Dale Jarrett

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Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. Jarrett currently races in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series exclusively.

In 1999, Jarrett won the Winston Cup Championship, which is now called the Nextel Cup, and thus with his father, Ned Jarrett, became only the second father-son duo to win a championship.

Jarrett has won the Daytona 500 three times, in 1993, 1996, and 2000.

Jarrett never intended on following in his father's racing footsteps. Dale's father envisioned him becoming a professional golfer. In fact, Dale was offered a golf scholarship by the University of South Carolina, but he turned it down because he "didn't really care for schooling".

Since the 2001 season, Jarrett has been the driver of the #88 UPS Ford. Prior to his sponsorship deal with UPS, Jarrett had driven the #88 Ford Credit Ford since 1996. Ford Credit has remained an associate sponsor.

Jarrett and his wife Kelley, along with their four kids, currently reside in Hickory, North Carolina. He also operates a Ford dealership in Indian Trail, North Carolina, southeast of Charlotte.

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2006 Nextel Cup Season

Image:DaleJarrettDaytonaUSA.jpg Dale Jarrett announced at the spring Bristol race in 2006 that he plans on retiring after the completion of the 2008 season.

Finished 10th in the 2006 Budweiser Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway.

Finished 13th in the Gatorade Duel.

Finished 10th in the Daytona 500.

Finished 17th in the Auto Club 500.

Finished 19th in the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400.

Finished 9th in the Golden Corral 500.

Finished 20th in the Food City 500.

Finished 15th in the DirecTV 500.

Finished 17th in the Samsung/Radio Shack 500.

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