Jason Jarrett (racing driver)

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Jason Jarrett
BornJason Anthony Jarrett
(1975-10-14) October 14, 1975 (age 47)
Conover, North Carolina, U.S.
Awards2001 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year
2003 Bill France Triple Crown Award
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish67th (2003)
First race 2003 EA Sports 500 (Talladega)
Last race 2004 Pennsylvania 500 (Pocono)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
40 races run over 4 years
Best finish39th (2000)
First race 1997 Galaxy Foods 300 (Hickory)
Last race 2000 Miami 300 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Jason Anthony Jarrett (born October 14, 1975) is an American race car spotter for 23XI Racing, JR Motorsports, and On Point Motorsports. A former driver in the NASCAR Busch Series and ARCA Racing Series, he has not driven in competition since 2005. Jarrett is the son of 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett and the grandson of two-time champion Ned Jarrett.

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Career

Early years

Jarrett's racing career was launched in the World Karting Association (WKA), 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. [1]

1994 saw Jarrett return to a track that had provided early success for both his father and grandfather at Hickory Motor Speedway. 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. [2]

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.

ARCA Racing Series

In 2001, Jarrett began his ARCA RE/MAX Series career, with second-place finish in the final ARCA RE/MAX Series point standings [3] and Rookie-of-the-Year honors. In 2002 he was 3rd in points, [4] and in 2003 he was 2nd again in points [5] as well as earning the Bill France Triple Crown Award. Jarrett won the penultimate race of the 2004 season but finished fifth in points while also competing in the Winston Cup Series. [6] Switching to Venturini Motorsports for the 2005 season, Jarrett did not live up to expectations and was released mid-season, and promptly went on a streak of four DNF's in his first four races for new owner Wayne Hixson. [7]

Craftsman Truck Series

1996 saw Jarrett attempt to make his NASCAR debut driving in the Craftsman Truck Series at North Wilksboro for Bob Crocker, but his lone attempt in the series resulted in a DNQ. [8]

Busch Grand National Series

In 1997, Jarrett moved up to the Busch Grand National Series, driving three races for DAJ Racing and failing to qualify for two others. [9] For 1998, Jarrett ran another partial schedule, piloting the No. 32 Carquest car for eleven races and failing to qualify for another. He recorded a best finish of 17th at Richmond International Raceway. [10] Jarrett joined BACE Motorsports in 1999, attempting ten races and qualifying for eight of them. He also ran one race for Jarrett/Favre Motorsports, a collaboration between his father and National Football League star Brett Favre. [11] However, he broke his foot at Memphis Motorsports Park in October and did not drive the rest of the season. [1] He also suffered a concussion at Auto Club Speedway earlier in the season and had to be replaced by Johnny Benson Jr. [12] Running full-time in 2000, Jarrett struggled, failing to qualify for eleven races and posting a best finish of 17th. [13] He was also replaced by Hut Stricklin for a race at Pocono Raceway. [14] Jarrett has not competed in the series since.

Winston Cup Series

After three years away from the sport competing in ARCA, Jarrett returned to NASCAR in 2003 and made his Winston Cup Series debut at the 2003 EA Sports 500 that October at Talladega, driving a third car for Robert Yates in the No. 98, alongside his father Dale [15] and Elliott Sadler, who famously barrel rolled late in the race. He mainly stayed out of trouble and finished the race in 29th despite being 4 laps down. [16] He made one other start in the series at Pocono in the summer of 2004 driving the No. 02 for Hermie Sadler's team, SCORE Motorsports, falling out after 40 laps due to a handling issue to a 40th-place result. [17] His only other attempt in the series at Bristol in March driving for Morgan Shepherd resulted in a withdrawal. [18]

Post-driving career

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 (SHR) as the spotter for driver Ryan Newman in the Sprint Cup Series, and followed Newman in 2014 to Richard Childress Racing in the same role. [19] 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. [20]

In 2022, He will spot for 23XI Racing for Kurt Busch. Jarrett will also spot for Josh Berry at JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series and Tate Fogelman at On Point Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series. [21]

Personal life

He now resides in Hickory, North Carolina, and is married to Christina. Their first child, Ford, was born November 14, 2008.

Career highlights

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NNCCPtsRef
2003 Yates Racing 98 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL
29		 KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM 67th76 [16]
2004 SCORE Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC
40		 IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 86th43 [17]
2005 Shepherd Racing Ventures 89 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI
DNQ		 MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA- [18]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132NBCPtsRef
1997 DAJ Racing 32 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY
21		 TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA
17		 NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB
22		 GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
DNQ		 CAL CAR
DNQ		 HOM 67th309 [9]
1998 DAY CAR
31		 LVS NSV
20		 DAR
20		 BRI TEX HCY
32		 TAL
43		 NHA
36		 NZH GLN
24		 MLW MYB
22		 CAL SBO
23		 IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH
17		 DOV 47th935 [10]
11 Chevy CLT
34		 DOV RCH PPR CLT
DNQ		 GTY CAR ATL HOM
1999 BACE Motorsports 33 Chevy DAY
27		 CAR
21		 LVS
38		 ATL
23		 DAR
41		 TEX
DNQ		 NSV
24		 BRI
DNQ		 TAL
43		 CAL
39		 NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR 60th624 [11]
Jarrett/Favre Motorsports 11 Ford GTY
25		 IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM
2000 Pontiac DAY
17		 CAR
DNQ		 LVS
42		 ATL
22		 DAR
DNQ		 BRI
DNQ		 TEX
DNQ		 NSV
23		 TAL
39		 CAL
33		 RCH
DNQ		 NHA
35		39th1,187 [13]
Chevy CLT
33		 DOV
DNQ		 SBO
26		 MYB
DNQ		 GLN
32		 MLW
33		 NZH
DNQ		 PPR GTY IRP
27		 MCH BRI
22		 DAR
DNQ		 RCH
24		 DOV
43		 CLT
41		 CAR
DNQ		 MEM
DNQ		 PHO HOM
36

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324NCTCPtsRef
1996 Bob Crocker 89 HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS
DNQ		 SON MMR PHO LVS 13625 [8]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ARMCPtsRef
2000 Jarrett Racing 88 Ford DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT
4		 TAL ATL 85th225 [22]
2001 ML Motorsports 67 Pontiac DAY
21		 NSH
6		 GTY
7		 KEN
29		 CLT
7		 MCH
29		 MCH
12		 POC
8		 SLM
2		 TOL
3		 BLN
5		 TAL
21		2nd5900 [3]
Chevy WIN
12		 SLM
4		 KAN
1		 POC
22		 MEM
24		 GLN
16		 KEN
24		 NSH
2		 ISF
3		 CHI
2		 DSF
8		 CLT
7		 ATL
6
2002 Pontiac DAY
18		 SLM
2		 TOL
2		 SBO
6		 BLN
10		 ISF
10		 WIN
20		 DSF
8		 SLM
14		 TAL
5		3rd5160 [4]
Chevy ATL
5		 NSH
37		 KEN
13		 CLT
8		 KAN
23		 POC
2		 MCH
33		 KEN
4		 POC
2		 NSH
29		 CHI
5		 CLT
6
2003 Pontiac DAY
20		 SLM
6		 TOL
2		 BLN
7		 LER
6		 WIN
3		 TAL
15		 SBO
4		2nd5470 [5]
Chevy ATL
3		 NSH
11		 KEN
5		 CLT
6		 KAN
4		 MCH
9		 POC
34		 POC
6		 NSH
5		 ISF
7		 DSF
18		 CHI
11		 SLM
2		 CLT
6
2004 Pontiac DAY
14		5th4860 [6]
Chevy NSH
36		 SLM
2		 KEN
10		 TOL
2		 CLT
18		 KAN
3		 POC
6		 MCH
40		 SBO
19		 BLN
23		 KEN
14		 GTW
5		 POC
9		 LER
3		 NSH
9		 ISF
4		 TOL
18		 DSF
19		 CHI
15		 SLM
1		 TAL
30
2005 Venturini Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY NSH
9		 SLM
18		 KEN
17		 TOL
3		 LAN
3		 MIL
11		 POC
9		 MCH
22		 KAN
6		 KEN
38		 BLN
29		 POC
6		 GTW
10		 LER
8		 NSH
7		 MCH
13		 ISF
10		9th4185 [7]
Hixson Motorsports 23 Pontiac TOL
34		 CHI
40		 SLM
35
2 DSF
29
23 Chevy TAL
22

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