Darrell Waltrip Winston Cup history. Waltrip closed out the 1970s driving the #88 DiGard Chevrolet, sponsored by Gatorade, ranked NASCAR's #2 driver, having won 22 NASCAR Winston Cup races in just 149 race starts. His aggressive driving style and outspoken demeanor earned him the nickname "Jaws", a reference to the 1975 film about a killer shark. The nickname was given to Waltrip by rival Cale Yarborough in an interview after Waltrip crashed Yarborough out of a race. Waltrip himself preferred the nicknames ""D.W."" or ""D-Dubya"" but he acknowledged Yarborough by displaying an inflatable toy shark in his pit at the next race.
Gordon (given name) "-o", "-onis". The given name is thought to have been used in honour of Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833–85), who was killed at Khartoum. The masculine given name can be represented in Scottish Gaelic as Gòrdan. The diminutive Gord may also be used as a nickname. Gordon (given name) Gordon is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Scottish surname "Gordon". It is uncertain if this surname originated from a place name in Scotland or in France. The Gordon in Berwickshire, where the family who bore the surname held lands in the 12th