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Except for five races in 1973, driving for Bud Moore Engineering, Waltrip primarily drove his own cars at the beginning of his NASCAR career until the middle of the 1975 Winston Cup season when he was signed a multi-year contract and replace driver Donnie Allison to drive the # 88 DiGard Chevrolet, Waltrip's long awaited jump into the big leagues of United States stock car auto racing.

The DiGard racing team was founded in part by Mike DiProspero and Bill Gardner, who were brothers-in-law, with the legendary Robert Yates as engine builder.

Waltrip ’ s first race with DiGard came on August 17, 1975, at the Talladega 500, Talladega Superspeedway, in, finishing 42nd after experiencing engine failure.

Waltrip would compete in ten more races in the 1975 season for DiGard, sponsored by Terminal Transport, and get his second career NASCAR Winston Cup victory October 12, 1975, in the Capitol City 500, in.

He would post three top-five and four top-ten finishes in the 11 races he ran for DiGard in 1975. DiGard Gatorade Chevrolet Monte Carlo that Waltrip drove to victory in the 1978 World 600, Concord, NC, May 28, 1978