By John Coyle

Editor

As expected, the NASCAR race in Bristol was a blast, but since I'm a total sap, one of my favorite moments from yesterday's broadcast didn't have anything to do with the actual race. Just before the green flag dropped, Jeff Hammond presented his buddy Darrell Waltrip with the '81 Buick that he drove to back-to-back series victories in '81 and '82, and D.W. was obviously overwhelmed. For a minute, I actually thought he was going to lose it! Apparently, the number 11 Mountain Dew was the only one of his race cars that he didn't already own, and given that he had such incredible success behind the wheel, it's easy to understand sentimental value of that old Buick. Too bad he didn't take it on to the track to turn some donuts!

Comments

SuzyBruisy
Mar 18, 2008 11:17:10 AM

DW is the shit. He's the reason I'm sad when NASCAR coverage switches to the other networks: no one narrates the race as well and with as much heart as he and Hammond do. I was so happy to see him receive the Mt. Dew car as well, that old Buick looks tough as hell, and you know, I think it was an advantage for Darrell at that point to have lost most of his voice: he was totally about to start crying as he looked over that old battle-scarred stock car and the laringitis helped him cover it!
Thanks for a great race as always, DW!

GTwildfire
Mar 17, 2008 7:38:17 PM

I've always been a RP fan, but also have had immense respect for DW. He deserves the car, and nobody on Earth is worthy to claim it while he's alive.

raptorattack
Mar 17, 2008 4:26:41 PM

thats awesome i love dw