Dale Jarrett, No. 44 UPS Toyota Camry
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway
UPS Racing Team Notes of Interest
Dale Jarrett has 38 career starts at Richmond International Raceway with two wins, 11 top-five and 12 top-10 finishes since he started racing at the. 75-mile track in 1987. Jarrett has led at least one lap in eight of those 38 races for a total of 400 laps led. Jarrett Discusses Racing at Richmond
How has Richmond changed over the years?
“I think this is probably the best racing that you see anywhere that we go. The place has grown and changed a lot since I started racing there but it is one of the nicest facilities that we go to, and there’s a lot of great history here with great races. We can go back to many side-by-side finishes or things that happened towards the end of the race to make them exciting. As we hear more about new tracks being built I’m always surprised that people don’t consider building more tracks like Richmond where it is a short track with great competition. ”
What should we see from the UPS Team this weekend?
“I’m really not sure. We participated in a test with the car at Memphis prior to California but we really didn’t see the kind of results we had hoped to find. It’s just extremely hard to adjust on the new cars. There’s only so much you can do and when that is combined with an extremely hard tire it’s just not a great recipe especially for a team like ours that is behind when it comes to these cars. Obviously, we’ll go and give it all we have and hope for the best. ”
Having been part of the battle to get into the Chase before, how difficult is this weekend for those teams?
“It’s a pretty difficult thing and I know that when we were in that position of trying to get into the Chase a few years ago, it was a pretty tense time. But you go and you do the best you can. You can’t control what everyone else does. You just give it your best effort. I think there’s pretty much only one team that has a chance of changing the top 12 this week and it’s certainly not impossible. I think in 2004 Jeremy Mayfield was in 15th place and went to Richmond, won the race and made it into the top 10 and the Chase. So, it can happen and it should be interesting to watch. ”
Jarrett’s Career Record at Richmond International Raceway
Year Race St Fin LC/LR Led Status $ Won Race St Fin LC/LR Led Status $ Won
2006 Crown 400 35 34 399/400 0 Running 100,675 Chevy 400 22 21 399/400 0 Running 103,275
2005 Chevy 400 35 34 396/400 0 Running 97,008 Chevy 400 9 39 364/400 0 Accident 95,983
2004 Chevy 400 31 13 399/400 1 Running 96,067 Chevy 400 25 26 398/400 0 Running 91,147
2003 Pontiac 400 40 36 363/393 0 Accident 92,253 Chevy 400 37 21 399/400 0 Running 94,333
2002 Pontiac 400 39 38 309/400 14 Running 87,753 Chevrolet 400 12 31 392/400 0 Running 60,365
2001 Pontiac 400 20 15 400/400 0 Running 85,712 Chevrolet 400 16 4 400/400 0 Running 107,107
2000 Pontiac 400 18 3 400/400 0 Running 78,525 Chevrolet 400 17 31 382/400 0 Running 48,840
1999 Pontiac 400 21 1 400/400 32 Running 169,715 Exide 400 13 3 400/400 0 Running 64,605
1998 Pontiac 400 4 2 400/400 108 Running 75,625 Exide 400 7 16 398/400 0 Running 39,630
1997 Pontiac 400 3 3 400/400 172 Running 50,750 Exide 400 23 1 400/400 39 Running 91,490
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