Dale Jarrett News

The NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus

The NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus

November 21, 1999
was $140,000(only Dale Jarrett could have won it) at Atlanta for leading the points and winning the race.(Dale Jarrett last won the award, $20,000 at Indy) The $340,000 annual award is paid at $10,000 per race to the point leader at the end of each event if he is also

Championship and no poles? ever happen?

Championship and no poles? ever happen?

November 21, 1999
With Dale Jarrett winning the Cup championship and not scoring any poles in 1999, I was asked, has it ever happened before? Yep, five times, most recently, in 1991 when Dale Earnhardt won the Winston Cup Championship with four wins and NO poles. It also happened in

Hasbro Signs Drivers:

Hasbro Signs Drivers:

November 19, 1999
Hasbro Sports announced today that it has reached agreements with 29 NASCAR drivers enabling the leading publisher to develop interactive games featuring the drivers, their vehicles and teams. Hasbro Sports plans to release several NASCAR titles for a range of gaming

Championship and no poles? ever happen?

Championship and no poles? ever happen?

November 14, 1999
got that question: If Dale Jarrett wins the championship and ends up with no poles, has it ever happened before? Yep, five times, most recently, in 1991 when Dale Earnhardt won the Winston Cup Championship with four wins and NO poles. It also happened in 1983-Bobby

Congrats to DJ:

Congrats to DJ:

November 14, 1999
Dale Jarrett has clinched his first Winston Cup Championship with a 5th place finish at Homestead. Dale and Ned Jarrett become the 2nd father-son tandem to win the Championship. Lee(3) and Richard(7) Petty were the first

Beer can and Jarrett:

Beer can and Jarrett:

November 8, 1999
Someone threw a beer can onto the front straight at Phoenix International Raceway Sunday. Race leader and Winston Cup points leader Dale Jarrett ran over it, puncturing his right-front tire. Jarrett made up a lost lap and finished sixth despite the incident( Racer

Race Record:

Race Record:

November 8, 1999
Tony Stewart's winning speed of 118.132 mph at Phoenix, which was slowed by just two caution flags for a total of 10 laps, broke the race record of 110.825, set by Dale Jarrett in 1997( Infobeat Newsletter )

Sad News:

Sad News:

November 6, 1999
Ruby Parrott, the mother of Roush Racings Buddy Parrott and grandmother of Todd Parrott, Dale Jarretts crew chief, died on Thursday( Times-Dispatch )

Rainbow Warriors, gone? UPDATE 2 yep(some of them):

Rainbow Warriors, gone? UPDATE 2 yep(some of them):

November 1, 1999
not sure what to think of this rumor, it's from a few very good sources but seems a bit odd, anyhow, here it is: Hearing that Robert Yates Racing has hired the entire "Rainbow Warrior" crew to do pit stops for the #88 team and Dale Jarrett in 2000, so that his mechanics

PPI News:

PPI News:

October 26, 1999
A Hickory-based NASCAR team is doubling the size of its headquarters and thinking about building a much larger facility as it boosts its presence on the racing scene. Precision Preparation Inc.(Cal Wells) is building a 32,000-square-foot facility across First Avenue

Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

October 26, 1999
Pit Crew Competition - #99 Wins: 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

2000 Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

2000 Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

October 26, 1999
2000 Pit Crew Competition - #99 Wins: 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

Jarrett in Good Shape:

Jarrett in Good Shape:

October 25, 1999
If Dale Jarrett finishes 43rd at Phoenix and Bobby Labonte won and led the most laps, Jarrett would still lead by 95 points( That's Racin' ) and With three races (Homestead, Phoenix, Atlanta) remaining on the 1999 schedule Jarrett maintained his 246-point lead, and

The Dyno:

The Dyno:

October 25, 1999
NASCAR brought its chassis dynamometer to the Rockingham track and tested six cars after Sunday's race. The cars tested were the Pontiacs of Ward Burton(#22) and Bobby Labonte(#18), the Fords of Jeff Burton(#99), Dale Jarrett(#88) and Rusty Wallace(#2), and Sterling

Homestead Testing:

Homestead Testing:

October 21, 1999
#1 Pennzoil Chevy driver Steve Park teamed up with a new BGN team, while former CTS regular Boris Said tested the #14 Irvan-Simo Ford at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Wednesday. Said plans to run in the Pennzoil 400 presented by Kmart. Park joined Ron Hornaday and Steve