“NAPA has been with me from winning two Daytona 500s, to missing races with a new start-up team, and back to victory lane again. The relationship grew far past that of just a sponsor, but more of a partner and a friend.”

American former stock car racing driver

Michael Curtis “Mikey” Waltrip is an American former stock car racing driver, commentator, team owner, amateur ballroom dancing competitor, and author. Born in 1963, he is best known for winning the Daytona 500 twice, in 2001 and 2003, and for his long career in NASCAR. Waltrip’s four NASCAR Cup Series victories all came on superspeedways while driving for Dale Earnhardt Inc. He later became a familiar television voice, working as a pre-race analyst for the NASCAR Cup Series and as a color commentator for Fox Sports coverage of the Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. He is also the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion and commentator.