Ned Jarrett
Ned Jarrett (October 12, 1932 – June 4, 2026) was an American race car driver and two-time NASCAR Grand National Series champion. He was born in Conover, North Carolina. He was best known for his calm attitude and he became known as "Gentleman Ned Jarrett".[1] He was the father of former drivers Glenn Jarrett and Dale Jarrett and grandfather of Jason Jarrett.
Jarrett was added into the 2011 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 18 2011.[2]
Jarrett died at his home in Newton, North Carolina of natural causes on June 4, 2026 at the age of 93.[3]
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- Drivers statistics at racing-reference.info
- International Motorsports Hall of Fame Archived 2006-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Oceanside Rotary Club of Daytona Beach Hall of Fame Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Transcript of Jarrett's July 4, 1984 interview of President Ronald Reagan on MRN Radio Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Talladega Walk of Fame Archived 2005-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Account of the 1965 Southern 500 Archived 2006-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Biography Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine