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Tuesday, February 16, 2010 LAS VEGAS - NASCAR stock car racing legend and broadcaster Ned
Jarrett will join fellow golden-era superstar Junior Johnson to greet fans
in the Neon Garage during the Feb. 26-28 NASCAR Weekend at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway.
Both Jarrett and Johnson will be accompanied by one of their
restored race cars in the Neon Garage. Jarrett will be reunited with his
familiar blue No. 11 Ford, while Johnson will sit next to his No. 3 Holly
Farms Chevrolet.
Jarrett competed at the sport's highest level - the Grand National
division, now known as the Sprint Cup Series - from 1960-1965. In 353
starts, he won 50 races and two championships (1961 and 1965). Jarrett also
won NASCAR Sportsman division titles in 1957 and 1958. The father of 1999
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett was named one of NASCAR's
Greatest Drivers in 1998 (NASCAR's 50th anniversary year). He retired from
racing at the relatively-young age of 34 in 1966.
After retiring from racing, the Newton, N.C., native promoted
Hickory Motor Speedway near Statesville, N.C. (he won Hickory's 1955 track
championship), worked in real estate and later joined the Motor Racing
Network (MRN) radio team in 1978. Most present-day fans remember Ned from
the NASCAR broadcast teams of CBS and ESPN.
LVMS is beginning what it hopes to be an annual tradition by
inviting legendary NASCAR drivers to take part in the racing activities at
the speedway.
Neon Garage tickets are available by calling the LVMS ticket office
at (800) 644-4444 or online at www.lvms.com. Tickets for the Feb. 28 Shelby
American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and the Feb. 27 Sam's Town 300 also
are available.
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