What is Dale Jarrett’s Net Worth?
Dale Jarrett, former race car driver, has a net worth of $35 million. He won the Daytona 500 three times and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999. In the Nationwide Series, he had 173 top 10 finishes and 11 wins in 329 races over 20 years. In the Sprint Cup Series, he competed in 668 races over nearly 25 years with 260 top 10 finishes and 32 wins. Jarrett retired from racing in 2008 and became ESPN’s lead racing analyst. He joined the NBC Sports Broadcasting Crew in 2015 as a pre-race and post-race analyst for NASCAR events. Jarrett is considered one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR and was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2014.
He appeared in the 2005 film “Herbie Fully Loaded” and was featured in the documentaries “The 600: History of NASCAR’s Toughest Race” (2014) and “Southern Speed: The Legend of Darlington” (2016).
Dale Jarrett’s Early Life
Dale Jarrett was born in Conover, North Carolina in 1956 to Martha and Ned Jarrett. His father was a successful race car driver in NASCAR’s Grand National Division. Dale grew up traveling across the Southern U.S. to watch his father’s races and playing golf. In high school, he played multiple sports and was named athlete of the year in his senior year. Despite receiving a full golf scholarship from the University of South Carolina, Dale decided to pursue a career in racing and worked for his father at Hickory Motor Speedway after graduating in 1975.
Dale Jarrett’s Racing Career
Dale Jarrett started his racing career in the Limited Sportsman Division in 1977 and moved up to the Dash Series and Late Model Sportsman Division. He won his first career victory in the Busch Grand National Series in 1986 and went on to win multiple races in the series. In 1991, he won his first Winston Cup race and went on to win the Daytona 500 in 1993 and the Mello Yello 500 in 1994.
In 1995, Jarrett began driving for Robert Yates and won multiple races, including the Daytona 500, Brickyard 400, and Coca-Cola 600 in 1996. He won his career-best seven races in 1997 and the Pontiac Excitement 400 and Winston Cup in 1999. After retiring from the Busch Series, he became a part-time owner of a team that included his son Jason. He won the Daytona 500 again in 2000 and his final career Cup series win in 2005. He retired from points racing in 2008 and became a booth announcer for ESPN’s NASCAR coverage.
Personal Life and Connections
Dale Jarrett married Kelley on June 22, 1984, and together they had four children before divorcing. His sons Jason and Zach pursued careers in racing and baseball, respectively. Jarrett’s sister, Patti, is married to his former crew chief, Jimmy Makar. Jarrett’s cousin, Todd Jarrett, is a champion handgun shooter. He co-owned the Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure with former NFL quarterback Brett Favre. Jarrett has appeared in a golf commercial with Michael Jordan, Phil Mickelson, and Wayne Gretzky. In 2007, he launched the fantasy sports website Pay the Fan with Terry Bradshaw, focusing on football and racing.
Jarrett’s Achievements
Jarrett was named Richard Petty Driver of the Year in 1997 and 1999, and he won the award for Best Driver at the 2000 ESPY Awards. “Motorsport” magazine named him one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
Jarrett was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2014, three years after his father’s induction. Dale and Ned were the third father-son duo to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame; they were preceded by Bill France Sr. and Bill France Jr. and Lee and Richard Petty.
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