Dale Jarrett - Biography

Last Editor: kfloyd				Dale Jarrett Biography -   Name : Dale Jarrett Profession : Car Racer Birth Details : born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina Nickname : DJ

Dale Jarrett Trivia -

1999 Nascar Winston Cup Series Champion. 2-time winner of the Brickyard 400. 3-time winner of the Daytona 500. Brother of professional driver Glenn Jarrett. Father of professional driver Jason Jarrett. Son of 2-time Nascar Grand National Series Champion Ned Jarrett. Only driver to ever win Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year (1996) Is an avid golfer and frequently partners with professional golfer Phil Mickelson for charity golf events.

Dale Jarrett Detailed Biography -

Born: November 26, 1956 Birthplace: Newton, North Carolina Awards: 1999 Winston Cup Champion Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics Car #, Team 88 - Robert Yates Racing 2005 NEXTEL Cup Position: 15th Best Cup Position: 1st - 1999 (Winston Cup) First Race: 1984 Sovran Bank 500 (Martinsville) First Win: 1991 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) Last Win: 2005 UAW Ford 500 (Talladega) Wins Top Tens Poles 32 256 16 All stats current as of February 20, 2006. Dale Jarrett prior to the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Jarrett racing at the Tropicana 400 in 2004. Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. Jarrett currently races in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series exclusively. In 1999, Jarrett won the Winston Cup Championship, which is now called the Nextel Cup, and thus with his father, Ned Jarrett, became only the second father-son duo to win a championship. Jarrett has won the Daytona 500 three times, in 1993, 1996, and 2000. Jarrett never intended on following in his father's racing footsteps. Dale's father envisioned him becoming a professional golfer. In fact, Dale was offered a golf scholarship by the University of South Carolina, but he turned it down because he "didn't really care for schooling". Since the 2001 season, Jarrett has been the driver of the #88 UPS Ford. Prior to his sponsorship deal with UPS, Jarrett had driven the #88 Ford Credit Ford since 1996. Ford Credit has remained an associate sponsor. Jarrett and his wife Kelley, along with their four kids, currently reside in Hickory, North Carolina. Dale Jarrett has said that his performance in the 2006 season will give him an idea if he will return in 2007. Finished 10th in the 2006 Budweiser Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway. Finished 13th in the Gatorade Duel. Finished 10th in the Daytona 500. A list of the teams for which Dale Jarrett has driven at the Winston/Nextel Cup level, and the years he raced for them. Cale Yarborough- 1988-1989 Wood Brothers- 1990-1991 Joe Gibbs Racing- 1992-1994 Robert Yates Racing- 1995-present