- Jason Jarrett
Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Jason Jarrett
Birthdate = 14 October, 1975
Birthplace = Newton, NC
Awards = 2003 Bill France Triple Crown Award
|Cup_Car_Team = No Team
First_Busch_Race = 1997 Gallaxy Foods 300
Prev_Busch_Year = 2000
Prev_Busch_Pos = 39th
Best_Busch_Pos = 39th - 2000 (Busch Series)
Busch_Car_Team =
Busch_Top_Tens = 0
Busch_Poles = 0
First_Cup_Race = 2003 EA SPORTS 500
Cup_Top_Tens = 0
Cup_Poles = 0
Previous_Year = 2004
Prev_Cup_Pos = 86th
Best_Cup_Pos = 67th - 2004
Updated_On =February 25 ,2008 Jason Jarrett (born
October 14 ,1975 ) is a racer in theARCA RE/MAX Series . He comes from a rich racing history with his father, Dale and grandfather Ned former champions inNASCAR .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 .1994 saw Jarrett return to a track that had provided early success for both his father and grandfather -
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.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
NASCAR 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
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.He now resides in
Hickory, North Carolina , and is married to Christina.Career Highlights
1993
World Karting Association Sprint Division Champion
1994Hickory Motor Speedway Limited Sportsman Division Rookie of the Year
2001ARCA RE/MAX Rookie of the Year
2001 2ndARCA RE/MAX Championship
2002 3rdARCA RE/MAX Championship
2003 2ndARCA RE/MAX Championship
2003Bill France Triple Crown Award
2004 5thARCA RE/MAX Championship
2005 9thARCA RE/MAX ChampionshipReferences
* [http://nascar.wikia.com/wiki/Jason_Jarrett/ Nascar Wiki]
* [http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jjarrett00/cup/index.html/ Nascar.com Cup Results]
* [http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jjarrett00/bg/index.html/ Nascar.com Busch Results]
* [http://boardreader.com/tp/Jason+Jarrett.html/ Board Reader Article]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCH/is_3_30/ai_83446799/ Find Articles.com]
* [http://www.catchfence.com/html/2002/ck052702.html/ Catch Fence.com article]External links
* [http://www.jasonjarrett.com/ Official site]
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