ESPN officials announced that Ned Jarrett will return to television broadcasting this weekend, joining son Dale in the booth for ESPN's coverage of the Busch Series Carquest Auto Parts 300 from Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Ned Jarrett, who won titles in NASCAR's premier series in 1961 and 1965, was a mainstay on ESPN's NASCAR coverage, working as an analyst for the network from 1986-2000.
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"I didn't get to race against Dale because he was only 9 years old when I retired, but now to have the chance to work with him in the broadcast booth, my second career, is pretty neat," Ned said in a statement.
The two have never worked together in the broadcast booth, but one of NASCAR's indelible moments happened in the 1993 Daytona 500, when Ned called the final lap of Dale's first 500 victory.
Dale Jarrett, who collected NASCAR's Cup title in 1999 and now drives for Michael Waltrip Racing in the Nextel Cup Series, has served as an analyst for five Busch races this season.
"I've honestly been impressed," Ned said. "I'm prejudiced, but I also feel I'm realistic. He's done a good job for the role he's been in. I've had a lot of people tell me he puts it in ways they can understand it, and they appreciate that.
"I told him that broadcasting would be as big a challenge as driving. I'm just as proud of what he's done in the broadcast booth as I am of what he's done in the race car."
