Car:
Number 44 Toyota
Team:
Michael Waltrip Racing
Sponsor:
UPS
Birthdate:
November 26th, 1956
Rookie Season:
Started 3 races in 1984 and another one in 1986. Ran for the Rookie of the Year title in 1987 when he finished 26th in points after starting 24 of the 29 races. Davey Allison won that 1987 Rookie of the Year Award over Dale.
Career Highlights:
1991 - First career win Michigan International Speedway (Wood Brothers).
1993 - Won Daytona 500 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
1995 - Joined Robert Yates Racing as replacement for injured Ernie Irvan
1996 - Won Daytona 500 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
1996 - Won Brickyard 400 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
1999 - Won NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship
2000 - Won Daytona 500 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
1999 NEXTEL Cup Champion:
Dale Jarrett is a natural born athelete. Offered a golf scholarship to the University of South Carolina Dale turned them down in order to follow in his father's footsteps. Fortunately for NASCAR fans, his father is Ned Jarrett, two-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Champion.
Dale Jarrett is a solid veteran racer who knows when to hustle the car and when to lay back. His smooth style, easy smile and solid family values makes Dale truly one of the good guys in the sport.
