Dale Jarrett News

Jarrett to test in December:

Jarrett to test in December:

November 21, 2000
Dale Jarrett will be testing at non-NASCAR tracks in December to help his team prepare for next season(Times Dispatch)(11-21-2000)

DW Honored:

DW Honored:

November 20, 2000
Even though the race was not held on Sunday, the tracks farewell to retiring Darrell Waltrip did go off as scheduled. Among items presented to Waltrip were: A rocking chair from Dale Earnhardt. A mounted steering wheel from Jeff Gordon A commemorative Kelloggs Corn

UPS IS OFFICIAL to the #88 UPDATE 5(for this week, about #50 since the rumor surfaced):

UPS IS OFFICIAL to the #88 UPDATE 5(for this week, about #50 since the rumor surfaced):

November 17, 2000
UPS scheduled a news conference for Atlanta to announce its sponsorship of Dale Jarrett's car for 2001(no time or date given)(Times Dispatch). Paint Job Note: hearing while the car will carry some of the UPS brown, the front will be white (sort of like the #2 Miller

License Plates:

License Plates:

November 17, 2000
The long-awaited NASCAR plates are on sale in West Virginia! The West Virginia Dept of Motor Vehicles announced that the Race Plates are now available as registration plates for vehicles registered in West Virginia. Authentic commemorative collectible plates are available

Race Fans for a Cure:

Race Fans for a Cure:

November 17, 2000
Dale and Kelley Jarrett, on behalf of the Race Fans for a Cure* program sponsored by Ford Credit, will present a check for $33,000 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation prior to the start of the NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, November 19th.

#88 five year thank you car:

#88 five year thank you car:

November 10, 2000
Ford Quality Care and Ford Credit will commemorate their five-year sponsorship of the #88 Robert Yates Racing Taurus driven with a special paint scheme at Atlanta for the NAPA 500. Dale Jarrett's car will carry the original 1996 paint scheme with a special message

Jarrett’s Provisional Streak:

Jarrett’s Provisional Streak:

November 5, 2000
Dale Jarrett has never used a provisional starting spot to make a Winston Cup race since his current #88 team was formed at Robert Yates Racing at the beginning of the 1996 season. That streak would have ended Saturday had any of the nine drivers making second-round

#88 Sponsorship? and scheme..UPDATE 3:

#88 Sponsorship? and scheme..UPDATE 3:

November 3, 2000
the fate of Ford's lucrative Quality Care sponsorship seems up in the air. Robert Yates is apparently planning to change Dale Jarrett's colors to UPS brown for 2001. That leaves Ford officials scrambling to find a car for Quality Care.(PitNow) for more on this rumor

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

October 26, 2000
Homestead-Miami Speedway will be holding a test session for several of the top NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams on Tuesday/Wednesday, October 24-25. Some drivers that will test include: #26-Jimmy Spencer, #20-Tony Stewart, #18-Bobby Labonte, #99-Jeff Burton, #24-Jeff

Jarrett’s Win helps out:

Jarrett’s Win helps out:

October 23, 2000
Dale Jarrett's victory in the Pop Secret 400 at Rockingham results in another $10,000 donation from Ford Credit to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to help in its mission to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. Ford Credit, co-sponsor of

Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

October 21, 2000
The Union 76/Rockingham World Pit Crew Competition is on Saturday October 21, 2000, 11:00am/et at North Carolina Speedway. Bobby Labonte and the Interstate Batteries Pontiac team took home the trophy and the bragging rights as being the fastest pit crew on the NASCAR

Failed Inspections:

Failed Inspections:

October 14, 2000
Inspections for Winston Cup cars was slow going Friday, as several teams failed to make it through prequalifying inspections on the first try. The teams of Dale Earnhardt, Jeremy Mayfield, Bobby Hamilton, Sterling Marlin, Blaise Alexander and Matt Kenseth had to make

#88 and Ford Credit:

#88 and Ford Credit:

October 4, 2000
Ford Credit has agreed to terms with Robert Yates Racing on a multi-year associate sponsorship package involving Dale Jarrett and the #88 Robert Yates Racing Ford Taurus beginning in 2001. Co-sponsor of the #88 Ford Taurus in the Cup series competition since 1996(with

Speaking of Jarrett:

Speaking of Jarrett:

October 4, 2000
Jason Jarrett qualified 3rd for tonight's ARCA event at Lowe, Jarrett's first ARCA race venture, and his #88 car will be serviced by the pit crew from Dale Jarrett's #88 Ford Credit Winston Cup team. Although there are usually a number of cautions in the 67-lap sprint

Action Moving:

Action Moving:

October 2, 2000
Action Performance Companies Inc., a Phoenix-based business with 1999 sales of $340 million, will consolidate operations and relocate to Charlotte. The company opened a 125,000-square-foot facility on Performance Drive in Harrisburg two years ago. That location has