[jks812]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 25, 200 – Three-time Daytona 500 champion and founding member of the Coca-Cola Racing Family Dale Jarrett has been named Grand Marshal for the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, July 5 Speedway officials announced today.
Jarrett captured a victory in the Independence Day classic in 1999 and will give the starting command “Gentlemen, start your engines” for Coke Zero’s inaugural sponsored race at “The World Center of Racing.” Jarrett, who won the 1999 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, recently retired from NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition as the driver of the No. 44 UPS Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing.

[Quality88]

I have only one problem with this article.... he didn't win the 1999 Sprint Cup championship.... He won the 1999 WINSTON CUP CHAMPIONSHIP!

[jks812]

That's what I thought to. Don't know why they had to say Sprint.

[Team Yates]

Originally Posted by jks812

That's what I thought to. Don't know why they had to say Sprint.

Everybody who was a champion is now called a Sprint cup champion, which is total bull$#!+!!

[toptixnow]

Why is it called 'sprint'?

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by toptixnow

Why is it called 'sprint'?

Because Sprint, the phone company, is the sponsor for the series. So they command a little revisionist history, I guess?