This 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo was a part of Waltrip Racing (serial number MRM-WC-3). It is said to have been originally a 1990s Darrell Waltrip Tabasco Pontiac that was rebodied as a Monte Carlo for Michael Waltrip. The two brothers are Daytona 500 winners and well-known racing personalities from their regular television appearances in covering the NASCAR series.
This particular race car runs with a T&L 355-cid 18-degree V-8 engine with Pontiac Racing 18-degree cylinder heads with wide ports (#10134363), high compression/small combustion chambers with matching manifold with 850-cfm Holley carburetor. The Tex’s Transmission four-speed manual and clutch are in good, operable condition and is described as a “heavy-duty NASCAR unit. The rear end is fitted with 4.56:1 gears with a NASCAR posi-traction unit in which the pump has been removed. Four-wheel disc brakes, a Griffith radiator and wire-braided plumbing are also shown.