Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

Michael Waltrip given ticket for collision with motorcycle

Oct. 22, 2009
NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip was ticketed for failure to yield after a collision with a motorcycle Wednesday night in Mooresville, N.C., according to WCNC-TV.
Related Stories from UPI.com
Truex to join Waltrip Racing

Truex to join Waltrip Racing

CORNELIUS, N.C., July 10 (UPI) -- Sprint Cup driver Martin Truex Jr., will join Michael Waltrip Racing next season after four years with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.

Waltrip answers sway bar theft claim

MARTINSVILLE, Va., March 29 (UPI) -- Michael Waltrip has denied a claim that he took a sway bar from Roush-Fenway Racing after a 2007 race in Dover, Del.

Waltrip speaks on Daytona 500 fiasco

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Michael Waltrip Thursday said he considered pulling out of the Daytona 500 qualifying race because of rules violations by crew chief David Hyder. Waltrip's No. 55 Toyota was cited after last Sunday's Gatorade Duel qualifying runs.

Waltrip crew chief suspended

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 14 (UPI) -- David Hyder, the crew chief for Nextel Cup driver Michael Waltrip, was suspended Wednesday for rules violations during qualifying for Sunday's Daytona 500.

Waltrip leaving DEI

MOORESVILLE, N.C., July 15 (UPI) -- Dale Earnhardt Incorporated (DEI) and driver Michael Waltrip announced Friday they will part company in 2006.

Waltrip wins Busch pole

KANSAS CITY, Kan., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- NASCAR Winston Cup regular Michael Waltrip won the pole in record-setting fashion Friday for the Busch Series Mr. Goodcents 300.

Waltrip wins NASCAR Winston 500

TALLADEGA, Ala., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Michael Waltrip held off a hard charge from DEI teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon to win Sunday's NASCAR Winston Cup EA Sports 500.

Waltrip wins Busch race

BRISTOL, Tenn., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Michael Waltrip overtook Ron Hornaday with 34 laps remaining Friday night and captured the NASCAR Busch Series Food City 250.

Three NASCAR teams fined

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 9 (UPI) -- NASCAR on Wednesday levied fines of $25,000 to three teams and took away driver and owner points for infractions at Daytona last week.

Matt Kenseth wins Busch race

FONTANA, Calif., April 26 (UPI) -- NASCAR Winston Cup regular Matt Kenseth continued his recent dominance here with a win Saturday at the Busch Series CaliforniaSpeedway.com 300.
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler