Jagger Jones

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Jagger Jones
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Jones at Sonoma Raceway in 2019
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  American
Born (2002-07-29) July 29, 2002 (age 21)
Scottsdale, Arizona
Related to Parnelli Jones (grandfather)
P. J. Jones (father)
Indy NXT career
Debut season 2023
Current teamCape Motorsports
Car number98
Starts3
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBA in 2023
Previous series
2022
2019
2019 		USF2000 Championship
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

Jagger Jones (born July 29, 2002) is an American professional racing driver. He competed in Indy NXT for Cape Motorsports in 2023. [1] Jones previously competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Cape Motorsports. [2] He also competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series West full-time in 2019, driving the No. 6 Ford for Sunrise Ford Racing.

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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.

Early career

Jones began racing go-karts at the age of nine in both the United States and in Europe. [3] He made his late model debut for JR Motorsports at Myrtle Beach Speedway in June 2018, [3] a race he went on to win. [4] [5] He later drove two more races for JRM, competing at South Boston Speedway in July and Hickory Motor Speedway in September. [3] Jones won five races at Kern County Raceway Park in 2018, winning the track's NASCAR Whelen All-American Late Model Championship. [5]

NASCAR series

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. [5] 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." [6] 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. [7] 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." [8] [9] Jones also drove the NORRA 1000 off-road race in Mexico during 2019. [10]

Despite finishing second in points, winning rookie of the year, and winning one race during the 2019 season in the West Series, Jones did not choose to continue to race with Bruncati's team for the 2020 season.

After not committing to a West Series ride for the beginning of the 2020 season, Jones raced in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series late models at Irwindale Speedway. [11]

Open-wheel career

On November 2, 2021, it was announced that Jones would make his open-wheel racing debut in the U.S. F2000 National Championship driving for Cape Motorsports in 2022. [2] He finished fourth in the standings with one win and four further podiums to his name, being awarded the rookie of the year title. [12]

On September 7, 2022, Cape Motorsports announced that Jones would move up the Road to Indy ladder to Indy NXT in 2023. [1] The season proved to be a challenge, as Jones scored just one top five finish - a second place at Detroit - and ended the year 13th in points. [13]

Sportscar career

Jones made his prototype racing debut in the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at the back end of 2023, driving an LMP3 car for Remstar Racing at Road Atlanta. He would qualify on pole for both races, though a self-inflicted collision in race one and a mechanical problem in race two exterminated his podium chances. [14] [15]

The following year, Jones returned to the SportsCar Challenge, sweeping the weekend at St. Petersburg by winning both races from pole position. [16] [17]

Personal life

Jones is a third generation driver. His grandfather, Parnelli, won the 1963 Indianapolis 500, [5] while his father, P. J., raced in NASCAR, CART, and sports cars, winning the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona. [18] He is an alumnus of Notre Dame Preparatory High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. [18] Jones is a Dean's List Business major at High Point University, NC. Jones has a younger sibling, Jace, who also races. [10]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Sunrise Ford Racing 1411055422nd
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 200000NC†
2022 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports1813052944th
2023 Indy NXT Cape Motorsports13000124113th
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 Remstar Racing2021052015th
2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 Fast MD Racing with Remstar22212700*7th*

*Season still in progress.

† As he was a guest driver, he Jones was ineligible to score points.

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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSWCPtsRef
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		2nd542 [19]

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2022 Cape Motorsports STP
1
8		 STP
2
3		 ALA
1
9		 ALA
2
1*		 IMS
1
2*		 IMS
2
18		 IMS
3
3		 IRP
5		 ROA
1
13		 ROA
2
7		 MOH
1
4		 MOH
2
5		 MOH
3
7		 TOR
1
3		 TOR
2
6		 POR
1
17		 POR
2
15		 POR
3
4		4th294

Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2023 Cape Motorsports STP
18		 BAR
12		 IMS
14		 DET
2		 DET
19		 RDA
9		 MDO
14		 IOW
11		 NSH
17		 IMS
18		 GMP
POR
12		 LAG
8		 LAG
10		13th241

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