Dale Jarrett News

More Testing at Daytona UPDATE 2:

More Testing at Daytona UPDATE 2:

June 15, 2000
Both Robert Yates' Winston Cup teams, #88-Dale Jarrett and #28-Ricky Rudd, will join Hendrick Motorsports #25-Jerry Nadeau for a two-day test session at Daytona on Tuesday and Wednesday(June 13-14th). The practice sessions will run from 3:00 to 11:00pm/et each day(

Dallenbach tests Daytona UPDATE 2:

Dallenbach tests Daytona UPDATE 2:

June 8, 2000
Wally Dallenbach and his Newt Moore-led crew will test Tuesday and Wednesday at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the July 1 Pepsi 400. Meanwhile, the two #75-RedCell Batteries Fords Dallenbach will have at his disposal this weekend at Michigan Speedway

Indy Tests UPDATE:

Indy Tests UPDATE:

June 7, 2000
The Winston Cup teams of Bobby Labonte, Jeremy Mayfield and Dale Jarrett will participate in a Goodyear tire test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday and Wednesday(That's Racin')(6-4-2000) UPDATE - Brickyard Testing: #88-Dale Jarrett and #18-Bobby Labonte

Ford Sponsorship? UPDATE 2:

Ford Sponsorship? UPDATE 2:

May 29, 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

More Baseball?

More Baseball?

May 29, 2000
hearing Dale Jarrett will run a World Series baseball scheme on the #88 Quality Care Ford in October(5-29-2000)

Next No Bull Five:

Next No Bull Five:

May 29, 2000
the next No Bull Five race is the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond(not the Brickyard). The five drivers eligible for the $1 million bonus are: #17-Matt Kenseth; #18-Bobby Labonte; #3-Dale Earnhardt; #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr; and #88-Dale Jarrett(5-29-2000)

Jarrett #400:

Jarrett #400:

May 5, 2000
Dale Jarrett, driver of the #88 Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford will start his 400th career Cup race at Richmond(5-5-2000)

Jarrett Crew Chief:

Jarrett Crew Chief:

April 29, 2000
Jarrett Crew Chief: Wes Ward, crew chief for the Rayovac Maximum Racing team, will not be making the trip for Saturday's running of the Auto Club 300 at California Speedway. Ward's shop chief, Ricky Bowman, will take up the on-track role for driver Jason Jarrett, who

UPDATE 4 More Yates:

UPDATE 4 More Yates:

April 29, 2000
RPM2Night reported that the #88 Robert Yates team will have a Press Conference to discuss the Todd Parrott rumors, but that the sponsorship situation will not be addressed at this time. Quality Care/Ford Credit sponsorship runs out at the end of the 2000 season on

Parrott free to look? UPDATE 5:

Parrott free to look? UPDATE 5:

April 28, 2000
word out that Todd Parrott, championship crew chief with Dale Jarrett, has been told he's welcome to look for another job. No comment from the horse, but many consider that very unlikely(SpeedVision)(4-17-2000) UPDATE: Winston Cup Today Radio(RA) interviewed Dale Jarrett

Jarrett/PowerBar:

Jarrett/PowerBar:

April 27, 2000
PowerBar Inc. announced the launch of limited edition Dale Jarrett PowerBars in honor of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion. Jarrett's name, likeness and signature, along with the Robert Yates Racing #88, will appear on PowerBar energy bar wrappers beginning in May

Nine Different Winners:

Nine Different Winners:

April 16, 2000
Jeff Gordon is the ninth different Winston Cup winner in the first nine races in 2000. This extends the NASCAR all time record of nine, beating last weeks eighth. The old record was seven that happened in 1991 when the first seven winners were Ernie Irvan, Dale Earnhardt

New Yates Sponsor in 2001? UPDATE 3:

New Yates Sponsor in 2001? UPDATE 3:

April 14, 2000
Dale Jarrett will apparently have a new sponsor next season on the #88 Robert Yates owned Ford. UPS(United Parcel Service), supposedly a $15 million or $16 million sponsorship deal, sources said. Ford's Quality Care sponsorship would likely move to a Jack Roush team

Eight Different Winners:

Eight Different Winners:

April 9, 2000
Mark Martin is the eighth different Winston Cup winner in the first eight races in 2000. This breaks the NASCAR all time record of seven that happened in 1991 when the first seven winners were Ernie Irvan, Dale Earnhardt, Kyle Petty, Ken Schrader, Ricky Rudd, Rusty

Did ya Know?

Did ya Know?

April 4, 2000
Three drivers collected their first Winston Cup starts at Martinsville: Dale Jarrett (4/29/84 - started 24th and finished 14th), Mike Skinner (4/27/86 - started 27th and finished 22nd) and Stacy Compton (4/21/86 - started ninth and finished 33rd). And....Lee Petty