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Talladega, Ala. — Dale Jarrett qualified second only to his Robert Yates Racing teammate and pole-winner Elliott Sadler today at Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday’s UAW-Ford 500. Making this feat even more special is the fact that Jarrett had only reunited with his 1999 championship-winning crew chief Todd Parrott last week.
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Final start in the #88 for Jarrett; then surgery next week: Dale Jarrett will be making his final start for Robert Yates Racing in the #88 UPS Ford this Sunday at Homestead. Jarrett’s best finish at Homestead is a fifth-place finish – scored during his championship winning season of 1999. Only seven Nextel Cup Series events have been run at Homestead and Jarrett has been running at the conclusion of all seven races. He has completed 1,856 of the 1,873 laps run at Homestead for a lap completion rate of 99%. Following the season finale in Homestead, Jarrett will travel to Baltimore, Md., where he is scheduled to have surgery on his left hand on Tuesday, November 21. Jarrett suffered a slight fracture in his left hand as a result of the accident he was in at Infineon Raceway in June.
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Jarrett informed RYR of Toyota switch? Toyota has yet to put a car on the track in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, but the automotive giant appears to have already landed its first NASCAR champion. Dale Jarrett, the 1999 NASCAR Cup champion, is expected to help head the company's 2007 entry into the series, agreeing to join Michael Waltrip Racing next season. Several sources have confirmed that Jarrett, 49, informed Robert Yates Racing officials of his decision April 26. Jarrett, in the final year of his contract at RYR, had said earlier this year that he hoped to continue competing in Cup through the 2008 season. But when asked April 29 about a possible move to Toyota next season, Jarrett deflected the question, saying he would talk only about Talladega.
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Dale Jarrett announced during the Dodge Charger 500 weekend that he will be leaving Robert Yates Racing at season's end to join Michael Waltrip Racing to drive for one of the new Toyota teams in 2007. On June 10,2007 the rumor was started that due to Jarrett's lack of performance, he could get let go to moved to another Toyota team, so far Jarrett has started 11 of 14 races with a best finish of 22nd. Jarrett will run only 5 races of the 2008 season, a replacement has yet to be announced
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Jarrett signed to drive for Robert Yates in 1995, piloting the #28 Texaco Ford. He won his first race for Yates at Pocono Raceway and finished 13th in the final standings. When it was announced Ernie Irvan would return to the ride after a year-long absence due to injuries, Yates had planned to help Jarrett compete in his own team with Hooters sponsorship, but that deal fell through, allowing Yates to create a second team, the #88 with sponsorship from Quality Care & Ford Credit. In 1996, Jarrett won the Daytona 500 for a second time, and finished in the top-2 in each of the first three races of the season. He ... won the Coca-Cola 600 and the Brickyard 400 and finished third in the final standings behind Hendrick teammates Terry LaBonte (the Champion)and Jeff Gordon. The following season, he won a career-best seven races and lost the championship to Jeff Gordon by fourteen points.
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Jarrett drove for Gibbs through 1994 when he started exploring the possibility of owning his own team. Several drivers had taken on the driver/car owner position and experienced success. While Jarrett was pondering the business move, renowned engine builder and car owner Robert Yates was experiencing a successful run with driver Ernie Irvan. An ill-fated accident at Michigan in August threatened to end Irvan's career, sidelining him for the remainder of 1994 and through most of 1995. It left Yates looking for a driver to fill the seat of the #28 car for the 1995 season.
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