“I had a shop behind my house,” he recalled ... Waltrip’s early team, Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR), was a hands-on operation. “You go to one guy and get a chassis.

He spent his early years working in the family auto body shop, developing ... Off the track, Michael left his imprint as well. He established Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) in 2007, and the team ...

In 2007, Waltrip ushered Toyota into the NASCAR Cup Series as team owner for Michael Waltrip Racing and driver of ... the doors of his one-of-a-kind race shop and fan experience in a former ...

Then, finally soaring to stardom with two Daytona 500 victories, that spells the immense patience and dedication that Michael Waltrip had towards his racing career. And later, he became an echo in ...