Dale Jarrett Takes His First Cup Victory - August 18, 1991

August 18, 1991

(Photo;:racintoday.com)
Dale Jarrett, the son of two-time Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett, drove the Wood Brothers/ Ford to a '10 inch' margin over Davey Allison to win his first career NASCAR Winston Cup race, the "Champion Spark Plug 400" at Michigan International Speedway.

This win was the start of an impressive career, leading to the 1999 Winston Cup Series Championship and a total of 32 NASCAR Winston Cup victory's. His victories include; the "Daytona 500" in 1993, 1996 and 2000, the "Brickyard 400" in 1996 & 1999, the "Coca-Cola 600" in 1996, the "Winston 500" in 1998 and the "Budweiser Shootout" in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

Dale Jarrett was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998 and was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2014.

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