Dale Jarrett
Dale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrettis a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for winning the Daytona 500 three timesand 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...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth26 November 1956
CityConover, NC
competition difficult gains game gonna good guys hear incredible literally looking practice realize sheets stepped teams time top tough trying week
We feel like we've made some gains because we know that the competition has stepped up. It's incredible what's out there right now and I know you hear this from everybody, especially the guys that are trying to make their way into that top 10 about how tough it is, but you get around looking at time sheets from practice and things and you realize just how difficult it is. There are literally 22-25 teams every week that you say, 'Those are good cars.' And you're gonna have to be on your game to outrun those.
emotion guys says watch winning
To watch the emotion from those two guys says it all about winning the 500.
air best clear guys next sign
They see it as a sign of weakness. Other guys try to clear the air before the next race, which I think is the best way.
brand cars forward gave good guys job laps looking race ready shop starts sunday today todd tomorrow
Today is about guys back in the fab shop and the cars they gave us, ... It's a brand new race car. (It's about) the adjustments Todd (Parrott) and these guys did to get me ready to make two laps today. So, my job really starts tomorrow - getting it ready for the race. I'm looking forward to that. I think we've got a good car for Sunday so it should be fun.
behind gonna guys leader sure
The guys are sure that they have a leader that's gonna be behind what they're doing and when they're not doing it right, he's gonna make sure that it is getting done properly.
aspects biggest cars changes daytona effort finished future good guys immediate improve includes next overall personnel program race robert run since steps taking team various victory work
The important thing for us is to improve overall as a race team during these next 10 races, ... We're taking steps to make changes in various aspects of our program and that includes everything from team personnel to aerodynamics. The biggest thing we need in the immediate future is a good run. We haven't put up a good effort since Daytona where we finished fifth. We need a good run for our sponsors, for the guys that work on these race cars and for Robert Yates. The other thing that is important to us is getting back to victory lane. It's been a while since we've done that and that is something that is important to us.
car changes easier figured fusion guys jobs might race therefore trick
The changes that were made have made this a better-balanced race car for us, so therefore we might not have to try to trick the car as much as what we had to with the Taurus at times. Obviously, a lot of guys figured that out a lot of different times, but the Fusion should make our jobs much easier in that respect.
needed nobody sure
I'm sure they could not see out of their back windows, not that they needed to because nobody else was close.
sun
After the sun sets, there's no more problem.
felt handle jeff saying worth
I'm not saying that $10,000 isn't a lot of money, but I think Jeff can probably handle that OK. He probably felt after it was over that it was worth that much anyway.
charlotte fire next week
I'm going to fire him for next week and then he's going to come back at Charlotte too,
came exhausted incredible
I'm exhausted but very emotional. As I came down the straightaway, it was just an incredible feeling.
fired understand
I'm fired up about this. I don't understand it.
extremely faster
I'm extremely happy. That's actually faster than I thought I could go with this car.