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Biography
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Dale Jarrett page on 22 September 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for winning the Daytona 500 three times (in 1993, 1996, and 2000) and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999. He is the son of 2-time Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett, younger brother of Glenn Jarrett, father of former driver Jason Jarrett, and cousin of Todd Jarrett. In 2007, Jarrett joined the ESPN/ABC broadcasting team as an announcer in select Nationwide Series races. In 2008, after retiring from driving following the 2008 Food City 500, he joined ESPN permanently as the lead racing analyst replacing Rusty Wallace. In 2015, Jarrett became a part of the NBC Sports Broadcasting Crew for NASCAR events. He was inducted in the 2014 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Jarrett was born on November 26, 1956 in Conover, North Carolina, the middle child of Ned and Martha. Jarrett has an older brother, Glenn; and a younger sister, Patti. Jarrett's father Ned competed in the NASCAR Grand National Division between 1953 to 1966, winning two series championships in 1961 and 1965. Following retirement, Ned remained active in the racing community as manager of Hickory Motor Speedway and later established a career in broadcasting.
Jarrett spent his childhood traveling to his father's races across the Southern United States. He was introduced to golf by age twelve; he also played football, basketball and baseball while attending Newton-Conover High School. Jarrett led his high school's golf team to three conference championships, and was named the school's athlete of the year as a senior. Following graduation in 1975, Jarrett worked at Hickory Motor Speedway, the track his father managed. Jarrett was offered a full golf scholarship from the University of South Carolina, which he declined. Though he continued to play golf, Jarrett was interested in following his father's footsteps as a racing driver.
Reference Desk
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2001  Book | Dale Jarrett by Frank Moriarty; MetroBooks |
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1985 Milwaukee Sentinel 200
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1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
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1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
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1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
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1988 Champion Spark Plug 400
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1989 Champion Spark Plug 400
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1997 Pocono 500 An awesome year for Jarrett with 7 wins and 2nd in the points. Photo by Mike Traverse View photo of Dale Jarrett at the 1997 Pocono 500 - 85KB  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. |
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NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett gets some grilling pointers from Kansas City Barbeque Society grand champion Rod Gray In this photo provided by Sam's Club, NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett, right, gets some grilling pointers from Kansas City Barbeque Society grand champion Rod Gray after arriving at a Sam's Club for an autograph-signing event leading up to the Coke Zero 400 race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Sam's Club, Phelan M. Ebenhack, HO) Photo courtesy Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Photo courtesy 
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| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 27 June 2002 | NASCAR IN CAR On iN DEMAND 'Free Weekend' Boosts Jarrett's Sponsors | Joyce Julius and Associates |
| 8 August 2004 | NASCAR Nextel Cup Series: Brickyard 400 | Dale Jarrett Kasey Kahne Elliott Sadler |
| 10 September 2004 | NASCAR Media Conference | Kevin Harvick Dale Jarrett Jimmie Johnson Bobby Labonte Mark Martin Jeremy Mayfield Jamie McMurray |
| 19 July 2005 | NASCAR Media Conference | Dale Jarrett |
| 17 January 2006 | NASCAR Media Conference | Greg Biffle Dale Jarrett |
| 10 January 2007 | NASCAR Media Conference | Greg Biffle<Dale Jarrett |
| 30 January 2007 | NASCAR Media Conference | Kurt Busch Kyle Busch Dale Jarrett Juan Pablo Montoya Michael Waltrip |
| 14 February 2008 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Gatorade Duel 2 | Dale Jarrett |
| 11 March 2008 | NASCAR Media Conference | Dale Jarrett |
| 11 Feburary 2009 | NASCAR Media Conference | Rich Feinberg Dale Jarrett Andy Petree Dr. Jerry Punch |
| 23 May 2011 | NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ned Jarrett | Dale Jarrett Ned Jarrett Glenn Jarrett Patti Makar |
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| Collector Card - 1992 Maxx 18 | Dale Jarrett | #21 Citgo Ford |
| Collector Card - 1992 Maxx 198 | 1991 Memorable Moments | Dale Jarrett beats Davey Allison at the Champion Spark Plug 400 |
| Collector Card - 1992 Maxx 283 | Race 19: Michigan | Champion Spark Plug 400 Dale Jarrett #21 Citgo Ford |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC12 | Dale Jarrett | #88 Ford Quality Care Ford Thunderbird |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC61 | Screamin' Steel: Dale Jarrett Quality Care | #88 Ford Quality Care Ford Thunderbird |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC97 | Changin' Gears: Dale Jarrett | #88 Ford Quality Care Ford Thunderbird |
| Model Kit - AMT 38066A | #88 UPS Taurus | 1:25 scale, #88 UPS Dale Jarrett |
| Die Cast - Action 10901 | Dale Jarrett #88 Quality Care | AP, 1:24 scale, 2000 Ford Taurus, "Limited Edition" |
| Model Kit - Revell 85-2398 | 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Taurus | 1:24 scale |
