9 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports.He has also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West (now the ARCA Menards Series West) in the past.. The penalty to crew members was reduced to two races this year. In that sense, its good. is home to two full-time NASCAR Cup Series teams featuring rookie Noah Gragson in the No. You are a great driver and young man. Theyll be eligible to return March 19 at Atlanta. April 8, 2022 at 11:23 PM. When the new rules went into effect the following year, Bayne declared his eligibility for the XFINITYchampionship. Needless to say, Wallace was thrilled to find out who was replacing him. Those are all tracks that have the wet weather package (rain tires, wipers, etc.). When the 113-lap was shortened to 107 laps due to darkness at the four-turn, 2.66-mile (4.281-kilometer) high-banked oval in Lincoln, Alabama, Brandon Brown was the race leader ahead of Brandon . October 29, 2022 at 11:10 PM. Over that stretch, he has two seconds and 15 top fives. In another interview, Gragson again called it the Ty Gibbs Racing car and made the same correction. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the season opener at Daytona, but NASCAR changed the rule in the offseason, complaints about the difficulty Cup drivers had with passing, MORE: NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings: Kyle Busch is No. Jones' efforts would be headed by another former driver Shane Huffman. Before he died, Dave Jones had taken off a Shinola watch he had worn every day and had it engraved to give to his son. The rules will not be in place at Bristol or Dover, which is not included in the wet weather package. Eric Jacuzzi, NASCAR vice president of vehicle performance, said Tuesday on SiriusXM Speedway that the diffuser strakes are pieces that hang from the center of the diffuser underneath the car. [24], On October 13, 2020, Jones was confirmed for another season with JGR's Xfinity team. NASCAR waved the caution flag and due to the fact it was on the last lap they also ended the race and awarded the win to Gibbs. An ad blocker has likely prevented . Kyle Busch will leave JGR for RCR in the NASCAR Cup Series. The changes are expected to lead to a 30% reduction in downforce. Jones also ran an expanded Truck Series schedule and select ARCA Racing Series events. We needed a good run. After a stellar year, Jones is ready to battle for his first Xfinity Series title. Jones also ran a part-time schedule in the ARCA Racing Series,[12] sharing the No. Gibbs purposely wrecked Jones on the last lap following a green, white, checkered overtime restart. Noah Gragson will be a teammate to Brandon Jones in 2023. NASCAR Chief Operating Officer Steve ODonnell recently explained why he and NASCAR decided to not punish Ty Gibbs for intentionally wrecking Brandon Jones on the last lap at Martinsville Speedway during the Dead on Tools 250. Instead of a fourth win Friday night, he finished eighth. This caused Jones to turn hard right into the SAFER Barrier nearly head-on at 185mph. All professionals want to be respected but these incidents will haunt him for years. LEGACY M.C. Its going to be a great year. Erik knew that talks to put him in a full-time Cup ride at Furniture Row were in the works. The changes to the car were made after complaints about the difficulty Cup drivers had with passing at many short tracks and road courses last year. He got both his laps back and finished 11th. Any vehicle that loses a wheel after exiting pit road will be penalized two laps. On Lap 21, Gibbs got around Creed for second place and trailed leader Jones by almost 1 second. When Jones raced in his final Xfinity race in 2015, he scored his first top 5 and his career-best finish as a 5th place outing. Getty Brandon Jones has put in considerable effort to improve at road courses. A lot of tracks have things where you cant touch the leader. He will continue to make his first trips to many of the tracks on the NXSschedule and stands a good chance of making the Chase. Also this year, if a wheel comes off a car while the vehicle is still on pit road, the vehicle restarts at the tail end of the field. 0. Dolphins' Byron Jones Tweets About 'Regrettable Cost' of NFL Career,The Miami defensive back opened up about the toll that football-related injuries have taken over his years in the league. ODonnell appeared on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio to address why NASCAR did not take any action against Ty Gibbs despite suspending Bubba Wallace for intentionally wrecking Kyle Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway just three weeks ago. Its nice to share the story, to share a little bit of his life and talk about the guy I looked up to so much for so many years. The crowd erupted, showing displeasure toward Gibbbs. Its frustrating. If there was an issue sometimes, I would throw it to the side and not worry about it.And now, this year in the off-season, I feel like I got a lot of things in order like I need to and feel like I have everything under better control.Joe Gibbs, owner of Joe Gibbs Racing, has been a huge help. [6] Jones won his debut ARCA race at Winchester Speedway, scored a second win at Indianapolis Raceway Park and finished third at Madison International Speedway. Chances are, however, that it will come down to one of the two Joneses (who are not related to each other). Heading to the tri-oval on the final lap, Jones led Kyle Larson and Kurt Busch, but Jones had gotten too far ahead, allowing those behind to build momentum as they closed on the No. The rookie points system is based on scoring a drivers finish relative to the other rookies. Its the same rule they used to punish William Byron and amended after their punishment of Byron was reversed to just fine him a larger instead of hitting him with a fine and a point deduction. He ran only one race that year and obviously did not exceed the seven race limit. 33 Chevrolet Camaro with Childress' grandson Austin Dillon and Paul Menard. 19 a push and get him out of the groove. That was close for sure, but obviously we made the call to let that one go, he declared. Sorry.. A new home for Michael Thomas? Who Will Shine in the 2023 ARCA West Season? Ill tell ya, I just cant believe what I saw at the end, Josh Berry stated with an ear to ear smile. I was like, How was it? And he said, Listen, I think youre going to be really well off. [13] In January, it was announced that Jones would return to GMS Racing for 16 Truck Series races in 2015. MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Brandon Jones overtook Ty Gibbs on the last lap of a two-lap sprint to the finish and won at Martinsville Speedway on Friday night for his fifth career victory, and one that set off a brawl on pit road when it was over. Defending (Larson), probably would have stayed on the bottom, Jones said. Get your engine racing with a full listing of Eriks impressive career highlights, year by year. But, Gibbs acknowledged, a week ago at Richmond Raceway, it was he who had to apologize to teammate John Hunter Nemechek for nudging him on the final lap to claim the victory, his series-best third through seven races. Thats tied for his longest streak of top-10 finishes. Its good in the sense that we needed a good run, Jones said of the finish. Patrick Emerling wrecked Joe Graf Jr. in Turn 1 on Lap 33 to bring out the first caution of the race . There will be a new face behind the wheel of the No. As Jones slammed the wall, Gibbs drove to victory lane. And I root for his failure at every corner. They were thrilled to have you si Erik, so proud of you with the big win at Darlington!! Second place didn't matter. Reddick needs a boost at Las Vegas to bounce back from tough runs at Daytona (39th) and Auto Club (34th). JR Motorsports announced today the signing of 25-year-old Brandon Jones to the organization where he'll compete full time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series next season. Jones raced in late models for Eddie Sharp Racing in 2012, competing in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and United Auto Racing Association (UARA) series. When it was over, Ty Gibbs and longtime rival Sam Mayer came to blows on pit road. We had some fun beating and banging. It's probably too late to turn back now anyway. NASCAR. 2022 "Brandon Jones is set to leave Joe Gibbs Racing and join JR Motorsports for the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, replacing Noah Gragson." 2021 "13) took out multiple drivers, including frontrunner Brandon Jones." 2020 "Brandon Jones' Xfinity win at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday was made even sweeter considering who he beat." 33 Rheem Chevrolet after wrecking on the last lap while running in fifth place. Thats tied for his longest streak of top-10 finishes. The only thing I'm mad about is [Mayer] didn't have anything. I felt like we lost earlier at the spring race just in the same way.. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these. Now, it will be three JR Motorsports drivers (Noah Gragson, Justin Allgaier, Josh Berry) vs Ty Gibbs. 25 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports, and part-time in the . 25 Menards Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports with ARCA legend Frank Kimmel. NASCAR officials called the race with five laps remaining in the scheduled 113-lap race at the 2.66-mile speedway due to poor visibility. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? The NASCAR Cup Series early season swing through the West continues Sunday with a 400-mile race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Brandon Jones secures first 2022 Xfinity Series win at Martinsville. 0:52. Those are all tracks that have the wet weather package (rain tires, wipers, etc.). NASCAR. Wallace has failed to finish both races to date, parking after an accident at Daytona and losing an engine at Auto Club. Cale Gale and Mike Greci would serve as crew chiefs for Jones. The vast changes in the landscape from the desert to the red rocks to mountain terrain paint the most vivid and breathtaking scenes, which I believe are best experienced on a motorcycle. In an interview following, Jones called the crash "The hardest hit I've ever had." Brandon Jones' car goes up in flames at . Circling back to the case of Erik Jones, his status as an XFINITY rookie is based on the grounds that 2016 is the first time that he has campaigned for the NXS championship. Replaces a former team of the same name, but are not related. The answer lies with a rule change that NASCAR implemented five years ago across all three of its national series. The trip is scheduled to begin and end in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jones was maybe two minutes away from his second straight top-10 finish Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when his usual brand of luck . But Joe took the time to sit down with him and tell him that everything was going to be OK and that I was going to be competing at this level.That was very important to Erik Jones, that his father knew his son had made it to the pinnacle of his profession.He knew I was going to be at the Cup level this year, and we were able to talk about that and what was coming, Jones said. Get yours today! Hes a series veteran that brings a lot of experience, and were going to see big things from Brandon and the 9 team in 2023., Jones said in a statement:To watch how competitive JRM has been over the years is really impressive. 43 Chevrolet as well as a part-time entry for seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Johnson. Theyll both miss Cup races at Las Vegas and Phoenix. Erik Jones will replace Bubba Wallace in the No. I dont think the fans would want us to go that route., He then reiterated, Certainly didnt like what we saw Saturday in terms of how that win came about, but at the end of the day I think the drivers, its in their hands.. Brandon Jones was leading when the caution flag flew and, after two laps, it became a red flag as the cars were brought onto pit road and covered. Allmendinger] and I just got hit in the left rear.". I mean seriously, the definition of a silver spoon kid who deserves nothing hes been given. Whenever NASCAR implements a new policy, there is often a ripple effect that influences racing years later. Amid the fight for Sprint Cup ROTY between Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney, the XFINITY contest has gotten lost in the shuffle. Eligible drivers must also attempt to qualify for at least eight of the first 20 races, and of course, declare points eligibility in the XFINITY Series. T.J. Oshie had a three point game and Alex Ovechkin added . 18 car at JGR hasnt been filled. View more. ODonnell is speaking out of both sides of his mouth. We needed a good finish to get some points. Until the final lap when Gibbs brought out the brass knuckles. Riders will visit Ely, Tonopah and Las Vegas in Nevada and Cedar City, Moab and Salt Lake City in Utah. Yet the way that the sanctioning body wrote and implemented the rule, the restriction wound up applying to all national series drivers. "I had the race won, I think," Brandon Jones told NBC Sports. 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