Carriage House Plans: Napa Auto

Tuesday 1 January 2013

Napa Auto

If you thought Michael Waltrip's 2010 season was a bit out of the mainstream just wait until you see what 2011 has in store for the two-time Daytona 500 winner and co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing.

Book and comedy tours, welcoming an action sports star to NASCAR, tons of television work and a return to racing are on tap for the 47-year-old Waltrip as he begins his second full season of what he calls "semi-retirement."Waltrip's first book "In the Blink of an Eye" marking the tenth anniversary of his 2001 Daytona 500 victory hits the shelves in February. "DALE, DAYTONA AND THE DAY THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING," is the book's subtitle describing Waltrip's minute-by-minute account of the day that saw him break a 0 for 462 slump and climb to the pinnacle of his racing career only to learn moments later of the tragic loss of his car owner and NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt. Waltrip's struggle to come to grips with the aftermath and build a successful career and race team also highlights the manuscript.

You'll not only find Waltrip in bookstores across America promoting the book this year but in comedy clubs as well. The Michael Waltrip Comedy Garage tour begins its second season with shows featuring topflight comedic talent like John Reep, Henry Cho, Tim Wilson plus a standup routine by Waltrip. The tour includes even more dates in 2011 including stops in Kansas City, Ontario, Canada and Las Vegas.