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Buckshot Jones
Jones' 1998 Winston Cup car
Born	Roy Norris Jones (1970-07-23)July 23, 1970 (age 55) Monticello, Georgia, U.S.
Awards	1998 NASCAR Busch SeriesMost Popular Driver
NASCARCup Series career
56 races run over 7 years
Best finish	41st (2001)
First race	1997NAPA 500 (Atlanta)
Last race	2003EA Sports 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
147 races run over 8 years
Best finish	7th (1997)
First race	1995Sears Auto Center 250 (Milwaukee)
Last race	2004Meijer 300 (Kentucky)
First win	1996Sears Auto Center 250 (Milwaukee)
Last win	1998Gumout Long Life Formula 200 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 33 3
Statistics up to date as of November 24, 2012.

Roy Norris "Buckshot" Jones (born July 23, 1970) is an American racing driver who has competed inNASCAR andsprint cars. He most recently ran in theUSAR Hooters Pro Cup Series.

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 theUniversity of Georgia, where he earned a business degree. Jones originally wanted to racemotocross, but his dad suggestedstock 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 aNASCAR 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 theNASCAR Busch Series with his own team calledBuckshot Racing. After a disappointing rookie campaign where his best finish was a ninth atSouth Boston Speedway, Jones hiredRicky Pearson, son of the legendaryDavid 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 toWinston Cup, driving the No. 00Pontiac, with Ricky's brotherLarry 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 forRookie 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. 44Georgia-Pacific-sponsoredDodge Intrepid forPetty Enterprises. Unfortunately, the season was a struggle. He failed to qualify five times and had ten DNFs, finishing 41st in points with a best result of sixteenth at Talladega in the spring and another sixteenth at Phoenix. Due to a growing family, Buckshot stopped racing full time in April 2002. After missing the Daytona 500, he was 35th in points after Martinsville, with a best finish of twelfth in his home race at Atlanta. He returned for two races in 2003, finishing seventeenth forPhoenix Racing at Daytona in July, and leading nineteen laps forMichael 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 inGwinnett County, Georgia. He returned to auto racing in theSnowball 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 theUSAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, but re-retired at the end of the season. In 2015, Jones raced in the third division of theWhelen Modified Tour.

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

• Buckshot Jones driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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