University of North Carolina at Asheville
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| Title | Ned Jarrett, NASCAR, Oral History |
| Creator | Daniel Pierce, PhD, History Department Chair UNCA, Associate Professor |
| Alt. Creator | Interviewer: Daniel Pierce, PhD, History Department Chair UNCA, Associate Professor |
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Subject LCSH: |
Pierce, Dan Jarrett, Ned NASCAR (Association) -- History Stock car racing -- United States -- History Asheville (N.C.) -- History |
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Subject Keyword: |
NASCAR; auto racing; Hickory Speedway; |
| Description | Ned Jarrett describes his love of stock car racing and his becoming one of the top racers in the history of NASCAR. |
| Publisher | D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804 |
| Contributor | Daniel Pierce, PhD, History Department Chair UNCA, Associate Professor |
| Date | Electronic Record Issued: 2008--12-19 |
| Type | Sound ; Text |
| Format | Collection is made up of 6 Oral Histories collected by Dr. Piece. |
| Identifier | http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/NASCAR/jarrett_ned.html |
| Source | Nascar Oral History Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville |
| Language | English |
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The six Oral Histories in this collection: J. B. Day Ned Jarrett Junior Johnson Richard Petty Gordon Pirkle H.A. Wheeler |
| Coverage | 1900s-1998 |
| Rights | Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
| Acquisition | Donor number: 345 ; Date of acquisition: May 2008 |
| Processed By | Special Collections staff |
| Interview Date | 1998-09-14 |
| Interview Location | Ned Jarrett's office in Hickory, North Carolina |
| Biography | Mr. Jarrett was born and raised in Catawba County, North Carolina. He was introduced to car racing with the introduction of the Hickory Speedway. Because he had half-interest in a car, he raced his first race as the first driver at the Speedway. He continued to race, winning the NASCAR championship in 1961. Despite retiring as a driver in 1978, he remains the all-time leader in race wins for Ford at the top level of stock-car racing. [Feb. 5, 2008, www.nascar.com/2008] |
| List of Names |
Dan Pierce Richard Petty J. B. Day Gordon Pirkle Junior Johnson |
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