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Rob Jones | |||||||
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Born | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | August 21, 1972||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
31 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 17th (2010) | ||||||
First race | 2007 Winchester ARCA 200 (Winchester) | ||||||
Last race | 2011 Kansas Lottery 98.9 (Kansas) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of June 19, 2023. |
Rob Jones (born August 21, 1972) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Racing Series, primarily driving for Hixson Motorsports.
Racing career
In 2007, Jones would run the ARCA Truck Series, entering twelve of the thirteen races on the schedule with a best finish of eleventh at Sauble Sppedway.[1] He would finish sixteenth in the point standings at the end of the year. It was also during this year that Jones would make his ARCA Re/Max Series debut at Winchester Speedway driving the No. 25 Chevrolet for Venturini Motorsports, starting 24th and finishing 34th after five laps due to handling issues.
From 2008 to 2009, Jones would run in the Super Cup Stock Car Series, finishing in the top-ten in points in both years with a best points finish of sixth in 2008.[1] Jones would return to the now ARCA Racing Series in 2010, running all the but the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. He would first run four races at the beginning of the year with Wayne Peterson Racing in the No. 0 entry, before moving to Hixson Motorsports to drive a variety of entries for the team for the remainder of the schedule. He would finish seventeenth in the final point standings with a best result of 21st at Toledo Speedway. He would downsize his schedule for 2011, running eleven races, including a one-off start for Venturini Motorsports in the No. 15 Chevrolet at Toledo, starting fifteenth and finish 30th after only two laps due to issue with the car's rear end.
Jones has recently competed in the Super Cup Stock Car Series, with his most recent start coming in 2022 at Shenandoah Speedway, where he finished sixth.[1]
Personal life
Jones is a former graduate of Delaware State University, where he would obtain a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aircraft Systems Management.[2] He has also served as a pilot in the Air National Guard in Maryland, and would be hired by UPS shortly after his promotion.[2]
Motorsports results
ARCA Racing Series
(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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Chevy | DAY | USA | NSH | SLM | KAN | WIN 34 |
KEN | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | TOL | 173rd | 60 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Ford | DAY | PBE 33 |
SLM 33 |
17th | 2310 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | TEX 38 |
TAL 38 |
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Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | TOL 21 |
IOW 25 |
CHI 34 |
KAN 26 |
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7 | POC 32 |
NJE 28 |
ISF 27 |
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28 | MCH 31 |
MFD 23 |
DSF 24 |
TOL 26 |
SLM 25 |
CAR 39 |
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8 | POC 33 |
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28 | Ford | BLN 26 |
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2011 | Chevy | DAY | TAL 24 |
SLM | CHI 14 |
POC | MCH 17 |
23rd | 1170 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | TOL 30 |
NJE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hixson Motorsports | 29 | Chevy | WIN 28 |
BLN 26 |
IRP DNQ |
POC | ISF 29 |
MAD | DSF 31 |
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21 | IOW 34 |
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23 | SLM 15 |
KAN 29 |
TOL |
References
- ^ a b c "Rob Jones (MD)". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Rob Jones: Amazing African American Driver on a Mission". Catchfence. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Rob Jones – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Rob Jones – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Rob Jones – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
External links
- Rob Jones driver statistics at Racing-Reference