Jason Jarrett is a retired American stock car racing driver.
Background
He is the son of 1999 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Winston Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett and the grandson of two-time champion Ned Jarrett. 1994 saw Jarrett return to a track that had provided early success for both his father and grandfather - Hickory Motor Speedway.
Career
A former competitor in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Busch Series and Associate of the Royal College of Art Racing Series, he has not driven in competition since 2005. Jason"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. 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 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Busch Series events as follows.
1997, three starts for DAJ Racing, 1998 eleven starts for this same team, 1999, nine events for BACE Motorsports. 2000, nineteen starts for Jarrett/Favre Motorsports.
In 2001, Jarrett began his Associate of the Royal College of Art Revue Economique/MAX Series career, with second-place finish in the final Associate of the Royal College of Art Revue Economique/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.
Their first child, Ford, was born November 14, 2008.
2001 Associate of the Royal College of Art Revue Economique/MAX 2nd in points
2002 Associate of the Royal College of Art Revue Economique/MAX 3rd in points
2003 Associate of the Royal College of Art Revue Economique/MAX 2nd in points
2003 Bill France Triple Crown Award.