Daytona 500, hugged teammate Dale Jarrett, the former series champion in his first season with Michael Waltrip Racing, after qualifying and they shared a few words. Jarrett qualified 22nd. Embarrassed by an off-track incident where he fell asleep at the wheel and was charged with reckless driving and failing to report an accident, a cheating scandal that cost him his crew chief and the string of DNQs, this has been a miserable season for Waltrip and his No. 55 NAPA Toyota team.
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Waltrip had to qualify for every race and Dover is the first race he has qualified for since Daytona. Dale Jarrett had six provisionals to burn through as a past champion, but the other Toyota drivers had to get in on speed.
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June 3, 2007 at 1:56 pm
What were some of the reasons for the DNQs, does anyone know?