Michael Waltrip Racing - The Rise and Fall

[@bdavis24fan]

I really loved the MWR paint schemes that they ran. Especially the Napa and Aaron's cars. And those 'chrome' wheels looked awesome too.

[@DudeWithThePoop]

I really liked their Burger King and Domino's cars, as well as that "Color Your Way to Talladega" thing they did for the Xfinity Talladega race for several years.

[@bdavis24fan]

@@DudeWithThePoop exactly and those wheels looked amazing. I miss those.

[@DavidLand91]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the fuel-additive cheating scandal of MWR at the 2007 Daytona 500.

[@DannyBTalks]

Oh gosh. You’re right. I forgot to write about that.

[@hooterbird9629]

@@DannyBTalks i noticed every time 5 hour energy joins a team a year or 2 later they shut down. Mwr, furniture row, and the 66 team in xfinity steven wallace

[@johnnystek6900]

that pretty much sealed their fate...

[@MOOSEPRIME98]

David Land I forgot all about that

[@atlfan48]

The whole thing was set to fail. Look at what Bill Davis did to help launch the yota program. Gave them Dodge engine info. He paid the price. If toyota had not managed to wrangled Gibbs they would be out of the sport today as a dismal failure.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

I truly miss Michael Waltrip Racing, Their paint schemes were the most badass through out the years and they were a team on the rise with so much potential competing for wins and championships and I truly believe that if spingate never happened They would be one of the top teams today Up there with Joe Gibbs Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Team Penske and Stewart Haas Racing

[@yanirarodriguezportez152]

I gotta agree

[@Hcatz123]

The rise and (unexpected) fall of Furniture Row Racing would be great

[@jamesdb7115]

@@noahcorneliustv exactly. Gibbs jumped the cost of the charter 2 fold in a successful attempt to get Truex as an official JGR driver.

[@jeremyb5740]

Yeah...but I think the fact they won a championship.and walked away was okay in my book...as opposed to the things that happened with MWR...Im sure it's something Michael wish didnt happen. A lot of teams have cane and went in the last 10-15 years...I imagine Petty is next....or at least the social media always seems to suggest they are each year...

[@ihazdashcam]

Another thing: Like him or not, most of Michael's employees would tell you he was the BEST team owner ever. He treated his employees with respect. I've seen a ton of comments from his people talking about how much they miss being at the shop, and him being their boss.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

He was very fair, an all around good guy

[@juliemiller3502]

Met Michael several times at Daytona during media day in the late 90’s...our son was 7-8 yrs old at the time and Michael was one of the few guys who actually would get down to his level by kneeling to talk to him which I thought was very nice...he was very personable and always made time to talk to anyone who approached him...

[@ihazdashcam]

@@juliemiller3502 A friend of mine met Michael back in 1997 (before Macy was born), and she said that Michael got down on the floor with a broken collarbone, and crawled after her daughter playing with her.

[@nascar88ford]

It's really a sad situation. For anyone that ever went to MWR's shop, it was definitely a fan experience. Such a shame.

[@MGCardaropoli]

Oh man I can’t wait to watch this! MWR, or what WAS MWR isn’t far from my house and I used to go over there all the time when it was open. Hell they had the McDowell Texas crash car out for the public to see.

[@DeltaLimaDelta]

I actually took a field trip in high school to MWR. Best field trip ever!

[@ianmiller486]

I know Michael Waltrip has become a meme in the NASCAR KZbin community today, but I like him because to me, he'll always be Dale Jr.'s teammate

[@ianmiller5845]

Ian Miller why did you steal my name

[@jameyhibberd6659]

this video suck's, who is this guy and why is fine's being giving. this is bullshit.

[@jabber1990]

MWR ALMOST had it all, then they screwed it up

[@codyvenrick4611]

Dang they Clint bowyer, truex jr, and mark martin at the same time and blew it

[@sebastianjoseruizmorales8534]

1:35 That 00 Domino's paint scheme looks gret, it's my favorite.

[@AutoRockinRacing94]

MTJ winning at Sonoma because I was there, is my favorite MWR moment. Vickers too was great.

[@railfan8895]

I was at that race too. Great memories.

[@TexasHarleyBoy65]

Crappity, Crappity, Crappity.... Let's start packing boys!!!

[@evanabernathy9677]

2:13 Jack Roush (Owner Of Roush Racing)

[@RawGator]

Here before Erich

[@krs561]

How about the whole issue with 2007 Daytona 500- and the 'foreign substance' in MW's carb? That was the start of their troubles- suspending crew chief and GM- and $100k fine- 100 owner and driver points- the 55 car had negative points (only time in history) for about 4 months. How could you have missed that one?

[@corbinselanne7990]

Jeff Gordon made the 2013 Chase because of a different, related scandal between Penske and Front Row; it was Ryan Newman who took the wild card spot Truex technically claimed

[@evanabernathy9677]

0:55 Dale Earnhardt Sr Incorporated 0:56 Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 0:57 Kenny Wallace Drove 0:58 Number 98 Aaron's 0:59 Chevy Monte Carlo

[@jakem749]

MWR was THE place to work right next to Hendrick Motorsports back in 2007-2008. I tried getting in but never did. I been in that shop a bunch back then to get parts and what not and it was an impressive shop to say the least

[@areasevenpro]

The Rise and Fall of: 1. Robert Yates Racing 2. Evernham Motorsports 3. MB2/MBV/Ginn Racing 4. Junior Johnson & Associates 5. Melling Racing

[@railfan8895]

Hall Of Fame Racing?

[@jamesdb7115]

I miss seeing RYR and MB2/MBV teams.

[@RC.41]

Donlavey Racing

[@areasevenpro]

Honorable Mentions: Bahari Racing/Eel River Racing Tyler Jet Motorsports Travis Carter Enterprises Bill Elliott Racing Rudd Performance Motorsports Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Jackson Bros. Motorsports/Andy Petree Racing Stavola Brothers Racing

[@josephbettano2569]

Roush Fenway Racing

[@TheCusterFan]

This needed to be made

[@seanmealins3805]

I got a chance to visit them back in the day and it was a wondeful experience. It was a much better behind the scenes view than any other team shop! I was sad to hear they were gone after I recently got back into the sport.

[@tezzrterry7485]

Marcos Ambrose also drove the #47, #00 car in 2009, 2010, with numerous good finishes. He was a top runner at the road race tracks.

[@ihazdashcam]

What I found ridiculous was that they fined them for Vickers' pitting, there was ABSOLUTELY no rule against it at the time. They fined them anyway. This is why NASCAR has gone down the shitter. They make rules whenever they feel like it to help the drivers they want to help. They were pissed their pretty boy Jeffy wasn't in the Chase, and this was a way to put him back in without opening up another spot. It's BS! Like MWR or not, they did nothing wrong with Vickers pitting to help a team-mate. Other teams had done it a hundred times before. They NEVER got penalized. Just proves they did it to get Jeffy into the Chase.

[@robertrobinson9920]

If it wasn't for there cheating Jeff would have made chase asshole. I am a huge Jeff Gordon fan and nascar made the right call besides mwr sucked . Look what happened they lost napa as sponsor that was a lot of money. If they would have just played by the rules.

[@davidschmude]

NASCAR constantly manipulates rules in an effort to get their golden boys wins and championships. That's the reason I don't watch NASCAR any more. They tried everything in their power to get Dale Jr. into the Chase. Trouble is - no amount of rule changing can get a shitty driver a championship.

[@brandon_blaze]

Bad Drivers of Maricopa County exactly. Like some of the other stuff with this was a bit shady as hell. But the pitting thing was not. I mean if it’s no rule against it, I don’t see how you can fine them for it.

[@bigroaststyrone8135]

@@robertrobinson9920 what rules? That’s the whole point there were no rules against what mwr did before nascar outlawed it immediately after

[@Cool200]

Man david reutimann could have been something if he was with the 2013-2015 states of the team. Love all the schemes though

[@DonCarlosDonCarlos]

It's messed up how they did David, he still had another year in his contract.

[@Cool200]

@@DonCarlosDonCarlos i agree and he was starting a flame with 2 wins. i really believe that if another decent team picked him up or michael found another outside sponsor he would have been a lot better. instead he settled for BK racing and was never heard of again.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

He is a real competitor

[@fogalicious2644]

There aren't any guys like that anymore that come up the old school way.

[@Cool200]

@@fogalicious2644 maybe ross chastain?

[@jhenson7590]

Love these videos! Keep them coming man, don’t stop your own your way.

[@slideshowphil]

MWR had the most fan-friendly race shop to visit, the layout was great and there was lots to see and do. One of the most interesting parts of the tour was seeing the 00 Toyota Camry up-close that Micheal McDowell wrecked while qualifying at Texas in 2008.

[@DonderNashawk]

Nascar lied about MWR cheating because they didn’t want them to dominate with only 10% of their power

[@BigWheelHawaii]

What Utter Fucking Nonsense,,,, Utter Fucking Nonsense,,,,

[@randyhutchinson9910]

I don't understand

[@Slidejob01]

Hi

[@point_decascadia]

lmao

[@stake-harley]

What Utter Fucking Nonsense,,,, Utter Fucking Nonsense,,,,

[@dannywestbrooks7207]

You know he's gonna do the Rise and Fall of Richard Petty Motorsports. You know it.

[@jamesdb7115]

There's one already out there but of course, I'd love to see a Danny B video on it

[@joshlampman8717]

I was at the Richmond race when Spingate happened. Bowyer when he did it on purpose because he was told prior that Gordon was in the Chase ad Truex wasn't and with their feud at the time he didn't want Gordon in the Chase. Also he said that JR got into the back of him and spun him out in a post race interview and the video evidenced proved he as lieing

[@Bobert27]

I think you meant to say the rise and rise

[@marcypeck2009]

I'm a fan of dale earnhardt he use to spin a car out if he was going to get lapped so the caution would come out nobody ever said a word

[@andyhughes9763]

Marcy Peck You are right!

[@jcearnhardt393]

Marcy you must be talking about lil jr, I been a fan of sr and going to races since 84, very few times I seen him get lapped and he didn't need a reason to spin you other then you next in line or in the way, dale didn't need cautions or lucky dogs or stay on track and they give you laps. He usually led the race or was real close to it. Of course that's back when its was real racing now its just punk kids putting on entertainment. Dale would scare all these kids these days

[@s.mckettrick7864]

I' surprised they shut down, that was one nice clean shop.

[@richardlewis2290]

Well done report! Michael is an interesting, entertaining and controversial part of the sport.

[@keeganschneider_yt]

I am not going to lie, I totally forgot David Reutimann won a rained shorten cup race.

[@jamesdb7115]

I actually forgot he won 2 other races. I remember that rain shortened race

[@stephenholloway6893]

He only won 1 other Cup race at Chicago. Unless you count him winning at Memphis in the Xfinity Series at the Nashville Truck Series races.

[@TheOwl22]

Most surprising of all, when Waltrip was taking time off in 2011, he was competing in the FIA WEC in a Ferrari.

[@jeffbertram5281]

Still a MW fan & always will be, id like to see him win 1 more Daytona.

[@williamblackwell72]

Great video man I enjoyed it I was a big MWR fan

[@Josxyz74vvTV]

Rise & Fall of Morgan-McClure would be cool.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

For real

[@justinM88]

Great video can we get more teams plz

[@tracylittle7771]

David Reutimann got very lucky with that 2012 stuff

[@collectingsoda8571]

Do the rise and fall of PPI or MB2!

[@landenblackburn4914]

I liked the video

[@mrwednesdaynight]

Even though Michael Waltrip was a lousy driver, he always had amusing commericals. He and Kenny Walllace were a funny pair. They weren't going to win a lot of races but corporate America liked them because they would always make the funniest commercials. I guess that's Waltrip's real legacy.

[@Grant_Overman9]

If god had a race team this would be it. minus the fall part

[@tv8sdie-casts500]

Someone show this to Erich!!!

[@jimbosc]

Dem cheating Toy Oat Ers!!

[@whatincarnation95]

that was so emotional 😭

[@ChristopherLScott]

Cool video man. Thanks for sharing. Nice research.

[@ChuckAllen210]

They did have the best Shop in town. Very Fan Friendly.

[@mattbrown1165]

Great information and research. Can you do the same for Dale jr and for Kyle Busch?

[@jarredwalker9919]

Good video, but I think you should've spent a little more time on Clint Bowyer's 2012 season. Easily his best nearly winning the championship and how could anyone forget his feud with Jeff Gordon?

[@silviegang9634]

*Erich wants to know your location*

[@Ultimate23Dragon]

Called it...

[@brianlee972]

You forgot about the illegal rear window in 2012 with MWR and JTG Daughtery. That's why the 47 ended up ending their alliance with MWR and putting Bobby in that shitty equipment

[@evanabernathy9677]

5:23 NAPA Auto Parts

[@evanabernathy9677]

2:01 And The Only Way

[@evanabernathy9677]

2:14 Michael Waltrip

[@evanabernathy9677]

2:00

[@evanabernathy9677]

2:02

[@MotorsportsFan17]

This is So 😥, Alexa play The Sound of Silence by Disturbed (Yeah, I went with *THAT* Version rather than the Original by Simon & Garfunkel)

[@carlkennedy4442]

What happened to Reutimann by Waltrip is absolutely abysmal. Want a good video about a driver that should have had another chance. Age isn’t a factor in that family, dad Buzzie is still racing at 80 and winning against them all.

[@codywilliams3976]

You could do Evernham Motorsports, Red Bull Racing, or Rusty Wallace Racing next (yes, I know that last one was primarily a Busch team).

[@evanabernathy9677]

5:47 August Of 2015

[@chrisbarnett4719]

They could've been a phenomenal team

[@evanabernathy9677]

5:39 Lookin Back Now Though Wasn't Such A Bad Thing.

[@evanabernathy9677]

4:58

[@forrestrobbins4165]

MWR actually predates 2002 considering they were a Busch team prior to going to cup. Remember the Band-aid car?

[@DannyBTalks]

Yes. I even mentioned at the start that they had efforts outside cup, but for the sake of time, this video was just about their cup program.

[@forrestrobbins4165]

@@DannyBTalks no worries, just wanted to clarify. Pattie Moisse actually drove for him in the late 90s in the 14 in Busch. Don't ask how I retain that useless knowledge. And yes I am sure I spelled her name wrong.

[@brianlee972]

@@forrestrobbins4165 isn't she married to Hermie Sadler

[@forrestrobbins4165]

@@brianlee972 I have no idea lol

[@drppr76]

@Brian Lee She's married to Elton Sawyer

[@User-nu6km]

my favorite MWR moment is when they closed

[@ArbitraryOutcome]

The rise and fall of Evernham Motorsports perhaps?

[@lilolme69]

To make a video of all the bad things Ray has done it will take HOURS, maybe days! You talk about a weasel.... look up weasel in the dictionary and I bet Ray's picture is there.

[@14wbigt]

I like Waltrip I believe he didn’t have a part in the controversy it was the other owner he basically shoved waltrip to the side and ran the show

[@dylanjackstudios7512]

Hey Danny, awesome video (I came from the DEI video) can you do the Rise and Fall of BK Racing, it a intresting team (the BK stands for Burger King because some one involved heavely with Burger King owned the team)

[@erichk101]

what fall

[@smokefan4000]

what rise

[@racefan7616]

If I'm correct, Jack also brought up Pearl Harbour when Toyota came to race: www.espn.com/racing/columns/story?columnist=newton_david&id=3282306&seriesId=2

[@leenick551]

The rise and fall of Robert Yates Racing

[@connerluebbe2951]

Do one on bill davis racing

[@dobermanpac1064]

Sounds like a racing story.

[@DannyBTalks]

Well that is sort of what it is.

[@blacklab7968]

Any video with Micheal Waltrip in the title will bring erich

[@clarkmckee4700]

If MWR still existed here is how I think there roster would look like #15-Michael Waltrip/Matt Kenseth #55-Ryan Truex #56-Brian Vickers #38-Earnhardt Jr Sponsorship: Aaron’s Rent, NAPA, Mountain Dew, Wyndham Rewards, UPS, Dominos, Burger King, 5 Hour Energy, Nationwide, Axalta, Llumar and M&M brands(M&M, Combos, Snickers, Pedigree) (I know they already sponsor Kyle Busch, but for this scenario they would join MWR and ditch JGR) And MWR would switch to Chevrolet and be an alliance with HMS

[@clipobserver]

Spingate, enough said. Plus Clint Bowyer had a chance at the championship prior to that. MWR should have concentrated on that and only that.

[@evanabernathy9677]

1:33 Dale Jarrett & Sponsor UPS. 1:34 1:35 Along With Burger King & Domino's For David Reutimmann.

[@evanabernathy9677]

1:36

[@BeyondTheLineRacing]

The Rise and Fall of Gordon/Evernham Racing

[@evanabernathy9677]

5:03

[@perriello66]

If I remember right MW had that race at New Hampshire won until he choked and got out of the groove with a few to go

[@perriello66]

Ok I obviously didnt remember right. I coulda swore he threw a race at Loudon away but mayne that was dei

[@rodneywaugh8535]

Guilty of intentionally manipulating the finish of a race.... I guess the infamous debris on the track flags don't count towards that.... NASCAR could not handle the fact that a team was getting better and better in competing against the prized jewels of the NASCAR world that they love so much and basically put them out of business because of it.... Harry Gant said back in 1994 if NASCAR does not want you to win..... You will not win... I guess this just goes to prove it

[@chrisbarnett4719]

Mwr could've been a championship team if the spingate didn't happen

[@FlamesEnjoyer]

I don't see anything wrong with Brian Vickers pitting in the restart I do have a problem with Clint Bowyer spinning on purpose tho

[@rickyevans517]

I always thought the penalties were bs as teams manipulate the points all the time by moving back spots or putting whether it’s with teammates or deals with the smaller teams. These penalties ultimately killed a pretty competitive team when they were on the come up and chased away sponsors from nascar, with how few competitive cars there are i’m sure nascar regrets this

[@72huntster]

You misspelled Rob Kauffman Racing.

[@FUELBandicoot]

Michael Waltrip Racing was an awesome underdog team that fought their way to the top. If you were to tell me that in 5 years in 2007 that the team that was failing to make races nearly every race and could only make races with Dale Jarrett’s past champions provisional I’d of laughed. Crazy to think that ended up being the case.

[@rustyshackelford6526]

Rise and fall of Robert Yates Racing

[@rich077140]

What about the fuel deal?

[@stevereed8786]

He was a changed man after the Bristol crash.

[@stake-harley]

Most of my favorite paint schemes are from MWR-

[@kurtisparish9100]

Good

[@ocn2u]

Spingate was awesome I was hoping Truex would make it into the playoffs that year I knew Truex was about ready to come into his own too bad MW racing had to close their doors I hate seeing promising teams die

[@supermariodinosaurs]

Do a video on the rise and fall of Matt kenseth

[@tufstuff2586]

If it wasn't for spingate MWR would maybe still be around and would have maybe even won a championship.

[@WALTRIPFLAIR]

Best Nascar team ever. Nascar been going down hill ever since they closed down.

[@randomreviewsrebooted5156]

WALTRIPFLAIR lol no it hasn't. You're just biased.

[@WALTRIPFLAIR]

@@randomreviewsrebooted5156 Biased ? Maybe. Correct ? For sure. No fun anymore.

[@FastFoxx82]

Maybe a championship in 2012, it would have been good for the whole sport

[@ericfording3556]

"Michael Waltrip is the worst driver...in NASCAR period." -Clint Bowyer.

[@jonathan_m_racing]

Eric Fording Correction: Michael Waltrip is the GOAT of NASCAR, period.

[@ericfording3556]

@@jonathan_m_racing Uhh...*NO*

[@jamesdb7115]

@canWego Backintime *Derrick Cope enters the discussion*

[@evanabernathy9677]

4:57 Highest Penalties Ever