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NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip steps away from spotlight after FTD diagnosis
Headlines largely agree on Waltrip stepping back from public life due to health, with minor variations in diagnostic specificity and attribution.
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What happenedNASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip is stepping away from the public eye after being diagnosed with a cognitive disease, according to a statement released Wednesday by his family.
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NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip steps away from spotlight after FTD diagnosis
steps awayspotlightFTD diagnosis
NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip is stepping away from the public eye after being diagnosed with a cognitive disease, according to a statement released Wednesday by his family.
NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip steps back from public life for serious health concerns
steps backpublic lifeserious health concerns
Waltrip and his family announced that he has been diagnosed with Frontotemporal Degeneration, possibly complicated by Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip steps back from public life for serious health concerns
steps backpublic lifeserious health concerns
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Darrell Waltrip, who parlayed a Hall of Fame driving career in NASCAR into a long-time broadcasting stint at Fox Sports, has stepped away from public life due to a pr...
The family said Waltrip, 79, is "happy and otherwise healthy" and is spending time with his wife, Stevie, their two daughters and his three grandchildren.
NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip diagnosed with cognitive disease
(WGHP) -- NASCAR legend and Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip has been diagnosed with a cognitive disease, according to a statement released by his family. Waltrip, 79, has frontotemporal degen...
