NASCAR: Top-Five Drivers To Never Make The Chase

Honorable Mention: Dale Jarrett

Jarrett’s greatness, which led him to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, was all done prior to the 2004 season. When 2004 came along Jarrett’s team, Robert Yates Racing, was not the same team as they once were. He had won over 25 races with them and the 1999 NASCAR Cup championship. The team was fading fast and Jarrett was paying the price. He finished 15th in points in 2004 and 2005, winning just one race in that time period. His teammate at the time, Elliott Sadler, had made the Chase in 2004. However by the time 2006 came around Sadler was gone and Jarrett’s time with the team was running out too. He finished a dismal 23rd in the series standings in 2006 and would move onto Michael Waltrip Racing for 2007.

His 2007 season was one to forget, missing 12 race and finishing a horrifying 41st in the point standings. Jarrett decided at the age of 51 that the start of the 2008 season was going to be his last and retired five races into that season. His 2004 and 2005 campaigns get him an honorable mention.

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