He made 10 Winston Cup starts from 1978 to 1983 with a best finish of 12th at Ontario Motor Speedway.

After TNN's coverage ceased he became a pit reporter for Speed Channel and was used when Speed Channel needed to cover multiple NASCAR races at different facilities on the same day.

In 1982, Jarrett was a technical advisor to the Kenny Rogers movie Six Pack.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.

Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.