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Darrell Waltrip

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Darrell Lee Waltrip is an American motorsports analyst, author, former national television broadcaster and former stock car driver who raced in the NASCAR Cup Series from 1972 to 2000, most notably in the No. 11 Chevrolet for Junior Johnson. He is a three-time Cup Series champion, winning in 1981, 1982 and 1985, and won 84 Cup races, including the 1989 Daytona 500, a record five Coca-Cola 600 races and twelve races at Bristol Motor Speedway. He made 809 Cup starts over 29 years, scored 59 pole positions and became the first NASCAR driver to win more than 10 million dollars in career race winnings. He also won thirteen Busch Grand National races and was named NASCAR Driver of the Decade for the 1980s.

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1947 1
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    February 5, 1947
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    is an American motorsports analyst
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    is an American motorsports analyst
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    He raced from 1972 to 2000 in the NASCAR Cup Series
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