Drivers laud Dale Jarrett for storied career
Published 3/15/2008 at FOXSports.com News for NASCAR
As Dale Jarrett prepared for the last real start in his 24-year career at NASCAR's top level, praise for the 1999 Cup champion flowed around Bristol Motor Speedway.
Jarrett will start 37th Sunday in his final points race, his last time behind the wheel except for an All-Star race in May.
"He has had a heck of a career and I have had a blast racing with him," four-time series champion Jeff Gordon said on Saturday.
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