Michael Waltrip Increases Social Media Reach, Joins Motorsport.com as Advisor

Part-time racer, full-time television personality, prolific race team owner and serial tweeter - Michael Waltrip is NASCAR's answer to the concept of the renaissance man. Now, the two-time Daytona 500 winner takes on a different role: member of the advisory board at Motorsport.com, as it seeks to expand and improve upon its worldwide racing coverage."Motorsport.com was just a site that I happened upon as a race fan," Waltrip said in a phone interview on Tuesday. "I loved the ways the fans interact and all the information from the different types of motorsport. That led me to talking to one of my heroes, Emerson Fittipaldi, about joining the site."Fittipaldi, the 1975 Formula 1 champion, was appointed Motorsport.com's chariman late last year...

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