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There was one lap to go in the 2001 Daytona 500, NASCAR's most
celebrated event. Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were
running one-two. Junior's legendary dad, the driver race fans
called "The Intimidator," was close behind in third, blocking
anyone who might try to pass. Waltrip couldn't stop thinking about
all the times he'd struggled to stay ahead--and the 462 NASCAR Cup
races he'd lost without a single win. He'd been a race-car driver
all his adult life, following in the footsteps of his brother
Darrell, a three-time NASCAR champion. And his losing streak was
getting more painful every race.
But this day, he knew, could be different. He was driving for Dale
Earnhardt now, racing as a team with his close friend and mentor.
Yet as his car roared toward the finish line, ending that losing
streak once and for all, Waltrip had no clue that the greatest
triumph of his life could get mired in terrible tragedy.
This is the story of that fateful afternoon in Daytona, a day whose
echoes are still heard today. But the story begins years earlier in
a small town in Kentucky, with a boy who dreamed of racing cars, a
boy who was determined to go from go-karts to the highest levels of
NASCAR. For the first time ever, Michael Waltrip tells the full,
revealing story of how he got to Daytona, what happened there, and
the huge impact it had on so many in the racing world. He reveals
for the first time how his own life changed as he dealt with guilt,
faced his grief, and searched for the fortitude to climb into a
race car again. It's an inspiring and powerful story, told with
Michael's trademark humor, honesty, and irreverence. It's a story
of family, fulfillment, and redemption--and well-earned victory in
the end.
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