| DALE JARRETT | |
What Makes Him Go: The fire in Dale Jarrett's team burns hottest in crew chief Todd Parrott, son of legendary wrench-turner Buddy Parrott. Todd, like his father, wears his emotions on his sleeve, but he has the same dedication, cunning and leadership skills that made his old man so successful. In four seasons as a crew chief, Parrott has led Jarrett to 18 victories while suffering only eight DNFs.What Makes Him Slow: By his own admission, Jarrett is not a natural-born stock car racer, so in order to excel, he works harder and makes better use of his experience than other drivers. But occasionally he stumbles upon his own limitations and makes an unforced error -- -- like when he spun in front of the field and crashed at Bristol last August. Key Stat: 0 That's the number of rounds of golf Dale Jarrett and Todd Parrott -- both avid, low handicap golfers -- have played with each other in four years as racing partners. They just can't seem to find the time to tee it up. That other thing they do together always seem to have a higher priority. |