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Dale Jarrett is one of the most misunderstood drivers in Winston Cup. I know this because I was one of those people. That was until Daytona 1995, Dale wins the pole for that race in a car that he hadn't even drove until January of that year. Now as the pilot of the Quality Care Thunderbird he has proven ,at least to me, that he is a very capable driver. I have a theory that given the right race conditions, the right car, and a bit of good luck. A good driver can become a great driver. This can be proven by looking at Dale stats from last year and those same stats from this year. Dale was given good equipment in 1995, but it was the same stuff Ernie was running. He ran ok for the most part, but it wasn't spectacular by any means. In 1996 that changed, he was given the same cars with a different crew. That was the beginning of the road to the 1999 Winston Cup Championship. Career Highlights Twenty-Two Winston Cup wins; 21st on all time list Fifteen of which have come at the wheel of a Robert Yates Ford. Fifteen super speedway wins; tied for 25th on all time list Three Short track Wins; Six Winston Cup poles; tied for 71st on all time list Won 1996 Brickyard 400 Won 1993 & 1996 Daytona 500 Won 1996 Busch Clash 1997 True Value Man of the Year Won Twin 125 Qualifier in 1997 Won last race at Darlington in original configuration. (Ironically it was also the 88th and final race in that configuration) First win came in 129th start(93rd on supers), Champion Spark Plug 400 on August 18, 1991 at Michigan International Speedway First pole came in 229th attempt(166th on supers), Daytona 500 on Feb. 11, 1995 $1,000,000 or more won 3 of the last 4 years $8,446,579 won in career(294 races); 19th on all time list $4,282,591 won on super speedways(195 races); 13th on all time list Finished 2nd in the 1997 Winston Cup points Finished 3rd in the 1996 Winston Cup points Finished 13th in the 1995 Winston Cup points Finished 16th in the 1994 Winston Cup points Finished 4th in the 1993 Winston Cup points Finished 19th in the 1992 Winston Cup points Finished 17th in the 1991 Winston Cup points Finished 25th in the 1990 Winston Cup points Finished 24th in the 1989 Winston Cup points Finished 23rd in the 1988 Winston Cup points 11 Busch Series wins; tied for 11th on all time list 14 Busch Series poles; tied for 8th on all time list Won $1,267882 in 300 Busch Series starts Competed in 2 IROC Series; won 0 of 6 races Became 41st Winston Cup driver to win 1 million by winning the Champion Spark Plug 400 at MIS on August 18,1991. It took 129 races Became 29th driver to win 2 million with a 3rd in Winston 500 on May 2, 1993, at Talladega Became 24th driver to win 3 million with a 21st in Winston Select 500 on May 1, 1994, at Talladega Became 21st driver to win 4 million with a 7th in Hanes 500 on April 23, 1995, at Martinsville Became 21st driver to win 5 million with a 31st in Napa 500 on Nov. 12, 1995,at Atlanta Became 19th driver to win 6 million by winning Coca-Cola 600 on May 26, 1996 at Charlotte Became 17th driver to win 7 million by finishing 14th in the Mountain Dew Southern 500 on Sept. 1, 1996 at Darlington Became 19th driver to win 8 million by finishing 2nd in the Napa 500 on Nov. 10, 1996 at Atlanta
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If you would like to be a member of Dale Jarrett's Fan Club, please write your name (names in case of a family membership) and mailing address on a 3X5 index card and mail it with your
check to: Dale Jarrett Fan Club 4707 E. Baseline Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85040 (888) DALE JARRETT or (888) 325-3527 Annual memberships are $19.99 plus $4.50 s&h If you would like to find the address for any other Drivers fan club check out my Fan Club page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||