Darrell Waltrip’s big break with Bud Moore (1975)
Join me throughout this year as I take a look at when some of the sport’s biggest stars drove some unusual cars! (Presented in no particular order).
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| Darrell Waltrip & Bud Moore, Courtesy NASCAR Hall of Fame |
Why? Darrell Waltrip started his NASCAR Cup career in his own equipment, but had a brief five-race stint with legendary team-owner Bud Moore in 1973. Incidentally, this would prove to be the only time DW would race in a Ford until the final two years of his long Cup career.
How successful were they? Things started out well with an eighth-place finish in the Southern 500, but Waltrip failed to crack the top-twenty in his other four starts.
What was the aftermath? Waltrip moved back to his own cars, posting his first Cup win in a self-owned Chevy in 1975. Bud Moore, meanwhile, continued to field race-winning cars. Also of note, DW singled out Moore as one of his least-favorite car-owners to drive for in his autobiography.
Ranking on the Strange-O-Meter? 7 boogities out of 10—its just so random, going from your own cars to an established team…then hating it so much that you go BACK to your own cars.
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