Two-time NASCAR champion and longtime CBS broadcaster Ned Jarrett died Thursday of natural causes at his North Carolina home.
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Ned Jarrett, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and Hall of Famer, died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Newton, North Carolina, his family announced Friday. He was 93.
Jarrett won NASCAR's premier-series championships in 1961 and 1965. He also earned Sportsman championships in consecutive seasons, 1957 and 1958. Over a 13-year career spanning 352 starts, he accumulated 50 wins before retiring at age 34.
He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 as part of the second five-member class. NASCAR named him one of its greatest 50 drivers in 1998 and one of its greatest 75 drivers in 2023.
Jarrett holds the record for the largest margin of victory in a NASCAR Cup Series race. His 1965 Southern 500 victory came by 14 laps, a record the organization said is unlikely to be topped.
Known as "Gentleman Ned" for his demeanor, Jarrett became widely recognized by younger NASCAR fans through his broadcasting career. He spent over 20 years with CBS, working as a pit reporter from 1979 to 1984 and serving as a color analyst from 1984 to 2000.
In a statement, Jarrett's family said: "Our father was a devout Christian and a devoted, loving family man. He was a friend to everyone he met and NASCAR's oldest living champion. By all accounts, he was a true NASCAR legend. While we mourn his passing, we celebrate the remarkable life of an amazing man and truly the best father anyone could have wished for."
Jarrett died peacefully, surrounded by those closest to him, according to his family.
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