Retired NASCAR driver, Cup champion, dad of Dale Jarrett

Jan 29, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; NASCAR hall of fame inductee driver Dale Jarrett (left) poses on the red carpet for pictures with his mother and father Martha and Ned Jarrett while arriving the NASCAR hall of fame induction ceremony at NASCAR hall of fame. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports

Jul 31, 2011; Indianapolis, IN, USA; NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Ned Jarrett and David Regan the during Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

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Jul 31, 2011; Indianapolis, IN, USA; NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Ned Jarrett the during Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

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June 26, 2011; Sonoma, CA, USA; NASCAR former driver Ned Jarrett before the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

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Feb 18, 2011; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; 2011 NASCAR hall of fame inductee Ned Jarrett during a press conference at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

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October 16, 2010; Concord, NC, USA; Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ned Jarrett speaks about being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame prior to the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports

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Nov. 16, 2008; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series former champion Ned Jarrett during the Ford 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

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Legend NASCAR drivers Junior Johnson, left, Ned Jarrett and Cale Yarborough swap stories at the NASCAR Café on Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville on Oct. 6, 1998. The three and other drivers were in town for taping of story-telling session that will be packaged and market in video form by Nashville producer Larry Black.

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Driver Ned Jarrett takes no chances on anything going wrong under the hood of his 64 Ford as he inspects it with as much care as his favorite service station attendant. Jarrett will start fourth in the NASCAR 400-lap race at the Fairgrounds Speedway.

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Drivers Billy Wade, left, Richard Petty and Ned Jarrett check over the first place trophy for the NASCAR 200-lap late model race at the Fairgrounds Speedway on June 13, 1964. Petty, in a 1964 Plymouth, went on to win the feature race the next day.

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Driver Rex White (4) ends up on the guard rail following a blow tire in the rain-abbreviated Nashville 500 NASCAR late model race won by Jim Paschal at the Fairgrounds Speedway Aug. 6, 1961. Driver Ned Jarrett (11), drives by, finishes the race in second to keep his lead in the NASCAR point standings.

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Carol Steele, front, Miss Nashville 500, holds the winner trophy Aug. 5, 1961 that drivers Rex White, left, Johnny Allen and Ned Jarrett can get for finishing first in the 500-lap NASCAR late model race the next day at the Fairgrounds Speedway.

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Ned Jarrett (11) makes a pit stop in the Grand National race before 11,343 fans at the Fairgrounds Speedway July 31, 1965. Richard Petty went on to win the NASCAR race, with Jarrett placing second eight laps behind.

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Ned Jarrett (25) battles for position in the 200-lap Grand National race before a crowd of 5,200 fans at Fairgrounds Speedway June 3, 1965. Jarrett’s race car was demolished in a violent storm on the way to Nashville, and he borrowed the No. 25 car from Jabe Thomas.

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Richard Petty, center, and Ned Jarrett, right, check over the first-place trophy June 3, 1964 for the NASCAR 200-lap late model automobile race coming up at Fairgrounds Speedway.

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