Dale Jarrett is one of the most known and popular driver in NASCAR. He is famous for the UPS drives the # 44 Toyota Camry and was a part of Toyota's first season in NASCAR. He has driven for some of the most prestigious car owners such as Cale Yarborough, the wood brothers, Joe Gibbs, Robert Yates and Michael Waltrip.
A true master, he won the Daytona 500 three times. Dale comes from a family that was very involved in racing and he is the son of two-time Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett. Dales younger brother Glenn also drove and was a pit commentator for NASCAR and son Jason Jarrett Dales which has in the Busch series dangers.
As a talented driver, is Dale very well in the Gulf. After graduating in 1975 concluding he was offered a full golf scholarship from USC, but he had other plans. He refused and directed at the circuit. Driving career Motor Speedway, a track, 1977 at Hickory owned by his father. In his first race he started in last place and could finish above and ninth. Driving talent began to show. He spent several years honing his driving skills at Hickory, before he in the Busch series in 1982. His best result of that first year was third and it sixth in the Championship. It took not Dale the big dogs in the Cup series be ready characters long and in 1984 he made his debut at Martinsville. He qualified 14th 24 and finished.
In 1987 he fighting over Rookie of the year was awarded, came in second to Davey Allison. Dale was hungry first win, and finally it after this 1991 at Michigan International Speedway. Finishing a career best 17, in the Championship of the season. 1993 Daytona 500 was memorable for many NASCAR fans. The race has since "The Dale and Dale show" was referred to as Jarrett, Earnhardt for victory number (s) could pass with only a lap. Dale Jarrett Vater cheered from the cabin, where he had called the race.
Dale is the one that the tradition of "kiss the bricks" in Indianapolis after his victory over the Brickyard 400 in 1996, as he and his entire crew after down bent, the brick a smooch type. Since then, each winning NASCAR team has to kiss the bricks. In 2003, the Indy teams on the train jumped and now keep the same tradition. 1998 Dale began to suffer from gallbladder problems and ended up with the operation in the low season. Undaunted, in 1999 he returned and won his first cup of 201 points. To be in the same year of driving he moved in the Busch series, and along with Brett Farve part owner. You put the # 11 Rayovac Ford, one of the drivers it is Dales son Jason.
In 2000, Dale connected with UPS and began the "big brown truck" campaign, which by the end of his career further. The 2008 Food City 500 in Bristol Dales last race, and he was David Reutimann, the now the # 44-Toyota ride to the torch. In a session before this last race, he said to his other riders: "enjoy." We all have our time in this, and was fantastic for me. For me it was an honor and a privilege, the race in this series and say I rode with and against and sometimes the best in the world to beat. Thank you, that me to do. Enjoy it. "It is a great sport, and you make it what it is." After his retirement, Dale joined the ESPN broadcast team as their lead racing analyst.
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