Monday, October 14, 2019

Jason Jarrett Born In Conover, North Carolina - October 14, 1975

October 14, 1975
Jason Jarrett
Born in Conover, North Carolina, USA.
Jarrett is a former competitor in the NASCAR Busch Series and ARCA Racing Series, and has not driven in competition since 2005. He is the son of 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett and the grandson of two-time champion Ned Jarrett.

Jason's racing career was launched in the World Karting Association, where in 1993 he claimed the WKA's Sprint Division Championship of the Carolina's Cup at North Carolina Speedway located in Rockingham, North Carolina.

1994 saw Jarrett return to Hickory Motor Speedway, a track that had provided early success for both his father and grandfather. While competing in the Limited Sportsman Division, he scored one victory and one pole, along with earning Rookie-of-the-Year honors. In 1995, Jarrett moved into the Winston Racing Series Late Model Stock Division, where he spent the next three seasons honing his skills at the famed oval.

The 1997 season proved extremely busy for Jarrett, as he competed in a total of 46 late model events between Hickory Motor Speedway and Tri-County Speedway located in Hudson, North Carolina. Between 1997 and 2000, Jarrett competed in over 40 NAySCAR Busch Series events.

In 2001, Jarrett began his ARCA RE/MAX Series career, with second place finish in the final ARCA RE/MAX Series point standings and Rookie-of-the-Year honors. 2002 he was 3rd, and 2003 2nd again as well as earning the Bill France Triple Crown Award.

After the 2005 season he retired from racing. Starting in 2007, Jarrett worked for his father's company, Dale Jarrett Incorporated, as a project manager. In 2010, he joined Germain Racing as a spotter for drivers Casey Mears and Max Papis in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series. Three years later, he left the organization to join Stewart-Haas Racing as the spotter for driver Ryan Newman. Jarrett currently spots in all three NASCAR national series, for Newman in Cup, Ryan Truex in the Xfinity Series, and John Hunter Nemechek in the Camping World Truck Series. 

Career highlights include; The 1993 World Karting Association Sprint Division Championship, the 1994 Hickory Motor Speedway Limited Sportsman Division Rookie of the Year, the 2001 ARCA RE/MAX Rookie of the Year, 2nd in the ARCA RE/MAX Championship in 2001 & 2003, 3rd in the ARCA RE/MAX Championship in 2002 and the winner of the 2003 Bill France Triple Crown Award.

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