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Could Michael Waltrip do what you do? For one lucky winner he'll certainly try.

Willing to do whatever is necessary

Waltrip's fan promotion right in line with his personality

By Raygan Swan, NASCAR.COM
August 14, 2009
11:46 AM EDT
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Imagine if you will Michael Waltrip in a hard hat climbing inside a manhole to inspect the city sewer lines.

If that's not fathomable, what about the driver in a white lab coat pumping a dead body full of embalming fluid before a funeral?

Or better yet, imagine NASCAR's most beloved spokesperson in a G-string.

"I've been working out, I could rock a G-string," proclaimed Waltrip.

Yes, it's a real possibility as part of Best Western's annual fan swap promotion that gives one person a chance to literally swap jobs with Waltrip, driver of the No. 55 Toyota and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing.

Last year Waltrip lucked out and enjoyed restoring an old car at a shop in Odessa, Texas, but this year the job possibilities are endless.

I'm still not sure I'm ready to dance without my shirt on, I need more abs. I don't have a six-pack yet. I have a one pack.

MICHAEL WALTRIP

As part of the promotion, which benefits charity, Waltrip will travel to the winning bidder's hometown and work as they would for an afternoon and the bidder will travel with Michael Waltrip to Richmond on Sept. 11-13 to experience the races with VIP treatment.

The auction is under way at http://www.auctionjam.com/fanswap/external link and runs through Aug. 24, but Waltrip has been entertaining his fans suggestions for days on Facebook and Twitter.

"I'm still not sure I'm ready to dance without my shirt on, I need more abs. I don't have a six-pack yet. I have a one pack," he said. "On Twitter, someone asked if I could be an accountant. I know how to draw cars, but when it comes to adding numbers, I don't do that well. Another person said work for a humane society where I could take care of animals. That sounds like fun. I'd enjoy that."

Nevertheless, it's widely known the driver will endure any degree of humiliation or perform whatever self-deprecating acts necessary to promote and please his sponsor.

This is why, despite not having won a Cup Series race as a driver since 2003, Waltrip still is considered to be NASCAR's best and most beloved pitchman, a sponsor's dream with as much commercial appeal as a championship-winning driver. (Continued)

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