Dale Jarrett News

Richmond NEXTEL Cup Series Testing, April 11-13:

Richmond NEXTEL Cup Series Testing, April 11-13:

April 10, 2006
the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers will take their turn for three consecutive days of testing starting Tuesday, April 11. Below is the tentative schedule of when the drivers expect to test at Richmond International Raceway. Testing each day will run from 9:00am to

Toyota and…Jarrett? UPDATE 3 Allmendinger? Gibbs?:

Toyota and…Jarrett? UPDATE 3 Allmendinger? Gibbs?:

April 10, 2006
The new NASCAR Nextel Cup Toyota operation that is being backed by Red Bull "has opened the checkbook," according to one top Ford man, who points to Red Bull's hiring of John Propst, a top Ford Motor Company vehicle dynamics specialist, and the hiring of a top Dodge

Martin/Hamlin make up:

Martin/Hamlin make up:

April 9, 2006
After the race a week ago in Martinsville, rookie #11-Denny Hamlin blamed #6-Mark Martin for a wreck and claimed basically that the 47-year-old veteran had been wrecking him all year. It all seemed rather shocking since Martin is almost universally praised by fellow

Goodyear Tire Update for LMS:

Goodyear Tire Update for LMS:

April 8, 2006
A successful second Goodyear race tire test was held Tuesday, April 4, on the new track surface at Lowe's Motor Speedway in preparation for the May NASCAR races, according to Goodyear race tire engineers. Data collection and driver input confirmed the choice of tougher

Goodyear to test again at Charlotte UPDATE 2 testing goes better:

Goodyear to test again at Charlotte UPDATE 2 testing goes better:

April 5, 2006
Goodyear officials confirmed Thursday that it will conduct another tire test at Lowe's Motor Speedway next Tuesday, a week after a two-day test on the newly resurfaced 1.5-mile oval. Rick Heinrich, project manager for Goodyear, said Wednesday that the tires showed

#88 tests at Caraway:

#88 tests at Caraway:

March 29, 2006
In preparation for the DirecTV 500 at Martinsville the #88 UPS Team spent Monday at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C., shaking down the car Dale Jarrett will race this weekend.(UPS Racing PR)(3-29-2006)

Tire Testing at Lowe’s coming up UPDATE:

Tire Testing at Lowe’s coming up UPDATE:

March 27, 2006
The repaving at Lowe's Motor Speedway is expected to be finished this weekend. Goodyear has scheduled a tire test there March 28 and 29. Scheduled to test are #21-Ken Schrader, #29-Kevin Harvick, #10-Scott Riggs and #43-Bobby Labonte, along with Bobby Hamilton in his

Jarrett plans to retire after 2008 season, stay with Yates:

Jarrett plans to retire after 2008 season, stay with Yates:

March 25, 2006
#88-Dale Jarrett said Friday that his tentative plan is to remain with Robert Yates Racing through the end of the 2008 season and then retire. “Things are pretty good that I’ll be where I’m at through that time,” Jarrett said Friday during a rain delay at Bristol Motor

Rookie News and Notes:

Rookie News and Notes:

March 23, 2006
Reed Sorenson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 20 Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Sorenson finished 10th, his first top-10 finish in six NEXTEL Cup Series starts and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. The finish was

Rumblings – Atlanta:

Rumblings – Atlanta:

March 21, 2006
a day late but Kasey Kahne certainly wasn't a dollar short today at Atlanta Motor Speedway as he captured the Golden Corral 500 by daylight. Kasey's win from the pole (he's the first driver to do that since Matt Kenseth accomplished that feat at Bristol last August

Jarrett plans to run through 2008:

Jarrett plans to run through 2008:

March 18, 2006
Before the Daytona 500, #88-Dale Jarrett described the 2006 Nextel Cup season as critical to determining how long he would extend his career. After three races of evaluating his team, he has a timetable. "I'm pretty sure now I'm going to drive through 2008," he said

GWC factoid:

GWC factoid:

March 12, 2006
There have been 15 green-white-checkered [GWC] finishes in NASCAR [Nextel Cup] history, and only four times has the leader lost the lead on those final two laps. #17-Matt Kenseth led 146 laps at Las Vegas in 2006, #48-Jimmie Johnson passed him at the line and won by

Harvick/RCR up in the air:

Harvick/RCR up in the air:

March 7, 2006
Whether #29-Kevin Harvick returns to Richard Childress Racing next season will not be totally up to the 2001 Nextel Cup rookie of the year. A source close to the organization said there is concern over whether Harvick is focused enough on his Cup career to be given

UPS Puts Big, Brown Truck on Race Track:

UPS Puts Big, Brown Truck on Race Track:

February 16, 2006
NASCAR fans have waited a long time to see Dale Jarrett “race the truck.” Now, there really is a UPS race truck. To prepare UPS’s 2006 TV commercials for the popular “Race the Truck” campaign, the company ignored animation possibilities and instead built a real racing

Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Forms Partnership with Curb Records:

Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Forms Partnership with Curb Records:

February 13, 2006
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports has announced a marketing partnership between Curb Records and the #12 Toyota Truck Series team with ROTY contender Joey Miller. Miller, who made five starts last season, was recently signed to run the entire 25-race schedule for Darrell