At 59, Darrell Waltrip FINALLY Gets To Race "The Dream Machine"

 

Racing to win, not just riding around
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In the family circle of approved tracks, Martinsville Speedway was the only one on the list. My wife Stevie and the girls are pretty comfortable with me racing there.

Any time you get in a race car or go on a race track, there's danger, and the unexpected could always happen. We're all pretty confident and comfortable when we go to Martinsville. I know the track. I've raced there so much through the years and run the truck there the past few years. I feel very confident.

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At 59 years of age, I'm not getting any younger, and it's hard to stay in shape and keep up my enthusiasm unless I know I'm going to get to race. Knowing that I'm going to get to race, I've been in the gym. I work out a lot and try to maintain my weight. It's really good for me physically to get in a car or truck and race occasionally. It gives me something to look forward to. I'd run the truck or race something every week if my family was OK with it. I can still git 'r done.

I'll keep racing until I realize that I can't do it anymore. There's going to be a time in my life when I'm going to say I just don't feel like racing. But as long as I still have that competitive fire burning inside of me, and I'm physically able and mentally sharp, I'll keep going to these race tracks. I tested at Caraway Speedway on Tuesday, and I'm as fast as anybody there. I get around the race track better than anybody else. I've still got my skills. more on Darrell Waltrip driving the Dream Machine