Dale Jarrett News

Qualifying postponed

Qualifying postponed

April 3, 1998
UPDATE on Cup Qualifying Per RPM2Nite: Qualifying has been postponed until Saturday at 10:15am/et, the 9 drivers who have qualified so far will have their times stand(including Speed and Cope) with Dale Jarrett on the provisional pole. There will be no second round

Dyno test

Dyno test

March 24, 1998
The cars dyno tested were the following: (we watched most of process and have pictures of the cars waiting to be tested which will be added to the website today (http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/r/a/racecar3/)):#2 Rusty Wallace; #24 Jeff Gordon; #12 Jeremy Mayfield

Jarrett donating to Flock

Jarrett donating to Flock

March 22, 1998
Dale Jarrett will donate his $10,000 half-way leader bonus from Darlington to Tim Flock(3-22-98)

Wind tunnel testing

Wind tunnel testing

March 15, 1998
Whew! Tom's been busy: "Two sources and a set of aero data from the NASCAR wind tunnel test yesterday show the Taurus generating considerably more down force than either the Monte Carlo or Grand Prix, no surprise there. The wind tunnel data so far is suspect and being

Ford Credit donation

Ford Credit donation

March 7, 1998
Ford Credit will donate $10,000 for every Winston Cup race Jarrett's Robert Yates Ford wins, $7,500 for each runner-up finish, $5,000 for each third place and $5,000 for each pole to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation of Dallas.(iRACE)(3-7-98)

Jarrett blows engine

Jarrett blows engine

February 20, 1998
Dale Jarrett who was fastest in practice at Rockingham(North Carolina Speedway), blew an engine on his qualifying lap and was 49 of 49 drivers. He is guaranteed to make the race since his car was second in owners points in 1997(2-20-98)

Jarretts to split BGN races

Jarretts to split BGN races

February 7, 1998
Dale Jarrett will run the #32 BGN White Rain Ford in 14 races and his son Jason will run 14 races(NASCAR Fans)(2-7-98)

IROC invites

IROC invites

January 19, 1998
Four from NASCAR are first invitees for the 1998 True Value Firebird IROC series

Jarrett is Richard Petty Driver of the Year

Jarrett is Richard Petty Driver of the Year

January 12, 1998
Dale Jarrett was named Sunday morning(1-11-98) as winner of the Richard Petty Driver of the Year award, which is voted upon by members of the National Motorsports Press Association. The NMPA held its annual convention here Sunday.(NASCAR Fans/David Poole, Charlotte

Ford test speeds

Ford test speeds

December 20, 1997
Found out some very preliminary speeds at Ford's private test of the Taurus at Charlotte today: Dale Jarrett(88)-176.750mph; Jeff Burton(99)-176.298; Greg Sacks(98)-176.183; Brett Bodine(11)-176.068; Ricky Rudd(10)-176.010; Jimmy Spencer(23)-174-701; Michael Waltrip

Ford testing

Ford testing

December 20, 1997
Taurus Testing Not Going as Well as Hoped. For the past few days Talladega Superspeedway is a site that that is as heavily guarded and top secret as many government operations. Specifics are not easy to come by, but things are not going as well as Ford and the teams

Ford testing

Ford testing

December 18, 1997
UPDATE: The Ford teams get a rare chance to test in December as NASCAR has allowed them a chance to test the new Taurus at Talladega on Dec 16-18th, this test will not count toward the 7 tests WC teams are allowed to do during the season(WC Today)(12-3-97), sorry I

Jarrett and Ford

Jarrett and Ford

December 6, 1997
Dale Jarrett mentioned that Ford Quality Care would be know as Ford Quality Care at Your Service in 1998 and the change would be seen on the car, he also mentioned Coca-Cola had signed as a sponsor as rumored here in the past.(ESPN-Banquet)(12-6-97)

Fleetwood RV deal with Yates

Fleetwood RV deal with Yates

December 4, 1997
Fleetwood RV announced a three-year sponsorship agreement with Dale Jarrett and Robert Yates Racing. As a result of its new overall marketing strategy, Fleetwood RV has ended its successful three-year relationship with Rusty Wallace and Penske Racing South. The announcement

Rockingham testing

Rockingham testing

October 21, 1997
"In testing at North Carolina Motor Speedway(Rockingham) last week, Dale Jarrett's Ford had the fastest lap time, but Bobby Hamilton's Pontiac was fastest over the long haul"(iRace)(10-21-97)