NASCAR Hall of Famer dies at 93 | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Ned Jarrett, a NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and longtime broadcaster, died at 93 in Newton, North Carolina, his family announced. Jarrett won 50 Cup Series races and captured titles in 1961 and 1965, earning induction into NASCAR’s Hall of Fame in 2011 as part of the second five-member class. Revered as “Gentleman Ned,” he was also a beloved broadcaster whose Daytona 500 moment in 1993 saw him rooting for his son Dale Jarrett as he held off Dale Earnhardt. The Jarretts formed the sport’s second father-son Cup champions duo, following the Pettys. NASCAR’s Steve O’Donnell lauded him as a racing legend.

The statement highlighted his calm yet fierce competitive nature and his decades-long role as an ambassador for NASCAR.