Ned Jarrett

Ned Jarrett (born October 12, 1932) is a retired 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".http://www.thatsracin.com/2011/05/20/62988/ned-jarrett.html He is 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.

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Other websites

Drivers statistics at racing-reference.info
International Motorsports Hall of Fame 
Oceanside Rotary Club of Daytona Beach Hall of Fame 
Transcript of Jarrett's July 4, 1984 interview of President Ronald Reagan on MRN Radio 
Talladega Walk of Fame 
Account of the 1965 Southern 500 
Biography 

Category:Living people
Category:1932 births
Category:NASCAR drivers
Category:Sportspeople from North Carolina