at
Daytona International Speedway .]]
(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
Golf er. 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 . He also operates a Ford dealership in
Indian Trail, North Carolina , southeast of
Charlotte .
winning car on display at
Daytona USA , taken January 2001]]
Dale Jarrett announced at the spring Bristol race in
2006 that he plans on retiring after the completion of the 2008 season.
Finished 10th in the 2006
Budweiser Shootout at the
Daytona International Speedway .
Finished 13th in the
Gatorade Duel .
Finished 10th in the
Daytona 500 .
Finished 17th in the
Auto Club 500 .
Finished 19th in the
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 .
Finished 9th in the
Golden Corral 500 .
Finished 20th in the
Food City 500 .
Finished 15th in the
DirecTV 500 .
Finished 17th in the
Samsung/Radio Shack 500 .
Finished 19th in the
Subway Fresh 500 .
Finished 12th in the
Aaron's 499 .
A list of the teams for which Dale Jarrett has driven at the Winston/Nextel Cup level, and the years he raced for them.
1984 #02 Busch/Enterprise Chevy
1985 #98 Busch Pontiac
1987 #18 Freelander Finacial Chevy - Freedlander Racing
1988-89 #29 Hardees Oldsmobile - Cale Yarborough
1990-91 #21 Citgo Ford - Wood Brothers
1992-94 #18 Interstate Batteries Chevy - Joe Gibbs Racing
1995 #28 Texaco Havoline Ford - Robert Yates Racing
1996-01 #88 Quality Care Ford - Robert Yates Racing
2001-Present #88 UPS Ford - Robert Yates Racing
