Ned Jarrett returns to ESPN television booth for Busch race at Lowes
Quote selected text Published May 23rd, 2007 in NASCAR News
Ned Jarrett, one of the most popular motorsports announcers in history and a mainstay of ESPN’s NASCAR coverage for 15 years, will make a guest appearance alongside his son, Dale Jarrett, in the ESPN booth Saturday night during ESPN2’s live, prime-time coverage of the NASCAR Busch Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The telecast will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Father and son will work together as television analysts for the first time. The elder Jarrett was an auto racing analyst for ESPN from 1986 until the network ended its previous period of NASCAR coverage in 2000, at which point the two-time NASCAR Cup champion retired from television. Dale, still an active NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver, is working as an analyst on 10 NASCAR Busch Series race telecasts this season. He made his ESPN debut in April.
“Ned Jarrett has a tremendous role in the history of ESPN and NASCAR,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president, studio and remote production. “A legendary father joining his legendary son in the ESPN booth, having Ned back just for one race, is certainly special to all of us. This is Father’s Day arriving early for Ned and Dale, and our viewers will be the lucky ones.”
[ESPN]
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that heading is misleading. The 600 is not the busch race, so perhaps a re-title should be performed?
That’s really good to see =].
You are right Steve….our bad! We have corrected our oversight.