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Sun Jarrett is part of one of the oldest families associated with NASCAR racing. Born on 12 October 1932 in the heart of stock car country in Newton, North Carolina. He was one of four children and lived with his parents on the farm, even so Ned introduced to cars at a very young age, the age of nine Ned is allowed to drive the family to church on Sunday morning. This was the beginning of his love of cars and driving.

Sun started life with his brother and father in the family lumber business at 17, but racing is what he really wanted to do. He and his brother in law owned athletes Ford that his brother the law to drive on the track. Sun's parents were very against the Sun participate in the races, telling him that he could work on cars, but it was not their race.

In May 1952 his brother-in-law was sick, but was set to participate in the race and asked if Sun could fill in for him, Ned agreed and he drove in his first race at Hickory, North Carolina with his brother in law's name and finished 10th Ford in athletes. It worked well, his parents did not know what was going on so he carried on racing under assumed names until he finally won the race and his father learned that he was driving in the race his father told him that if he will race at least to do so under their name. Given the green light for Sun's father drove his first race at the national Darlington Speedway in 1953, dropping after ten laps due to oil leakage. Undeterred he continued to race and became the 1955 track champion at Hickory Motor Speedway, came second in the sportsman series run in 1956 and won the championship in both 1957 and 1958.

1959 saw Ned looking to start a career in the Grand National series, now Sprint Cup Series and needing a new car bought by Sun Junior Johnson Ford for $ 2000, but had to win the next two races, which he did, to pay for it.

In 1960 he won five races and became champion in 1961, he won ten p.m. top five positions and thirty-four Top Ten positions. His awards include: - Grand National Champion in 1961 and 1965, Myers Brothers Memorial Award in 1964, 1965, 1982 and 1983, the national motto Press Association Hall of Fame in 1972, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in1990, the International Motorcycle Hall of Fame 1991, the Oceanside Rotary Club Stock Car Hall of Fame in 1992, National Auto Racing Hall of Fame (United States) in 1992, an American auto racing writer and Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in1992, Jacksonville, Florida Speedway Hall of Fame in 1993, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in1997, Talladega Walk of Fame in 1997, listed as one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers in 1998, the Hickory Metro Sports Hall of Fame inductee in 2001 and the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011.

Ned, nicknamed "Mr. Ned" is well known for its calm and pleasant behavior and in 1964 he was presented the award for their heroic efforts in pulling Fireball Roberts in a flaming car. Sun, managed to escape unhurt from his car, ran to assist Roberts, who refused to wear a uniform soaked in fire retardant chemicals - the only protection available at the time of the fire - because it affected his breathing. Fireball was wearing only a shirt and jeans. "I got it as soon as I could, and the first thing he said was," Oh my God, Ne. I'm on fire. Please help me, "Jarrett later said." His pants were worse, but I so much as I could before firefighters arrived ."

In 1966, retired from Sun in the age of thirty četiri.Majstor short track, Jarrett is 50 Grand National victories, only two of them on the super speedways of his experience and love for NASCAR racing has landed him a job as a manager at one NASCAR's most popular songs, Hickory, NC Speedway nine years, 1968 - 1977. He was named "Promoter of the Year" twice during this period. At that time he began to broadcast car racing career that has exceeded his driving career years of participation.

Many people say his contribution to sport and the broadcast was the ones driving career. Since retirement, Ned has become one of the greatest ambassadors NASCAR. He is also considered instrumental in the growth of the sport through his second career as a publisher. He and his wife Marta are still living in the country about 6 miles from where he grew up. Sun and Martha had two sons, Glenn and Dale, and one daughter, Patti J. Makar. They also have six grandchildren and one great grandchild.