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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Mon Mar 24, 2014, 04:56 PM Mar 2014

Did Michael Waltrip think he was talking to Donna Summer on pit road at Auto Club?

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/michael-waltrip-thought-he-was-talking-to-donna-summer-on-pit-road-at-auto-club-speedway-222958648.html

During his odyssey down Auto Club Speedway's pit road on Sunday, Waltrip thought he ran into singer Donna Summer. He went up to her and said that he enjoyed her "body of work."

Summer died in 2012. The woman who Waltrip was talking to was not Donna Summer....

Sunday's race had "Modern Family's" Eric Stonestreet, "Brookyln Nine-Nine's" Terry Crews and Gonzo the Muppet in attendance among others. Summer, obviously, wasn't one of the others.

Was it a bad joke that just fell flat or a true case of mistaken identity – Donna Summer discography pun not intended – for Waltrip? Either option is cringeworthy, especially as Waltrip was sort of singing Summer's "Last Dance" while he was on camera.




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Did Michael Waltrip think he was talking to Donna Summer on pit road at Auto Club? (Original Post) KamaAina Mar 2014 OP
Mistaking the late great Donna for someone else is, IMHO, joeybee12 Mar 2014 #1
Now you have me thinking of one of Donna's contemporaries... madinmaryland Mar 2014 #2
Long, long time ago! joeybee12 Mar 2014 #5
NASCAR will be a hell of a lot better when the Waltrips go the fuck away charlie and algernon Mar 2014 #3
All the fans hated Darrell back in the day KamaAina Mar 2014 #4

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)
3. NASCAR will be a hell of a lot better when the Waltrips go the fuck away
Mon Mar 24, 2014, 09:33 PM
Mar 2014

Michael is a douchebag who helped organize that whole spin-gate at Richmond last year. Darrell is easily THE WORST announcer in professional sports. He doesn't even pretend to hide his favoritism when announcing races.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
4. All the fans hated Darrell back in the day
Mon Mar 24, 2014, 09:51 PM
Mar 2014

back when most of the drivers were from the Carolinas and he was the only one from Tennessee.

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