2026年6月5日 / 美国东部时间下午3:46 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
内德·贾雷特——两届纳斯卡杯系列赛冠军、资深广播人——于周四在家中自然去世，其家人在该赛车机构分享的一份声明中证实了这一消息。他享年93岁。
贾雷特在纳斯卡顶级赛事中取得50场职业生涯胜利，并于1961年和1965年斩获总冠军，于2011年入选纳斯卡名人堂，是该名人堂第二届五人入选成员之一。据该赛事机构介绍，他至今仍保持着纳斯卡比赛最大胜场优势的纪录。
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以举止风度被称为“绅士内德”的贾雷特，或许在年轻的纳斯卡车迷中因广播生涯而更广为人知。他在CBS工作超过20年，1979年至1984年担任维修区记者，1984年至2000年出任彩色解说嘉宾。他在解说席上的标志性时刻之一出现在1993年戴托纳500大赛，当时他毫无保留地为儿子戴尔·贾雷特加油，后者顶住了戴尔·恩哈特的攻势拿下冠军。
戴尔·贾雷特于1999年夺得杯系列赛总冠军，贾雷特父子成为继李·佩蒂和理查德·佩蒂之后第二对斩获杯系列赛总冠军的父子组合，后来比尔·埃利奥特和其子蔡斯·埃利奥特也完成了这一成就。
在纳斯卡的声明中，首席执行官史蒂夫·奥唐奈追忆了贾雷特这位赛车传奇人物。
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“尽管外表平静沉稳，‘绅士’内德·贾雷特却是纳斯卡有史以来最具竞争力的选手之一，”奥唐奈在声明中说道，“他在赛道上的成就不言自明，在纳斯卡多个赛事组别中都取得过胜利与总冠军头衔。”
“但真正让内德区别于同行的，是他场下的个人形象。正如他的昵称所暗示的那样，他为人极为友善。他讨人喜欢的个性帮助他在第二份广播主播职业中大放异彩，”他补充道，“六十多年来，内德一直是这项运动的杰出大使，人们将深切怀念他。”
据纳斯卡透露，贾雷特的妻子玛莎于2023年2月去世。两人共育有三个孩子：戴尔、格伦和帕蒂。纳斯卡表示，三个孩子都与赛车界有着联系。
贾雷特的家人形容他是“一位虔诚的基督徒，一位尽职尽责、充满爱心的顾家男人”。
“他对每一位结识的人都视若朋友，也是纳斯卡仍在世的最年长冠军，”贾雷特的家人在声明中说道，“无论从哪方面看，他都是真正的纳斯卡传奇人物。在我们为他哀悼的同时，我们也庆祝这位了不起的男人精彩非凡的一生，他确实是所有人梦寐以求的最佳父亲。安息吧，爸爸。”
Ned Jarrett, NASCAR Hall of Famer and CBS announcer, dies at 93
June 5, 2026 / 3:46 PM EDT / CBS/AP
Ned Jarrett, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, died Thursday of natural causes in his home, his family said in a statement shared by the racing organization. He was 93.
Jarrett was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 after 50 career wins on the sport’s top circuit, including championships in 1961 and 1965. He was part of the second five-member NASCAR Hall of Fame class. He still holds the record for the largest margin of victory in a NASCAR race, the organization said.
Ned Jarrett holds his trophy, The Governor’s Cup, as he receives a hug from his wife after winning the Dixie 400 stock car auto race June 8, 1964 in Atlanta. Associated Press
Jarrett, known as “Gentleman Ned” for his demeanor, may have been better known by younger NASCAR fans for his broadcasting career. Jarrett spent over 20 years with CBS, working as a pit reporter from 1979 to 1984 and serving as a color analyst from 1984 to 2000. One of his signature moments in the booth came in the 1993 Daytona 500 when he didn’t try to restrain from rooting as his son, Dale Jarrett, held off Dale Earnhardt for the win.
Dale Jarrett won the Cup Series in 1999. The Jarretts became the second father-son combination to win Cup Series championships, following Lee and Richard Petty. Bill Elliott and his son, Chase, later completed the father-son achievement.
In NASCAR’s statement, CEO Steve O’Donnell remembered Jarrett as a racing legend.
Dale Jarrett is interviewed by father Ned Jarrett as he prepares for the start of the NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., Nov. 21, 1999. Ric Feld/Associated Press
“Despite his calm demeanor, ‘Gentleman’ Ned Jarrett was as fierce a competitor as NASCAR has ever seen,” O’Donnell said in a statement. “His on-track accomplishments speak for themselves with wins and championships across several NASCAR divisions.”
“But it was his off-the-track persona that separated Ned from his peers. He was as kind as his nickname indicated. And his endearing personality helped him excel in his second career as a broadcaster,” he added. “Ned was an outstanding ambassador for the sport for more than six decades and he will be dearly missed.”
Jarrett’s wife Martha died in February 2023, according to NASCAR. The two shared three children: Dale, Glenn and Patti. All three have connections to the racing world, NASCAR said.
Jarrett’s family described him as “a devout Christian and a devoted, loving family man.”
“He was a friend to everyone he met and NASCAR’s oldest living champion,” Jarrett’s family said in their statement. “By all accounts, he was a true NASCAR legend. While we mourn his passing, we celebrate the remarkable life of an amazing man and truly the best father anyone could have wished for. Rest in Peace, Dad.”
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