Jarrett/Favre Motorsports was an American stock car racing team owned by NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett and National Football League quarterback Brett Favre. The team raced in the Busch Series from 1999 to 2000.[1]
| Owner(s) | Dale Jarrett, Brett Favre |
|---|---|
| Series | Busch Series |
| Race drivers | 11. Kenny Irwin Jr., Steve Grissom, Jason Jarrett, Hut Stricklin |
| Sponsors | Rayovac |
| Manufacturer | Pontiac Chevrolet |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Closed | 2000 |
| Career | |
| Debut | 1999 Coca-Cola 300 (Texas) |
| Latest race | 2000 Miami 300 (Homestead-Miami) |
| Races competed | 29 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
Busch Series
editFounding
editBrett Favre signed on as part-owner of the team in early 1999 to couple with Dale Jarrett.[2]
Car No. 11 History
editThe team debuted with Kenny Irwin Jr. at Texas Motor Speedway in March 1999. Irwin posted a fifth in that first race, which was coincidentally the team's best finish in competition. Irwin made four more starts, posting another fifth at Dover International Speedway. Team owner Jarrett made one start at Darlington Speedway and fell victim to overheating. Jason Jarrett, Dale's son, made one start at Gateway Motorsports Park and finished 25th, one lap down. Steve Grissom made four starts near the end of the season, recording a best finish of 13th at Memphis International Raceway.[3][4][5][6]
In 2000, the team shifted its focus to the younger Jarrett, with Rayovac returning as primary sponsor. Jarrett struggled mightily in the first nineteen races of the season, posting his only top-20 finish at Daytona International Speedway, crashing out of three races, and failing to qualify for eight other races, making for only eleven starts. To try to help performance, the team switched from Pontiacs to Chevrolets and changed crew chiefs from Wes Ward to Rick Bowman. However, neither of the changes seemed to improve performance, so journeyman driver Hut Stricklin was hired to run two races, at Pikes Peak International Raceway and Gateway. Stricklin only qualified for the race at Pikes Peak and finished 28th. Stricklin also attempted the fall race for the team at Phoenix International Raceway, but did not qualify. Jarrett returned to the car after the Gateway race, but failed to qualify for three more races and posted a best finish of 22nd at Bristol Motor Speedway, even as Verizon Wireless came on board as an associate sponsor.[7][8][9]
In September 2000, Rayovac announced that they would not renew their sponsorship into 2001. Plagued by poor performance, Jarrett/Favre Motorsports did not return for the 2001 season.[10]
Car No. 11 results
edit| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | Owners | Pts | ||||
| 1999 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | 11 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX 5 |
NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL DNQ |
NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT DNQ |
DOV 11 |
SBO | GLN | IRP 16 |
MCH 33 |
BRI DNQ |
RCH DNQ |
DOV 5 |
CLT DNQ |
49th | 1144 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Setzer | MLW DNQ |
MYB | PPR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Jarrett | GTY 25 |
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| Dale Jarrett | DAR 39 |
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| Steve Grissom | CAR 27 |
MEM 13 |
PHO 36 |
HOM 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Jason Jarrett | Pontiac | DAY 17 |
CAR DNQ |
LVS 42 |
ATL 22 |
DAR DNQ |
BRI DNQ |
TEX DNQ |
NSV 23 |
TAL 39 |
CAL 33 |
RCH DNQ |
NHA 35 |
41st | 1580 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | CLT 33 |
DOV DNQ |
SBO 26 |
MYB DNQ |
GLN 32 |
MLW 33 |
NZH DNQ |
IRP 27 |
BRI 22 |
DAR DNQ |
RCH 24 |
DOV 43 |
CLT 41 |
CAR DNQ |
MEM DNQ |
HOM 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hut Stricklin | PPR 28 |
GTY DNQ |
PHO DNQ |
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| Morgan Shepherd | MCH DNQ |
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References
edit- ^ "Brett Favre Owner Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ Pearlman, Jeff (2016). Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable and Iconic life of Brett Favre. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-544-45437-8.
- ^ "Kenny Irwin, Jr. 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand NationalSeries Results". Racing-Reference.info. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Dale Jarrett 199 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Steve Grissom 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Jason Jarrett 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Jason Jarrett 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Hut Stricklin 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ Bretches, Meagan L.; Connell, Paul M. (13 July 2000). "Verizon Wireless Sponsors Jarrett/Favre Motorsports". Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "BUSCH: Jarrett, Favre sponsor hunting". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.