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Buckshot Jones
Jones' 1998 Winston Cup car
BornRoy Norris Jones
(1970-07-23) July 23, 1970 (age 54)
Monticello, Georgia, U.S.
Awards1998 NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
56 races run over 7 years
Best finish41st (2001)
First race1997 NAPA 500 (Atlanta)
Last race2003 EA Sports 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
147 races run over 8 years
Best finish7th (1997)
First race1995 Sears Auto Center 250 (Milwaukee)
Last race2004 Meijer 300 (Kentucky)
First win1996 Sears Auto Center 250 (Milwaukee)
Last win1998 Gumout Long Life Formula 200 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 33 3
Statistics current as of November 24, 2012.

Roy Norris "Buckshot" Jones (born July 23, 1970) is an American racing driver who has competed in NASCAR and sprint cars. He most recently ran in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series.

Life and career

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Jones earned the nickname "Buckshot" from his grandfather after he ran into a table and showed no signs of pain or agony.[1] His racing career began as a hobby during his studies at the University of Georgia, where he earned a business degree. Jones originally wanted to race motocross, but his dad suggested stock cars since they were safer.

After his sixth race Jones went out to dinner with his father, where he told him that he wanted to be a NASCAR champion. He and his father then developed a six-year plan that would allow Jones to move up the ladder and begin to fulfill his dream.

In 1995, Jones moved to the NASCAR Busch Series with his own team called Buckshot Racing. After a disappointing rookie campaign where his best finish was a ninth at South Boston Speedway, Jones hired Ricky Pearson, son of the legendary David Pearson, as his crew chief. Jones won two races over the next three years, winning the Most Popular Driver award in 1998. In 1999, after marrying his longtime girlfriend Jina, he made the jump to Winston Cup, driving the No. 00 Pontiac, with Ricky's brother Larry Pearson taking over his Busch ride. Crown Fiber Communications was the major sponsor of the car. Jones failed to qualify several times in his rookie year, including the first two races of the season. On the occasions in which he did make the field, a DNF was the typical result. After nine starts, he decided to end his bid for Rookie of the Year and returned to the Busch Series. During his Busch campaign of 2000, he had one pole, three top-tens, and finished 21st in points.

In 2001 he returned to the Cup Series, driving the No. 44 Georgia-Pacific-sponsored Dodge Intrepid for Petty Enterprises. Unfortunately, the season was a struggle. He failed to qualify 5 times and had 10 DNFs, finishing 41st in points with a best result of 16th at Talladega in the spring and another 16th at Phoenix. Due to a growing family, Buckshot stopped racing full time in April of 2002. After missing the Daytona 500, he was 35th in points after Martinsville, with a best finish of 12th in his home race at Atlanta. He returned for 2 races in 2003, finishing 17th for Phoenix Racing at Daytona in July, and leading 19 laps for Michael Waltrip Racing in a career-best performance at Talladega in September before retiring from the race with damage from a blown tire.

Buckshot has since sold his team and temporarily retired from racing. He last appeared in a NASCAR sanctioned race in 2004, when he ran two Busch Series events. He currently works in land development and real estate in Gwinnett County, Georgia. He returned to auto racing in the Snowball Derby in December 2006 but finished last after being caught in an early accident. In 2007, he returned to racing to drive the No. 00 Chevrolet for DMT Motorsports in the Southern Division of the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, but re-retired at the end of the season. In 2015, Jones raced in the third division of the Whelen Modified Tour.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NWCC Pts Ref
1997 Buckshot Racing 00 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL
43 		70th 34 [2]
1998 Stavola Brothers Racing 8 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL CLT DOV
8 		RCH
DNQ 		MCH 52nd 458 [3]
Buckshot Racing 00 Pontiac POC
DNQ 		SON NHA POC
Stavola Brothers Racing Chevy IND
27 		GLN MCH
27 		BRI NHA
DNQ 		DAR RCH
DNQ 		DOV
42 		MAR CLT TAL
16 		DAY PHO CAR ATL
1999 Buckshot Racing Pontiac DAY
DNQ 		CAR
DNQ 		LVS
29 		ATL
37 		DAR
34 		TEX
35 		BRI
39 		MAR
DNQ 		TAL
21 		CAL
DNQ 		RCH
DNQ 		CLT
29 		DOV
DNQ 		MCH
DNQ 		POC SON DAY
41 		NHA POC IND
DNQ 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR ATL
26 		45th 676 [4]
No Fear Racing 14 Ford CLT
DNQ
Eel River Racing 30 Pontiac TAL
27 		CAR PHO HOM
2000 Buckshot Racing 00 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL
37 		68th 52 [5]
2001 Petty Enterprises 44 Dodge DAY
29 		CAR
35 		LVS
36 		ATL
19 		DAR
41 		BRI
33 		TEX
33 		MAR
38 		TAL
16 		CAL
DNQ 		RCH
DNQ 		CLT
27 		DOV
26 		MCH
36 		POC
42 		SON
36 		DAY
DNQ 		CHI
38 		NHA
24 		POC
39 		IND
36 		GLN MCH
DNQ 		BRI
43 		DAR
35 		RCH
37 		DOV
38 		KAN
31 		CLT
DNQ 		MAR
30 		TAL
28 		PHO
16 		CAR
38 		HOM
34 		ATL
33 		NHA
41 		41st 1939 [6]
2002 DAY
DNQ 		CAR
41 		LVS
23 		ATL
12 		DAR
19 		BRI
40 		TEX
26 		MAR
33 		TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR 49th 559 [7]
Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Chevy ATL
DNQ 		CAR PHO HOM
2003 Phoenix Racing 09 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY
17 		CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV 62nd 160 [8]
Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Chevy TAL
40 		KAN CLT MAR ATL
DNQ 		PHO CAR HOM
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1999 Buckshot Racing Pontiac DNQ
2001 Petty Enterprises Dodge 29 29
2002 DNQ

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NBSC Pts Ref
1993 DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR
DNQ 		CAR HCY
DNQ 		ATL NA - [9]
1995 Buckshot Racing 00 Ford DAY CAR RCH
DNQ 		ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB
DNQ 		GLN MLW
34 		TAL SBO
9 		IRP
29 		MCH
16 		BRI
23 		RCH
12 		DOV
11 		CLT
DNQ 		CAR HOM
37 		41st 833 [10]
Chevy DAR
41
1996 Ford DAY
DNQ 		CAR
37 		RCH
19 		ATL
18 		NSV
DNQ 		DAR
DNQ 		BRI
DNQ 		HCY
24 		NZH
21 		CLT
DNQ 		DOV
21 		SBO
23 		MYB
13 		GLN
29 		MLW
1 		NHA
21 		TAL
DNQ 		IRP
9 		MCH
27 		BRI
24 		DAR
34 		RCH
33 		DOV
19 		CLT
27 		HOM
DNQ 		25th 1708 [11]
Pontiac CAR
37
1997 DAY
12 		CAR
13 		RCH
13 		ATL
4 		LVS
39 		DAR
6 		HCY
14 		TEX
7 		BRI
10 		NSV
10 		TAL
38 		NHA
41 		NZH
9 		CLT
6 		DOV
17 		SBO
3 		GLN
20 		MLW
4 		MYB
10 		GTY
25 		IRP
7 		MCH
5 		BRI
26 		DAR
32 		RCH
6 		DOV
23 		CAL
40 		CAR
15 		HOM
26 		7th 3437 [12]
Ford CLT
10
1998 Pontiac DAY
4 		CAR
15 		LVS
8 		NSV
13 		DAR
14 		BRI
28* 		TEX
28 		HCY
12 		TAL
4 		NHA
1 		NZH
33 		CLT
29 		DOV
19 		RCH
30 		PPR
18 		GLN
29 		MLW
7 		MYB
15 		CAL
11 		SBO
17 		IRP
3 		MCH
14 		BRI
8 		DAR
42 		RCH
36 		DOV
41 		CLT
5 		GTY
31 		CAR
35 		ATL
5 		HOM
16 		9th 3453 [13]
1999 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV
12 		BRI TAL CAL NHA
16 		RCH NZH CLT DOV
22 		SBO GLN
19 		MLW
16 		MYB
23 		PPR
39 		GTY
40 		IRP
33 		MCH
11 		BRI
35 		DAR
11 		RCH
26 		DOV
10 		CLT
11 		CAR
18 		MEM
36 		PHO
10 		HOM
17 		28th 1889 [14]
2000 DAY
8 		CAR
38 		LVS
24 		ATL
36 		DAR
25 		BRI
34 		TEX
26 		NSV
38 		TAL
2 		MYB
31 		GLN
20 		21st 2952 [15]
Chevy CAL
23 		RCH
26 		NHA
19 		CLT
17 		DOV
23 		SBO
33 		MLW
40 		NZH
25 		PPR
19 		GTY
20 		IRP
29 		MCH
40 		BRI
27 		DAR
20 		RCH
26 		DOV
6 		CLT
26 		CAR
17 		MEM
11 		PHO
25 		HOM
16
2001 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV
18 		KEN MLW GLN CHI
7 		GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN
8 		CLT
13 		MEM PHO CAR
19 		HOM
18 		48th 736 [16]
2004 Phoenix Racing 1 Dodge DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH
29 		KEN
38 		MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 107th 125 [17]

References

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  1. ^ "Buckshot Jones Takes Aim at Indy". Motorsport.com. July 1, 1998. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  13. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  15. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  16. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  17. ^ "Buckshot Jones – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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