NASCAR: Michael Waltrip Returns to Drivers Seat at Talladega

Michael Waltrip may not be NASCAR's best-known owner driver (that honor goes to three-time champ Tony Stewart). But he still manages to get in the spotlight regularly, thanks to an outgoing personality and a willingness to sacrifice dignity for the worthy cause of making interesting commercials for his sponsors. On Sunday, he will make his second Sprint Cup start of the season at Talladega Superspeedway. A two-time Daytona 500 champion, Waltrip received help for this weekend's race at Talladega from nine-year-old Emery Beavis of Dyerbury, TN, who designed the No.55 Toyota’s paint scheme. Beavis won the grand-prize in the Aaron’s “2012 Color Your Way to Talladega” contest. She and three guests will attend the Aaron’s Dream Weekend in Talladega to watch Waltrip drive her design in Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Sunday marks Waltrip’s 52nd Cup Series start on the 2.66-mile Alabama track. Waltrip finished ninth in last fall’s race at Talladega and owns a w...