Dale Jarrett News

Changes at RYR, new crew chief for the #88:

Changes at RYR, new crew chief for the #88:

December 18, 2002
Changes at RYR, new crew chief for the #88: Robert Yates Racing [RYR] announced wholesale organizational changes Wednesday, including naming Doug Yates, owner Robert Yates' son, general manager over both Winston Cup teams. Effective immediately, Doug Yates will assume

Talladega rained out Tuesday and delayed Wednesday:

Talladega rained out Tuesday and delayed Wednesday:

December 12, 2002
Talladega rained out Tuesday and delayed Wednesday: The wet weather that postponed Tuesday' Dodge test session at Talladega Superspeedway was also wet enough to delay Wednesday' testing until nearly 2:00pm/et. The Dodge test session at Talladega was to have ended Tuesday

More Mikey Stuff:

More Mikey Stuff:

December 3, 2002
More Mikey Stuff: Michael and Buffy Waltrip, owners of the #99 BGN Aaron's Dream Machine, held a fundraiser titled, "Party with the Posse," in an effort to raise money for four local charities. Waltrip refers to the crew that makes up Michael Waltrip Racing as the, "

Parker leaves Roush for Yates UPDATE 2:

Parker leaves Roush for Yates UPDATE 2:

November 26, 2002
Parker leaves Roush for Yates UPDATE 2: #97 Car Chief Shawn Parker has left Roush Racing and will assume the Car Chief duties for the #38 M&M's Ford of Yates Racing and Elliott Sadler.(11-20-2002) UPDATE: Elliott Sadler became acquainted with his new Robert Yates

Parker leaves Roush for Yates UPDATE:

Parker leaves Roush for Yates UPDATE:

November 21, 2002
Parker leaves Roush for Yates UPDATE: #97 Car Chief Shawn Parker has left Roush Racing and will assume the Car Chief duties for the #38 M&M's Ford of Yates Racing and Elliott Sadler.(11-20-2002) UPDATE: Elliott Sadler became acquainted with his new Robert Yates

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

November 19, 2002
Some Stats - Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years: this year's group of top 10 drivers in the final points standings is the youngest by average age since 1988. Based on what a driver's age was AT THE TIME THE SEASON ENDED. 2002 (driver's age at the time the season ended

Final Winston Cup Drivers Points Standings:

Final Winston Cup Drivers Points Standings:

November 17, 2002
Final Winston Cup Drivers Points Standings: #20-Tony Stewart 4800 #6-Mark Martin 4762 -38 #97-Kurt Busch 4641 -159 #24-Jeff Gordon 4607 -193 #48-Jimmie Johnson 4600 -200 #12-Ryan Newman 4593 -207 #2-Rusty Wallace 4574 -226 #17-Matt Kenseth 4432 -368 #88-Dale Jarrett

Yates testing this week – #38 crew chief to be named soon:

Yates testing this week – #38 crew chief to be named soon:

November 17, 2002
Yates testing this week - #38 crew chief to be named soon: Elliott Sadler and Dale Jarrett will be testing at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday and Wednesday. Elliott Sadler also said the the crew chief for his new team would be announced in the next two weeks. "You may

Kenseth wins at Phoenix:

Kenseth wins at Phoenix:

November 10, 2002
Kenseth wins at Phoenix: #17-Matt Kenseth won the Checker Auto Parts 500k at Phoenix, his 5th win of the 2002 year and 6th of his career. #2-Wallace finished 2nd, the 4th time this year. Points leaders #20-Stewart finished 8th with #6-Mark Martin finishing 4th and

Phoenix Rumblings:

Phoenix Rumblings:

November 10, 2002
Phoenix Rumblings: It was pit strategy at its finest again today as Robbie Reiser rolled the dice and went with a two-tire stop for track position.....and Matt Kenseth held that position for the final 52 circuits as he put his #17 DeWalt Ford in Victory Lane for the

Championship and no poles? ever happen?

Championship and no poles? ever happen?

November 10, 2002
Championship and no poles? ever happen? With Mark Martin 2nd in the 2002 Winston Cup Drivers Points, still having a chance to win the Championship and not scoring any poles, has it ever happened before? Yep, six times, most recently, in 1999 when Dale Jarrett won the

Ten drivers with the wealthiest sponsors

Ten drivers with the wealthiest sponsors

November 3, 2002
Ten drivers with the wealthiest sponsors, according to a recent Wall Street Journal list of the world's 100 largest public companies (sponsor's rank in parentheses): -- Mark Martin: Pfizer (No. 5 in the world) -- Scott Riggs: Nestle, Busch Series (No. 24) -- Ricky

Ford Credit Re-Ups with the #88:

Ford Credit Re-Ups with the #88:

October 31, 2002
Ford Credit Re-Ups with the #88: Ford Credit has agreed to terms with Robert Yates Racing on a one-year associate sponsorship package involving Dale Jarrett and the #88 Robert Yates Racing Ford Taurus beginning in 2003, as announced today by Phil Gordon, Motorsports

Martin Tops Homestead Test:

Martin Tops Homestead Test:

October 31, 2002
Martin Tops Homestead Test: #6-Mark Martin posted the fastest lap as a two-day test session wound up Wednesday at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a lap of 149.089mph. Second among the seven Winston Cup cars testing was #40-Jamie McMurray at 147.945. Scott Wimmer was

Homestead Testing:

Homestead Testing:

October 29, 2002
Homestead Testing: Seven Cup and Four BGN Teams Have Begun a Two Day Test at The Homstead-Miami Speedway. Kyle Petty Is Turning Laps in his #45 Car and Teammate John Andretti's #43. Andretti Is In Pennsylvania Where His Grandmother Is Gravely Ill. Also at Homestead