Michael Waltrip, driver of the #15 Aaron’s Toyota, during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 59th Annual DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

Even though he has two Daytona 500 victories on his resume. Michael Waltrip has unfinished business at the Birthplace of Speed.

Waltrip, who first ran the Great American race in 1987, doesn’t want his last memory of the track to be the 30th-place finish he posted in last year’s race.

“Well, when we ran last year’s Daytona 500, it didn’t go well,” Waltrip said on Wednesday morning during Daytona 500 Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. “We didn’t run good, and I guess we got into a little bit of a fender-bender and messed up the car, and I finished 30th, and I just didn’t want to quit like that.

“I went to Talladega and we got a 12th-place finish, and I ran up front a little bit, and then I decided we would just try to have one more competitive run down here this year. You’ve got to quit sometime, and the partnership with (sponsor) Aaron’s has been important to me. They could wrap their arms around us doing a final race together.”