Ned Jarrett

NASCAR Winston Cup Career: 1953-57, 1959-66

The NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion in 1961 and 1965, and the winner of 50 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races and 36 pole positions, "Gentleman Ned" retired as a driver in 1966 at the age of 34. Jarrett earned a spot in the record books even before winning his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series event, earning NASCAR Busch Series championships in 1957 and 1958. His 50 victories place him eighth on the all-time list. His biggest win came in the 1965 Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway. Jarrett was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame in 1972, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1990, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991, the National Auto Racing Hall of Fame and American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1997. Jarrett picked up a microphone after hanging up his helmet and is now a respected motorsports analyst for a variety of mediums including "Ned Jarrett's World of Racing" daily radio program aired on MRN Radio.