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Dale Jarrett: Start To Finish

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Driver Dale Jarrett smiles in the garage prior to practice for Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Friday, May 16, 2008.

By TONY FABRIZIO | The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 17, 2008

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PERSONAL

Born: Nov. 26, 1956 (age 51); Conover, N.C.

Resides: Hickory, N.C.

Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 200 pounds

Wife: Kelley

Children: Jason (32), Natalee (20), Karsyn (18), Zachary (13)

BIGGEST CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

•1999 Winston Cup

champion

•1993, 1996 and 2000 Daytona 500 winner

• 1996 and 1999 Brickyard 400 winner

• 2004 USG Person of the Year.

CAREER RANKINGS

Cup-level victories: 32 (tied for 20th with Tony Stewart)

Top-five finishes: 163 (18th)

Career winnings: $59,737,859 (fifth)

Single-race earnings: $2,277,975, Daytona 500, 2000 (first)

Career starts: 668 (16th)

Laps led: 7,050 (20th)

Restrictor-plate wins: Six (fourth)

Poles: 16 (41st)

MOSTLY A FORD MAN

He drove a Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing early in his career and finished in a Toyota with Michael Waltrip Racing, but Jarrett will be remembered as a Ford driver. The owner of Dale Jarrett Ford in Monroe, N.C., is one of seven drivers to win championships in NASCAR's top level driving a Ford, along with Ned Jarrett, David Pearson, Bill Elliott, Alan Kulwicki, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch. Here are the drivers who won the most races in a Ford:

1. Ned Jarrett, 43

2. Bill Elliott, 40

3. Mark Martin, 35

4. Dale Jarrett, 30

5. David Pearson, 29

Note: Mercury championships/wins not counted.

HIS 5 TOUGHEST COMPETITORS

1. Dale Earnhardt Sr.

2. Jeff Gordon

3. Darrell Waltrip

4. Mark Martin

5. Ernie Irvan