Winston Cup driver Dale Jarrett made it clear in no uncertain terms Friday he is not leaving Robert Yates Racing and may in fact remain there until he retires from the sport. During a news conference Friday honoring former winners of the Brickyard 400, Jarrett took the opportunity to direct comments at reporters who have said he was considering leaving Yates, even returning to Joe Gibbs Racing, should Tony Stewart leave that organization. “I’ll take this chance to take a second and say I am at Robert Yates Racing, I intend to be at Robert Yates Racing for quite a while and UPS is going to be the sponsor,” Jarrett said. “We have been a little frustrated. We haven’t been exactly happy with our performance, but that isn’t any reason to quit. We’ll continue to strive to get better and, hopefully, this weekend will help turn us around.” Jarrett is 27th in points, with five top-10 finishes and one top-five, which was a win at Rockingham, N.C., earlier this season. “I look at it as being unfortunate, that maybe it’s human nature that as people struggle they get kicked while they’re down and others try to help that scenario, if you will, by starting things that they don’t know anything about,” he said. “I have a contract through next year. We’ve agreed on 2005 and 2006 in principle. it’s just something that hasn’t ever been a priority with Robert Yates and myself, that we have to have a piece of paper doesn’t really mean a lot. It’s what’s in your heart.”( Thatsracin.com ), see my #88 Team News and Links page the recent news and rumors on this.(8-1-2003)
