READ TODAY'S STORIES AND E-EDITION SUBSCRIBE |  CONTACT US |  SIGN IN
Sports Extra!



SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS

FOR THE RECORD
LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA


Print story only Print story with comments Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest
Pacman Waltrip Needs Time Off
Published: 4/15/2007 12:41 PM
Last Modified: 4/15/2007 12:41 PM

Things couldn't go much worse for Michael Waltrip.
The former driver of the No. 21 CITGO car, now piloting the No. 55 NAPA car, has had nothing but trouble this season.
First, he formed his own racing team and switched to Toyota. The transition has been disaster as Toyota tries to figure out NASCAR Nextel Cup racing.
Then, Waltrip's team was caught cheating at Daytona and penalized points.
Since the season began, Waltrip hasn't qualified for a reace, leaving him in negative points and dead last (54th) in the season points chase with little hope to dig very far out of it.
Lastly, he has an accident in his personal car and then runs off (saying he went home) at 2 a.m. on Easter morning.
Well, everyone, including professional drivers, know you don't leave the scene of the accident (unless you have something to hide).
Sorry about the season you're having Michael but leaving an accident should get you slapped with some sort of penalty by NASCAR and the law.
His actions, no explanation for the cheating at Daytona, and now no explanation for running off after an accident, means it is time for a meeting with NASCAR.
Pacman Waltrip needs some time off.



Reader Comments 1 Total
Bill (6 years ago)
The way he keeps "missing the cut" it seems he's getting plenty of time off.

I hope Mikey gets it together. He's one of my five or six favorite drivers. Besides, I love his NAPA TV commercials! LOL
1 comments displayed


To post comments on tulsaworld.com, you must be an active Tulsa World print or digital subscriber and signed into your account.


Klein's Korner

Tulsa World senior sports columnist John Klein is in his fourth decade of covering sports. He started his newspaper career at The Daily Ardmoreite in 1977 and moved to the Tulsa World in 1978. He served 10 years as sports editor for the Tulsa World before being named to his current position in 2005. He also spent five years as the Southwest Conference beat writer for the Houston Post. He has won many writing awards and is a former Oklahoma Sports Writer of the Year.

Follow John Klein on Twitter

Subscribe to this blog



Archive

 
John Klein's Blog Archive:

2/2013  1/2013  12/2012  11/2012  10/2012  9/2012  
8/2012  7/2012  6/2012  5/2012  4/2012  3/2012  
2/2012  1/2012  12/2011  11/2011  10/2011  9/2011  
8/2011  7/2011  6/2011  5/2011  4/2011  3/2011  
2/2011  1/2011  12/2010  11/2010  10/2010  9/2010  
8/2010  7/2010  6/2010  5/2010  4/2010  3/2010  
2/2010  1/2010  12/2009  11/2009  10/2009  9/2009  
8/2009  7/2009  6/2009  5/2009  4/2009  3/2009  
2/2009  1/2009  12/2008  11/2008  10/2008  9/2008  
8/2008  7/2008  6/2008  5/2008  4/2008  3/2008  
2/2008  1/2008  12/2007  11/2007  10/2007  9/2007  
8/2007  7/2007  6/2007  5/2007  4/2007  3/2007  
2/2007  1/2007  12/2006  11/2006  10/2006  9/2006  
8/2006  





Home | Contact Us | Search | Subscribe | Customer Service | About | Advertise
Copyright © 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.