Who is Michael Waltrip's girlfriend: Wife Bio

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About Michael Waltrip

The NASCAR driver Michael Curtis Waltrip was born on April 30, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky, the U.S. He has a height of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and weighs 210 lb (95 kg). The 57-year-old American NASCAR driver's birth sign is Taurus, and he is a Christian.

Michael Waltrip's father is Leroy Waltrip and Margaret Jean Evans Waltrip is his mother. He has two older brothers, Darrell Waltrip and Robert Lynn “Bobby” Waltrip. Michael's career started at the age of 12. He asked his brother Darell, who was already a professional racer, for help to enter into the field. But his brother asked him to focus on school instead. His father ignored him as well. However, Bobby helped him enter into competitions and network with professional racers. Finally, he was noticed by people like Dale Earnhardt, Kyle Petty, and Richard Petty.

Michael Waltrip's girlfriend, or rather, ex-girlfriend, or better still, a rumored ex-girlfriend is Emma Slater. Before Emma came along, Michael Waltrip was married to Elizabeth "Buffy" Franks from November 27, 1993, to 2010. Buffy, who was the owner of Nascar race car #55 that Michael drove, met him in August 1992. The couple has a daughter together, Margaret Carol "Macy" Waltrip.
Michael has attributed his divorce due to mental trauma that he suffered during a racing accident in the 2001 Daytona 500, which left his mentor Dale Earnhardt dead.
Buffy remarried in 2012, to Adam Hawthorne, a project manager. According to sources, Michael and Buffy have remained good friends.
Michael had a relationship before Buff came along as well. He was in a relationship with Laurie Smith, with whom he has a daughter, Caitlin Marie Waltrip-Kinnaird. The exact details about when Michael met Laurie or their breakup is not known.
After Michael's divorce with Buffy, he was rumored to date Kassie Hansen, a model, in 2012. But these rumors have not been confirmed.

Emma Slater, was she ever Michael Slater's girlfriend? Emma is a professional dancer who was paired with Michael during Season 19 of Dancing with the Stars in 2014. They were spotted together at various racing events which gave rise to the rumors that they were dating. However, according to some sources close to the rumored couple, they are actually just good friends. This begs this question: Was their relationship a waltz or a race never meant to be won?

Emma Louise Slater was born on 25 December 1988, in Sutton Coldfield, England. She has a twin sister, Kelly. Raised in Tamworth, she joined local stage schools taking part in numerous productions from an early age. Emma dated fellow Dancing with the Stars member Sasha Farber from 2011 to 2014. In December 2015, Sasha made a post on his Instagram account confirming that Emma and he were back together. On 4 October 2016, Farber proposed to Slater during a broadcast of Dancing with the Stars. Emma married Sasha on 25 March 2018.

Michael Waltrip has one daughter, Caitlin Marie Waltrip-Kinnaird (born on January 12, 1990) with his ex-girlfriend Laurie Smith. She is married and has kids of her own. Michael has another daughter, Margaret Carol "Macy" Waltrip (born on September 29, 1997) with his ex-wife Elizabeth Franks.

Michael Waltrip has had physical confrontations with fellow racers during race events multiple times. Notorious events include Dave Marcis, Lake Speed, Jeff Green, Robby Gordon, Casey Mears, and Clint Bowyer. He has also been penalized and fined multiple times by NASCAR.