Dale Jarrett Homestead-Miami Race Advance
Official Team Report
Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford Fusion
Ford 400
Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 19, 2006
UPS Racing Team Notes of Interest
* Dale Jarrett will be making his final start for Robert Yates Racing in the #88 UPS Ford Fusion this Sunday.
* Jarrett's best finish at Homestead is a fifth-place finish scored during his championship winning season of 1999.
* Only seven NASCAR 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 percent.
* 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. His hand has never healed correctly and he will be having corrective surgery next week.
Jarrett Discusses Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway
How tough will this weekend be with it being your final race with Robert Yates Racing?
"For probably the last couple weeks as the races have run down I have been thinking about this race and some of the memories we had here. It's hard to believe that 12 years at Robert Yates Racing is coming to an end. Robert and the Yates family have treated me like family and it will be very difficult when I climb out of that car for the last time on Sunday. I owe a lot of people a lot. I think Saturday and Sunday will be tough days and I hope to be able to at least leave Homestead with a solid effort for Robert, the 88 team and the entire organization."
What are your thoughts on this weekend's race itself?
"Homestead has been a difficult track for us, especially since they changed the track in 2003 which is kind of the opposite of what you would think since the track is considerably better than it was before the changes and even after. The surface has some age to it and it has a little more grip which is helpful but for whatever reason we haven't been able to hit on the set-up we need. These down force tracks have been an issue for us for some time now but we're taking a decent car and felt like we learned some things at the test."
Chassis 69
Chassis 69 has been resurrected for this weekend's race in Homestead. Chassis 69 was last seen in racing action at Lowe's Motor Speedway where the UPS Team was forced to retire from the race early after getting hit from behind by rookie driver Reed Sorenson. Chassis 69 is the same car Jarrett raced to a fourth-place finish at Kansas Speedway in early October the car's best performance to date. Jarrett scored a 10th-place finish at California Speedway while racing Chassis 69 in September.
Jarrett's Career Record at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Year Race Start Finish Laps Led Status Earnings
2005 Ford 400 9 17 266 267 0 Running $101,308
2004 Ford 400 27 24 270 271 0 Running 86,717
2003 Ford 400 32 26 265 267 0 Running 91,578
2002 Ford 400 19 15 267 267 27 Running 76,375
2001 Pennz.400 18 41 256 267 0 Running 79,752
2000 Pennz.400 7 17 265 267 0 Running 63,300
1999 Pennz.400 12 5 267 267 1 Running 116,200
#88 UPS Crew Members
Richard Labbe Crew Chief
Bradley Sutton Front Tire Carrier
Cory Quick Front Tire Changer
Eric Wakeland Rear Tire Carrier
Ryan Pepe Rear Tire Changer
Tim Boatwright Jackman
Jason Turner Catch Can Man
Barry Price Gas Man
Andy Ward Pit Crew Trainer
Official Team Report
Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford Fusion
Ford 400
Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 19, 2006
UPS Racing Team Notes of Interest
* Dale Jarrett will be making his final start for Robert Yates Racing in the #88 UPS Ford Fusion this Sunday.
* Jarrett's best finish at Homestead is a fifth-place finish scored during his championship winning season of 1999.
* Only seven NASCAR 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 percent.
* 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. His hand has never healed correctly and he will be having corrective surgery next week.
Jarrett Discusses Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway
How tough will this weekend be with it being your final race with Robert Yates Racing?
"For probably the last couple weeks as the races have run down I have been thinking about this race and some of the memories we had here. It's hard to believe that 12 years at Robert Yates Racing is coming to an end. Robert and the Yates family have treated me like family and it will be very difficult when I climb out of that car for the last time on Sunday. I owe a lot of people a lot. I think Saturday and Sunday will be tough days and I hope to be able to at least leave Homestead with a solid effort for Robert, the 88 team and the entire organization."
What are your thoughts on this weekend's race itself?
"Homestead has been a difficult track for us, especially since they changed the track in 2003 which is kind of the opposite of what you would think since the track is considerably better than it was before the changes and even after. The surface has some age to it and it has a little more grip which is helpful but for whatever reason we haven't been able to hit on the set-up we need. These down force tracks have been an issue for us for some time now but we're taking a decent car and felt like we learned some things at the test."
Chassis 69
Chassis 69 has been resurrected for this weekend's race in Homestead. Chassis 69 was last seen in racing action at Lowe's Motor Speedway where the UPS Team was forced to retire from the race early after getting hit from behind by rookie driver Reed Sorenson. Chassis 69 is the same car Jarrett raced to a fourth-place finish at Kansas Speedway in early October the car's best performance to date. Jarrett scored a 10th-place finish at California Speedway while racing Chassis 69 in September.
Jarrett's Career Record at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Year Race Start Finish Laps Led Status Earnings
2005 Ford 400 9 17 266 267 0 Running $101,308
2004 Ford 400 27 24 270 271 0 Running 86,717
2003 Ford 400 32 26 265 267 0 Running 91,578
2002 Ford 400 19 15 267 267 27 Running 76,375
2001 Pennz.400 18 41 256 267 0 Running 79,752
2000 Pennz.400 7 17 265 267 0 Running 63,300
1999 Pennz.400 12 5 267 267 1 Running 116,200
#88 UPS Crew Members
Richard Labbe Crew Chief
Bradley Sutton Front Tire Carrier
Cory Quick Front Tire Changer
Eric Wakeland Rear Tire Carrier
Ryan Pepe Rear Tire Changer
Tim Boatwright Jackman
Jason Turner Catch Can Man
Barry Price Gas Man
Andy Ward Pit Crew Trainer
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