Ned Jarrett (born October 12, 1932 in Newton, North Carolina) is a retired race car driver and two-time NASCAR champion. He was best known for his calm demeanor, and he became known as Gentleman Ned Jarrett". Yet he was an intense competitor when he put his two hands on the steering wheel of a NASCAR Grand National stock car. He is the father of Dale Jarrett. As of 2004, Jarrett had been inducted in twelve motor sports and sports Halls of Fame.Ned Jarrett is among the 25 nominees for the 2010 inaugural class into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The Jarrett family is known as one the first families in NASCAR history. Ned is the father of Dale Jarrett, who earned his first NASCAR championship in 1999 and currently is a race broadcaster for ABC/ESPN. Ned and Dale became the second father-son combination to win Cup championships (after Lee Petty and Richard Petty). Ned has spotted for Dale in the past. Ned's other son is Glenn Jarrett, who was a regular Busch Series driver and had a few Winston Cup starts in the 1980s. Glenn now covers cable television as a race broadcaster. Ned also has a daughter Patti, who before becoming a mom, also worked in racing. Patti is married to Jimmy Makar, who worked with Dale Jarrett for three years at Joe Gibbs Racing, and won the 2000 championship crew chief with Bobby Labonte. Dale's son Jason Jarrett also had numerous Busch and a few NEXTEL Cup starts, with several wins in the ARCA RE/MAX Series."
