As the cars take the green flag to start each [NASCAR] race, Waltrip shouts “Boogity Boogity Boogity!”; [it] is a nonsense phrase that has become his trademark in recent years. The story Waltrip has told about this is that, as a driver, he got tired of hearing his spotter or crew chief say “green, green, green” at the start of every race and wanted to hear something more original, – thanks to Wikipedia for the article on Darrell Lee Waltrip, a three-time former NASCAR Winston Cup champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com.
