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Name: Dale Arnold Jarrett Wife: Kelley Jarrett Children: Jason, Natalee, Karsyn, Zachary Parents: Ned & Martha Jarrett Brother/Sister: Glenn Jarrett/Patti Makar Pets: Siamese Cat - Samantha Labrador Retriever - Zoe Height: 6'2" |
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Even though Dale Jarrett's father, Ned, won two championships and was quite successful, Dale did not grow up wanting to be a racecar driver. He just thought it was fun to go to the racetrack and play with the other drivers' kids.
Dale Jarrett loved sports and played a lot of sports during high school including being the quarterback of the football team, forward for the basketball team, shortstop for the baseball team, and a star golfer! He was even offered a golf scholarship but turned it down. Instead, he got married, had his first son, Jason, and got a job at the track his dad owned doing odd jobs around the track.
When Dale was about 20, he started working on a racecar with some high school buddies. He drove the car and ended up 9th in his first race. That's when it hit him that this is what he wanted to do for a living.
He drove his first Winston Cup race in 1984 and went full-time in the series in 1987. He won the 1993 and 1996 Daytona 500s, the crowning jewel in the Winston Cup series. Now driving the #88 UPS Ford Taurus, Dale Jarrett is always one to watch in the championship race. In 1999, he won the championship, becoming only the second father-son combo to win Winston Cup Championships.
Dale Jarrett made $6,574,596 as he won the 1999 championship. His father Ned won the 1965 title and made $77,966.
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