Jagger Jones

Jagger Jones (born July 29, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series West full-time in 2019, driving the No. 6 Ford for Sunrise Ford Racing. He currently is without a ride for 2020.

Jagger Jones
Jones at Sonoma Raceway in 2019
Nationality American
Born (2002-07-29) July 29, 2002
Scottsdale, Arizona
Related toParnelli Jones (grandfather)
P. J. Jones (father)
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West career
Debut season2019
Current teamSunrise Ford Racing
Years active2019–present
Car number6
Starts14
Championships0
Wins1
Poles1
Best finish2nd in 2019
Last updated on: November 10, 2019.

He is the grandson of 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner Parnelli Jones and the son of former NASCAR, CART, and sports car driver P. J. Jones.

Racing career

Jones began racing go-karts at the age of nine in both the United States and in Europe.[1] He made his late model debut for JR Motorsports at Myrtle Beach Speedway in June 2018,[1] a race he went on to win.[2][3] He later drove two more races for JRM, competing at South Boston Speedway in July and Hickory Motor Speedway in September.[1] Jones won five races at Kern County Raceway Park in 2018, winning the track's NASCAR Whelen All-American Late Model Championship.[3]

On January 29, 2019, it was announced that Jones would move up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West to drive Sunrise Ford Racing's No. 6 Ford.[3] He expressed confidence at the beginning of the season, saying, "I'm going to do my best to use my experience to win some races."[4] Jones nearly won on debut at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading with one lap remaining before being passed by Hailie Deegan while navigating lapped traffic in turns one and two.[5] Despite being moved out of the bottom lane, Jones held no ill will against Deegan's last-lap move, saying, "I think her move was fine...she didn't really do anything too bad. It's just the lapped car cut me off in front. It just pushed me up the track."[6][7] Jones also drove the NORRA 1000 off-road race in Mexico during 2019.[8]

Despite finishing second in points, winning rookie of the year, and winning one race during the 2019 season in the West Series, Jones lost his ride with Bruncati's team for the 2020 season and was replaced by Blaine Perkins, a driver who competed in the series full time in 2016 and 2017 and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series in 2018, but was without a ride for all of 2019. Perkins took over SFR's No. 9 car from Jones' former teammate Trevor Huddleston, who moved from the No. 9 to the No. 6 which Jones had driven.[9]

After not finding a West Series ride for the beginning of the 2020 season, Jones raced late models at Irwindale Speedway.[10]

Personal life

Jones is a third generation driver. His grandfather, Parnelli, won the 1963 Indianapolis 500,[3] while his father, P. J., raced in NASCAR, CART, and sports cars, winning the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona.[11] He is currently a junior at Notre Dame Preparatory High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.[11] Jones has a younger sibling, Jace, who also races.[8]

Motorsports career results

Career summary
Season Series Team Car No. Races Wins Top fives Top tens Poles Laps led Position Points Ref
2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Sunrise Ford Racing 6 14 1 8 11 1 248 2nd 542 [12]

NASCAR

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

K&N Pro Series West
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2019 Sunrise Ford Racing 6 Ford LVS
2		 IRW
4		 TUS
4		 TUS
6		 CNS
7		 SON
14		 DCS
2		 IOW
11		 EVG
5		 GTW
7		 MER
14		 AAS
1*		 KCR
2		 PHO
5		 2nd 542 [12]

References
  1. Lemasters, Ron (June 29, 2018). "Jagger Jones to Make JRM Late Model Debut at Myrtle Beach" (Press release). JR Motorsports. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "Jones Wins Nightcap Feature at Myrtle Beach in JRM Debut" (Press release). JR Motorsports. July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  3. RACER staff (January 29, 2019). "Jagger Jones, grandson of Parnelli, lands K&N West ride". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  4. Weaver, Matt (January 30, 2019). "Jagger Jones, grandson of Parnelli, inks NASCAR K&N West deal". Autoweek. Crain Communications. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  5. Seelman, Jacob (March 1, 2019). "Jones Dejected After Missing Out On Sin City Win". Speed Sport. Turn 3 Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  6. Segal, Davey (March 1, 2019). "K&N Catch-Up: What We Learned at Vegas". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  7. Long, Dustin (March 1, 2019). "Hailie Deegan scores 2nd career K&N Pro Series West win with last-lap pass". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  8. Segal, Davey (April 15, 2020). "Episode 51: Jagger Jones". SoundCloud. Victory Lane. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  9. Christley, Jason (January 29, 2020). "New Faces Readying For West Coast Title Run". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  10. Segal, Davey (June 13, 2020). "Jagger Jones Partners With Alec Martinez for Irwindale". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  11. Bonkowski, Jerry (February 28, 2019). "Parnelli Jones' grandson set to make own racing mark in K&N debut". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  12. "Jagger Jones – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
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