Blake C. Jones (born January 12, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports.
Blake Jones | |||||||
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Born | Blake C. Jones January 12, 1997 Sevierville, Tennessee | ||||||
Achievements | Youngest winner ever at Talladega Superspeedway (18) | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2019 position | 38th | ||||||
Best finish | 38th (2019) | ||||||
First race | 2018 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 (Loudon) | ||||||
Last race | 2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2018 position | 105th | ||||||
Best finish | 77th (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2016 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
Last race | 2018 Alsco 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 17, 2019. |
Racing career
editMonster Energy Cup Series
editIn July 2018, Jones made his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at Loudon, where he drove the No. 23 Toyota Camry for BK Racing. He finished 33rd.[1]
On September 29, 2019, Jones was announced to drive the Spire Motorsports No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the October Talladega race.[2]
NASCAR Xfinity Series
editJones made his NASCAR debut in 2016, driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang GT for B. J. McLeod Motorsports. This was his only race in the season.[3]
In 2018, Jones returned to NASCAR with B. J. McLeod Motorsports.[4] He participated in four races, with a best finish of 24th at Chicago.[5]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Cup Series
editMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | MENCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2018 | BK Racing | 23 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA 33 |
POC | GLN | MCH 30 |
BRI 27 |
DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 40th | 21 | [6] | ||
2019 | Spire Motorsports | 77 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | TAL 31 |
KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 38th | 6 | [7] |
Xfinity Series
editNASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
2016 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 15 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN 35 |
DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 77th | 6 | [8] | ||
2018 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW 27 |
CHI 24 |
105th | 01 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Toyota | DAY 37 |
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Chevy | KEN 25 |
NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM |
K&N Pro Series East
editNASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Teddy Jones Racing | 80 | Chevy | BRI 29 |
GRE 23 |
RCH | IOW | BGS | JFC | LGY | CNB | COL | IOW | NHA | DOV | GRE | CAR | 54th | 36 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | BRI 36 |
GRE | FIF | RCH | BGS | IOW | LGY | COL | IOW | VIR | GRE | NHA | DOV | RAL | 77th | 8 | [11] |
ARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Cunningham Motorsports | 22 | Dodge | DAY 17 |
MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL 1 |
TOL | NJE | POC | MCH 15 |
CHI | WIN | 27th | 1055 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lira Motorsports | 38 | Ford | IOW 7 |
IRP | POC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | BLN 8 |
ISF | DSF | SLM 19 |
KEN | KAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Cunningham Motorsports | 22 | Dodge | DAY | NSH | SLM 5 |
TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | 91st | 205 | [13] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
edit- ^ Birchfield, Jeff (July 17, 2018). "Jones to make Cup debut this weekend".
- ^ Page, Scott (September 29, 2019). "Blake Jones to run Cup race at Talladega for Spire Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ Wells, Jordan (September 19, 2016). "Blake Jones To Make NASCAR XFINITY Series Debut At Kentucky Speedway". Blake Jones Racing. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ Curtis, Michael (June 28, 2018). "Sevierville's Blake Jones shifts from head moonshine distiller to full-time NASCAR driver".
- ^ Mayberry, Wes (July 5, 2018). "Jones survives heat, finishes 24th at Chicagoland".[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Blake Jones – 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Blake Jones – 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Blake Jones – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Blake Jones – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Blake Jones – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Blake Jones – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Blake Jones – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Blake Jones – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
External links
edit- Blake Jones driver statistics at Racing-Reference