BRISTOL, Tenn. — Dale Jarrett finished 37th in his final NASCAR Sprint Cup race and had little to say after the 668th and final race of his career.
“Well, it wasn’t the finish I would have liked,” said Jarrett, who will wrap it up for good after the Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May. “I’m able to go out with the best sponsor in the business in UPS and I would have liked to have had a better day for them, but I really can’t be too upset when you take into consideration the kind of career I have been fortunate to have.”
As Jarrett prepared for the final race of his career at Bristol Motor Speedway, he was lauded by his fellow drivers as a man who brought dignity to his trade as a race car driver.
“He has had a heck of a career and I have had a blast racing with him,” Jeff Gordon said. “I feel fortunate to have raced him for some great wins, great battles for wins as well as for championships. He is just one of the highest quality individuals and race car drivers that I have ever raced against. 
“It is really odd to me when guys you have been racing with say they are retiring and are not going to be out there on the track with you anymore.”