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Born: 26 November 1956
Hometown: Newton, North Carolina, USA

Former NASCAR race car driver.

His accomplishments include:
1993 Daytona 500 Winner
1996 Daytona 500 Winner
1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
2000 Daytona 500 Winner
2014 Inductee into the NASCAR Hall of Fame

Biography

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Dale Jarrett page on 22 September 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for winning the Daytona 500 three times (in 1993, 1996, and 2000) and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999. He is the son of 2-time Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett, younger brother of Glenn Jarrett, father of former driver Jason Jarrett, and cousin of Todd Jarrett. In 2007, Jarrett joined the ESPN/ABC broadcasting team as an announcer in select Nationwide Series races. In 2008, after retiring from driving following the 2008 Food City 500, he joined ESPN permanently as the lead racing analyst replacing Rusty Wallace. In 2015, Jarrett became a part of the NBC Sports Broadcasting Crew for NASCAR events. He was inducted in the 2014 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Jarrett was born on November 26, 1956 in Conover, North Carolina, the middle child of Ned and Martha. Jarrett has an older brother, Glenn; and a younger sister, Patti. Jarrett's father Ned competed in the NASCAR Grand National Division between 1953 to 1966, winning two series championships in 1961 and 1965. Following retirement, Ned remained active in the racing community as manager of Hickory Motor Speedway and later established a career in broadcasting.

Jarrett spent his childhood traveling to his father's races across the Southern United States. He was introduced to golf by age twelve; he also played football, basketball and baseball while attending Newton-Conover High School. Jarrett led his high school's golf team to three conference championships, and was named the school's athlete of the year as a senior. Following graduation in 1975, Jarrett worked at Hickory Motor Speedway, the track his father managed. Jarrett was offered a full golf scholarship from the University of South Carolina, which he declined. Though he continued to play golf, Jarrett was interested in following his father's footsteps as a racing driver.


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2001 BookDale Jarrett by Frank Moriarty; MetroBooks


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1985 Dale Jarrett Car at the 1985 Milwaukee Sentinel 200 1985 Milwaukee Sentinel 200
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1987 Dale Jarrett Car at the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
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1987 Dale Jarrett Car at the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
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1987 Dale Jarrett Car at the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
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1988 Dale Jarrett Car at the 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400
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1989 Dale Jarrett Car at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400
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Dale Jarrett at the 1997 Pocono 500 1997 Pocono 500
An awesome year for Jarrett with 7 wins and 2nd in the points.
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Dale Jarrett at the 1997 Pocono 500 NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett gets some grilling pointers from Kansas City Barbeque Society grand champion Rod Gray
In this photo provided by Sam's Club, NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett, right, gets some grilling pointers from Kansas City Barbeque Society grand champion Rod Gray after arriving at a Sam's Club for an autograph-signing event leading up to the Coke Zero 400 race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Sam's Club, Phelan M. Ebenhack, HO)

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Article Index

DateArticleAuthor/Source
27 June 2002NASCAR IN CAR On iN DEMAND 'Free Weekend' Boosts Jarrett's SponsorsJoyce Julius and Associates
8 August 2004NASCAR Nextel Cup Series: Brickyard 400Dale Jarrett
Kasey Kahne
Elliott Sadler
10 September 2004NASCAR Media ConferenceKevin Harvick
Dale Jarrett
Jimmie Johnson
Bobby Labonte
Mark Martin
Jeremy Mayfield
Jamie McMurray
19 July 2005NASCAR Media ConferenceDale Jarrett
17 January 2006NASCAR Media ConferenceGreg Biffle
Dale Jarrett
10 January 2007NASCAR Media ConferenceGreg Biffle<Dale Jarrett
30 January 2007NASCAR Media ConferenceKurt Busch
Kyle Busch
Dale Jarrett
Juan Pablo Montoya
Michael Waltrip
14 February 2008NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Gatorade Duel 2Dale Jarrett
11 March 2008NASCAR Media ConferenceDale Jarrett
11 Feburary 2009NASCAR Media ConferenceRich Feinberg
Dale Jarrett
Andy Petree
Dr. Jerry Punch
23 May 2011NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ned JarrettDale Jarrett
Ned Jarrett
Glenn Jarrett
Patti Makar


Merchandise

Type & Item #NameDetails
Collector Card - 1992 Maxx 18Dale Jarrett#21 Citgo Ford
Collector Card - 1992 Maxx 1981991 Memorable MomentsDale Jarrett beats Davey Allison at the Champion Spark Plug 400
Collector Card - 1992 Maxx 283Race 19: MichiganChampion Spark Plug 400 Dale Jarrett #21 Citgo Ford
Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC12Dale Jarrett#88 Ford Quality Care Ford Thunderbird
Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC61Screamin' Steel: Dale Jarrett Quality Care#88 Ford Quality Care Ford Thunderbird
Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC97Changin' Gears: Dale Jarrett#88 Ford Quality Care Ford Thunderbird
Model Kit - AMT 38066A#88 UPS Taurus1:25 scale, #88 UPS Dale Jarrett
Die Cast - Action 10901Dale Jarrett #88 Quality CareAP, 1:24 scale, 2000 Ford Taurus, "Limited Edition"
Model Kit - Revell 85-239888 Dale Jarrett UPS Taurus1:24 scale





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