Two days before the 2001 Daytona 500, Michael Waltrip was walking through the drivers' motorcoach lot when he heard a gruff voice calling him. It was Dale Earnhardt, his longtime friend, and new team owner. Earnhardt summoned Waltrip to an impromptu meeting in his motorcoach.
Oh, no, Waltrip thought. He was certain that Earnhardt was going to chew him out for screwing up in a qualifying race a few days before. Waltrip had been in position to win but missed a shift and finished back in the pack.
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