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Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) is a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for his 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship win. He is the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett, younger brother of Glenn Jarrett, a former NASCAR driver himself and pit commentator, father of former Busch Series racer Jason Jarrett and cousin of Todd Jarrett. Beginning in 2007, Jarrett joined the ESPN/ABC broadcasting team as an announcer in select Busch Series (now Nationwide Series) races. In 2008, after retiring from driving in racing events following the 2008 Food City 500, Jarrett joined ESPN permanently as the lead racing analyst replacing Rusty Wallace. Jarrett was born in Newton, North Carolina.