Dale Jarrett News

Stats:

Stats:

April 2, 2000
Only five times in NASCAR's modern era(1972-present) has the eventual champion not won by the sixth race of the season. Those champions were Benny Parsons in 1973, Terry Labonte in 1984 and 1996, Darrell Waltrip in 1985 and Dale Jarrett in 1999. Winners after the first

Jarrett? UPDATE 2:

Jarrett? UPDATE 2:

March 28, 2000
getting asked what happened to Dale Jarrett at Bristol?? Dale Jarrett was running in the top five until the late going when a tire started going down on his #88 Ford(That's Racin') on the hood was two hands shaking and with the saying "A Promise Kept" above them, no

The Military Cars UPDATE 2:

The Military Cars UPDATE 2:

March 15, 2000
For the first time, all five branches of the Armed Forces came together to target NASCAR fans in support of their recruiting efforts, through a special program with a Tribute to Freedom in the Millennium theme. Action Performance Companies Inc, Jay Howard Events Inc

DJ’s DNF:

DJ’s DNF:

March 12, 2000
When #88-Dale Jarrett went out early at Atlanta with an engine problem, it was his first DNF(did not finish) since the 1999 Daytona 500, a stretch of 36 races(3-12-2000)

NASCAR and the Military UPDATE 3:

NASCAR and the Military UPDATE 3:

March 9, 2000
at Atlanta Motor Speedway(AMS) on Sunday, March 12, 2000 from 11:15am - 12:00noon/et, there will be a Press announcement at thew AMS Start/Finish Line. For the first time, all five branches of the Armed Forces will come together to support recruitment efforts across

Provisional Streaks CORRECTION:

Provisional Streaks CORRECTION:

March 4, 2000
after further review, I found some errors in my calcualtions. Prior to the 1998 season, four plus a champs provisional was used, plus some of the smaller tracks like Bristol, Martinsville and North Wilksboro only started 36-40 cars. So lets redo the math here: in 1999

Wind Tunnel Info:

Wind Tunnel Info:

March 4, 2000
Confused about Monday's wind-tunnel results? -- in light of Sunday's Rockingham finish -- so are most crew chiefs and NASCAR officials here. Dale Jarrett finished a lap down in fifth in a Ford, but his Taurus won the wind-tunnel testing. Bobby Labonte's Pontiac lost

Wind Tunnel Info UPDATE:

Wind Tunnel Info UPDATE:

March 2, 2000
ESPN2's RPM2Nite reported tonight that it has been heard that Ford had the best numbers at Monday's Wind Tunnel tests, with Chevy edging out the Pontiacs. The cars that went were the #18 Pontiac of Bobby Labonte, the #3 Chevy of Dale Earnhardt and the #88 of Dale Jarrett

Did ya know?

Did ya know?

February 29, 2000
Dale Jarrett has been atop the Winston Cup standings for 26 straight races -- since May of last year at Richmond(Daily Press)(2-29-2000)

Rules Changes? not yet:

Rules Changes? not yet:

February 28, 2000
Mike Helton, NASCAR's chief operating officer, said Sunday he did not think there was enough time to analyze this week's wind tunnel tests and implement any needed changes in time for next weekend's race at Las Vegas. Three cars - the #88 Ford of Dale Jarrett, the #

Book:

Book:

February 26, 2000
A new book, The Driving Force, explores the aspect of faith and religious belief among some top NASCAR drivers. Written by veteran motorsports journalist Mike Hembree of Spartanburg, S.C., the book includes chapters on such high-profile drivers as Jeff Gordon, Darrell

Sad News:

Sad News:

February 26, 2000
The teams of Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd were both reeling from the death this week of Dave Kriska, an engineer who had worked at Robert Yates Racing for eight years. Kriska took his own life Tuesday, just two days after Jarrett won the Daytona 500. Yates did not come

Ratings Down UPDATE story:

Ratings Down UPDATE story:

February 24, 2000
was sent this by a reader: Overnight ratings for the Daytona 500 fell five percent, as CBS bowed out of broadcasting Nascar's biggest race. Dale Jarrett's victory on Sunday generated a 7.5 preliminary, or overnight, rating and 18 share, the television network said.

Richard Petty Kudos:

Richard Petty Kudos:

February 21, 2000
pretty neat, 'The King' Richard Petty came into victory lane and shook Dale Jarrett's hand and said 'Great Job'(many sources) also more on Petty: Richard Petty is a gentleman. In a crowded elevator at Daytona International Speedway Sunday morning, he stepped aside

To the Wind Tunnel:

To the Wind Tunnel:

February 21, 2000
NASCAR has heard the complaints and will head to the wind tunnel to test its cars. The decision comes with General Motors teams griping and the Daytona 500 producing only four on-track passes for the lead in 200 laps. Even before Dale Jarrett led a top-five sweep by