With Dale Jarrett's final points paying start fast approaching, his fellow drivers have been quick to heap praise on the triple
Daytona 500 winner and 1999 Cup Series champion.
“Dale Jarrett has been a huge part of our sport,” was the view of Kevin Harvick. “I think it is going to be kind of strange not having Dale Jarrett in a race. He is going to be great for us and the sport in the TV booth. He has meant a lot to our sport as a competitor. I think it is important that those guys are remembered and don't ever disappear.
“He is one of those guys on the track that just picks and chooses his marks. He is respectful to race with. You race him clean because he races you clean. When it comes time, he will get up on the wheel and make something happen. He is one of those guys that when you get to lap 450, it seems like it is usually his style to kind of wait until that point and all of a sudden he just appears and wins races.
“He is a great person off the race track. He is just laid back, very cordial person. Very good with his sponsors and people, media and things like that. He is one of the good figures of sport that everybody can look up to.”
“He has had a heck of a career and I have had a blast racing with him,” added Jeff Gordon, who went head to head with Jarrett on numerous occasions during the late 1990's and early 2000's when ran a streak of six straight seasons inside the top five in the final points standings. “I feel fortunate to have raced him for some great wins, great battles for wins as well as for championships. He is just one of the highest quality individuals and racecar drivers that I have ever raced against.
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