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84 NASCAR Cup Series races
- Posting a modern NASCAR series record of 22 top five finishes in 1983 and 21 top five finishes both in 1981 and 1986, Waltrip won 84 NASCAR Cup Series races throughout his career, including the 1989 Daytona 500, a record five in the Coca-Cola 600 (formerly the World 600) (1978, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1989), and a track and Series record for any driver at Bristol Motor Speedway with 12 (seven consecutive from 1981 to 1984).
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Not only did Waltrip win 12 races, he also won the Winston Cup championship over nemesis Bobby Allison, rallying from a nearly 300-point deficit in midsummer and taking the points lead for keeps with a second-place finish at Dover in September.
Waltrip won 84 times in 809 starts in NASCAR’s top series, and the four tracks at which he won most often were all shorter than a mile. Waltrip triumphed a dozen times from 1979-92 on the .533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway oval, followed by 11 victories at Martinsville, where the track is .526 miles.
Apr 1, 2021 · 1975: Darrell Waltrip took over the No. 88 when Donnie Allison left mid-season. Waltrip gave the team its first win which came in October at Richmond.
Mar 12, 2024 · Darrell Waltrip helped to close out his final season with Junior Johnson in style with yet another Bristol win, this time by a comfortable margin of 8-plus seconds over Terry Labonte.
Waltrip won three Winston Cup championships (1981, 1982,1985) and his 84 victories are tied for third all-time, trailing only Richard Petty and David Pearson. But Waltrip's impact and contributions to the sport go much deeper than his racetrack achievements.
Jun 16, 1991 · DriverAverages.com has results for Darrell Waltrip from the May 7, 1972 (Winston 500) to the November 20, 2000 (NAPA 500)
Waltrip was the first driver to win $10 million, and finished his career with $20 million in winnings. After retiring at the end of the 2000 season, he began another career as lead color analyst for Fox Sports on race telecasts. He also became a team owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
