Dale Jarrett News

Jeff’s on the front row for the Daytona 500:

Jeff’s on the front row for the Daytona 500:

February 12, 2006
#31-Jeff Burton in the #31 Cingular Chevy, won the pole for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 189.151mph. The pole is Burton's first since Richmond in Sept. 2000, 190 races ago and only the third of his career. #24-Jeff Gordon went out

2006 Critical for Jarrett’s plans:

2006 Critical for Jarrett’s plans:

February 11, 2006
#88-Dale Jarrett , a 21-year veteran, said this is "a very critical year" in terms of whether he will return to race in Nextel Cup next season at age 50. "I don't want to be out here driving around. I want to be competitive and that's why I continue to do it," he said

Golf Channel and NASCAR Drivers Raise Money for Charity:

Golf Channel and NASCAR Drivers Raise Money for Charity:

February 9, 2006
Riding on the success from a previous NASCAR The Big Break: All-Star Challenge edition (Dale Jarrett, Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray, Michael Waltrip and Rusty Wallace), some of NASCAR's best will once again perform their driving skills...on a golf course for a charity

Jason Jarrett goes to work for Dad:

Jason Jarrett goes to work for Dad:

February 2, 2006
Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure announced that Jason Jarrett has joined the team at its new corporate headquarters in Newton, North Carolina. Also, Troi Hayes, formerly the Senior Director of marketing at Talladega Superspeedway for International Speedway Corporation

CitiFinancial Renews with Yates: UPDATE:

CitiFinancial Renews with Yates: UPDATE:

January 26, 2006
CitiFinancial, a leading community-based lender in North America, will return as the primary sponsor of the #90 CitiFinancial Ford in collaboration with Robert Yates Racing for a full season in the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series. CitiFinancial first appeared on the NASCAR

Testing at Las Vegas – Jan 30/31-Feb 1:

Testing at Las Vegas – Jan 30/31-Feb 1:

January 26, 2006
Las Vegas Motor Speedway has received 41 entries for NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. This test session, which many NASCAR drivers are calling the most important of the season, will take place Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1. Each team will be allowed to test for two of

NC family reaches settlement with Ford over limo deaths:

NC family reaches settlement with Ford over limo deaths:

January 19, 2006
A family has settled its lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. stemming from a rear-end collision where a limousine erupted into flames, killing the wife of a former NASCAR crew chief and her two sisters, lawyers for both sides said Wednesday. Neither side would disclose

Daytona 500 Testing – Day 6 – the final day:

Daytona 500 Testing – Day 6 – the final day:

January 18, 2006
AM Drafting speeds: #88-Dale Jarrett ran the fastest drafting speed of the 6 day testing at Daytona on Wed morning with a speed of 189.215mph, followed by #07-Clint Bowyer, #09-Mike Wallace, #99-Carl Edwards and #16-Greg Biffle. 51 cars made runs out in the draft.

Daytona 500 Testing – Day 5:

Daytona 500 Testing – Day 5:

January 17, 2006
AM Speeds - #10-Scott Riggs [Dodge] was the fastest in Tuesday, Jan 17th's morning testing session Daytona Intl Speedway, with a quick lap of 185.345mph, followed by #01-Joe Nemechek [Chevy], #5-Kyle Busch [Chevy], #66-Jeff Green [Chevy] and #25-David Green [Chevy -

RYR signs new driver:

RYR signs new driver:

December 24, 2005
Two-time defending NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Midwest point series champion, Justin Diercks, will sign a contract with Robert Yates Racing in the coming days, Yates team general manager Eddie D’Hondt said Thursday. The Yates team has three Nextel Cup cars [? three

Kentucky Testing:

Kentucky Testing:

December 21, 2005
#43-Bobby Labonte was scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway, Thursday, Dec 15th, but weather cancelled the test session, Labonte is now scheduled to test on Tuesday, Dec 20th, with #18-J.J. Yeley and #5-Kyle Busch scheduled to test next Wednesday [12/21] and Thursday

#88 Team picks up some crew people:

#88 Team picks up some crew people:

December 19, 2005
Robert Yates Racing [RYR] picked up two new pit crew members for Dale Jarrett's #88 team: Cory Quick, previously a tire changer for Jimmie Johnson, and jackman Tim Boatwright, who joins the squad after the dismantling of the #77 Penske Cup team. Former Dale Earnhardt

Wrecks in 2005:

Wrecks in 2005:

December 15, 2005
USA Today has some stats and articles about wrecks in 2005 Nextel Cup races, the drivers with the most wrecks: Drivers with the highest accident rate (minimum of 30 races) Name %. #15-Michael Waltrip 52.8% [#55 in 2006] #97-Kurt Busch 50.0% [#2 in 2006] #43-Jeff Green

#88 for Lopez:

#88 for Lopez:

December 7, 2005
The ABC hit show, "George Lopez" will mark its 88th episode on Wednesday, December 7. As part of the tie-in with the number 88, George Lopez will wear a Dale Jarrett jersey on the show and the crew signed a "88" sign patterned after Jarrett's car number.(PR)(12-7-2005

Parrott close to a new gig? UPDATE to #43 Petty:

Parrott close to a new gig? UPDATE to #43 Petty:

December 6, 2005
Todd Parrott [former RYR crew chief] won't be unemployed for long--he's weighing the options on two crew chief offers and a Toyota research and development role.(Sporting News)(12-5-2005) UPDATE: [1999] Nextel Cup Series champion Todd Parrott has been named crew chief