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<p><a href="/biography/dale-jarrett">Dale Arnold Jarrett</a> is an NBC sports broadcaster and a former American race car driver. He is most remembered for three Daytona 500 victories (in 1993, 1996, and 2000) and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999. He is the <a href="/biography/dale-jarrett">son</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Jarrett">Ned Jarrett</a>, a two-time Grand National Champion, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Jarrett">Glenn Jarrett</a>, the father of former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Jarrett_(racing_driver)">driver</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Jarrett_(racing_driver)">Jason Jarrett</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Jarrett">Todd Jarrett</a>'s cousin. Jarrett began working for ESPN/ABC as a Nationwide Series commentator in 2007. He joined ESPN permanently as the chief racing analyst in 2008, replacing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a>, after retiring from driving following the 2008 Food City 500.</p>

<h2>Background and Age</h2>

<p>Dale Jarrett was born on November 26, 1956, in Conover, North Carolina. Dale was the second born of three children. His mother's name was Martha, and his father was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Jarrett">Ned Jarrett</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Jarrett">Ned</a> was also a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Jarrett">race car driver</a>, and he won the NASCAR Grand National Series champion twice. The Jarrett family shares a gene that makes them top-tier race drivers. His two siblings are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Jarrett">Glenn Jarrett</a>, an older <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Jarrett">brother</a> who is also is a former NASCAR <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Jarrett">driver</a>, and Patti, his younger sister.</p>

<p>As a child, Dale would spend most of his time traveling all across the southern United States to attend his father's races. He graduated from Newton-Conover High School in 1975 and worked at Hickory Motor Speedway, the track his father managed. During his high school days, the future three times "Daytona 500" award winner was introduced to golf, a sport that he grew fond of rather quickly, even though he had already played football, basketball, and baseball. His natural talent in golf earned the school's team three conference championships, and he was unanimously named the school's athlete of the year as a senior.</p>

<h2>Career and Net Worth</h2>

<p>Dale Jarrett was a talented young <a href="/biography/dale-jarrett">golfer</a>, but after declining a full scholarship for golf from South Carolina, he entered his first professional race in the Limited Sportsman Division at Hickory. It wasn't until 1980 that the now renowned race car driver won his first race.</p>

<p>In 1984, Jarrett competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and had an average finishing time of 24.67. In 2001, the peak of his career, he won 4 out of 36 races with 12 top-five finishes and an average finishing time of 13.94. When <a href="https://www.motorsport.com/us/nascar-cup/news/dale-jarrett-interview/1746240/" target="_blank">asked by <em>Motorspot.com</em> how he stays motivated during times of struggle</a>, Dale said, "It can be difficult, but it doesn't take long to go back several years ago when I wasn't winning at all and wasn't sure that the team I was with and the car that I was driving was capable. Now I realize that, even though we haven't won, I have a competent team and race car every week that will allow us that opportunity. There will come a time when all things go our way during a day, and we'll get back into victory lane. It takes nothing for me to get excited about a race, again, because I'm with a great race team. I'm around good people, and they give me great race cars."</p>

<p>He won many awards and championships throughout his career. The one that made him stand out from his competitors was the famous Daytona 500 wins. The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Daytona 500 championship is considered one of the highest in status and prestige when racing. Dale managed to win it three times in 1993, 1996, and 2000.</p>

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<p>His racing career suddenly came to an end when he claimed that he would retire after his contract is up with MWR. He announced his retirement in 2007 from racing after the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. At the weekend's pre-race driver's meeting, he spoke to the other drivers, saying, "Enjoy this. We all have our time in this, and mine has been fantastic. To me, it has been an honor and a privilege to be able to race in this series and say I raced with and against and sometimes beat the best in the world. Thanks for allowing me to do that. Enjoy it. It's a great sport, and you guys make it what it is."</p>

<p>Dale now works for ESPN as a racing analyst.</p>

<h2>Marriage, Wife, and Kids</h2>

<p>When Dale Jarrett was offered a scholarship to attend a university, he did not want to continue his education, and instead, he got married. He fathered his first son, Jason, when he was just 18. The relationship ended very shortly because he was not ready to handle the responsibility.</p>

<p>Dale married his second wife, Kelley, in 1984. They lived a happy life along with their three children. The couple met in 1977 when Dale was just a small-time <a href="/biography/dale-jarrett">driver</a>. Kelley supported him in every chance he took, and she is credited for taking him to the high levels he reached in his career. She was a fifth-grade teacher and economically supported him to focus on his dreams of racing. He has said in many interviews that his wife<strong> </strong>was primarily responsible for his success. She was behind him, pushing him towards his goal.</p>

<p>There were rumors that Dale was caught cheating on Kelley with a woman named Buffy Waltrip, which led to their separation. Dale and Kelley were family friends of Michael and his partner Buffy since they were dating. Many people claim that Dale and Buffy did not have any relationship, and they were friends from the very beginning. His first son, Jason, followed the tradition that his last name has been carrying for generations by pursuing a career in racing. He is now a former <a href="/biography/dale-jarrett">driver</a> in the NASCAR Busch Series and ARCA Racing Series and a current mechanic and spotter for Richard Childress Racing since 2005.</p>

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