Darrell Waltrip's stories defined NASCAR. Racing legends are telling his tales now
Darrell Waltrip, one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history, also happens to be one of its greatest storytellers.He no longer will be telling them in public.The three-time Cup Series champion will be "stepping further away from the public limelight," as the Waltrip family put it Wednesday, Sept. 25, in a statement that disclosed Waltrip, 79, has been diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease.As the racing community processed the news, others filled in for Waltrip, who told many of his stori