Ashley Judd 2014, Judd was the narrator of the documentary film about Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen, "Love is a Verb", directed by Terry Spencer Hesser. In 2015, Judd became the first woman to narrate the opening for the telecast of the Kentucky Derby. In December 1999, Judd became engaged to Scottish racing driver Dario Franchitti, who was driving in the Champ Car World Series. Since the demise of the Champ Car World Series, Franchitti has raced in IndyCar and NASCAR. They married in December 2001 at Skibo Castle. They had no children together, with Judd telling the "Sunday Mail" that "it's unconscionable
Jack Smith (racing driver) Jack Smith (racing driver) Jack Smith (May 24, 1924 in Metropolis, Illinois – October 17, 2001 in Spartanburg, South Carolina), was an American stock car racer. He raced in the very first NASCAR race ever in 1949, and is a member of the NMPA Hall of Fame in Darlington, South Carolina. Jack Smith moved to Georgia when he was two years old. He worked at a service station in the 1940s near Roswell. He began racing against local bootleggers on rough dirt tracks and asphalt superspeedways, and across fields. He made his debut in NASCAR's first race in 1949 at