Dale Jarrett

Dale Jarrett
Jarrett at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2007
Born	Dale Arnold Jarrett (1956-11-26) November 26, 1956 (age 60) Conover, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements	1999 Winston Cup Series Champion 1993, 1996, 2000 Daytona 500 Winner 1996, 1999 Brickyard 400 Winner 1996 Coca-Cola 600 Winner 1998 Winston 500 Winner 1996, 2000, 2004 Budweiser Shootout Winner
Awards	Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) 2004 USG Person of the Year Award NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee (2014)
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
668 races run over 24 years
Best finish	1st (1999)
First race	1984 Sovran Bank 500 (Martinsville)
Last race	2008 Food City 500 (Bristol)
First win	1991 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
Last win	2005 UAW Ford 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 32 260 16
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
329 races run over 20 years
Best finish	4th (1984, 1986)
First race	1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2007 Food City 250 (Bristol)
First win	1986 L.D. Swain 150 (Rougemont)
Last win	1995 Jiffy Lube Miami 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 11 173 15
Statistics current as of December 20, 2012.

Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) 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 will be 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.