# Buckshot Jones

Roy Norris "Buckshot" Jones (born July 23, 1970) is an American racing driver who has competed in NASCAR and sprint cars. He most recently ran in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series.

## Life and career

Jones earned the nickname "Buckshot" from his grandfather after he ran into a table and showed no signs of pain or agony. His racing career began as a hobby during his studies at the University of Georgia, where he earned a business degree. Jones originally wanted to race motocross, but his dad suggested stock 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 a NASCAR 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 the NASCAR Busch Series with his own team called Buckshot Racing. After a disappointing rookie campaign where his best finish was a ninth at South Boston Speedway, Jones hired Ricky Pearson, son of the legendary David 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 to Winston Cup, driving the No. 00 Pontiac, with Ricky's brother Larry 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 for Rookie 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. 44 Georgia-Pacific-sponsored Dodge Intrepid for Petty Enterprises. Unfortunately, the season was a struggle. He failed to qualify 5 times and had 10 DNFs, finishing 41st in points with a best result of 16th at Talladega in the spring and another 16th at Phoenix. Due to a growing family, Buckshot stopped racing full time in April of 2002. After missing the Daytona 500, he was 35th in points after Martinsville, with a best finish of 12th in his home race at Atlanta. He returned for 2 races in 2003, finishing 17th for Phoenix Racing at Daytona in July, and leading 19 laps for Michael 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 in Gwinnett County, Georgia. He returned to auto racing in the Snowball 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 the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, but re-retired at the end of the season. In 2015, Jones raced in the third division of the Whelen Modified Tour.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

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

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results :
| 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1997 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI | MAR | SON | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | CAL | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | ATL 43 | | | | | 70th | 34 | |
| 1998 | Stavola Brothers Racing | 8 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | CLT | DOV 8 | RCH DNQ | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52nd | 458 | |
| 1998 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC DNQ | SON | NHA | POC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52nd | 458 |
| 1998 | Stavola Brothers Racing | 00 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IND 27 | GLN | MCH 27 | BRI | NHA DNQ | DAR | RCH DNQ | DOV 42 | MAR | CLT | TAL 16 | DAY | PHO | CAR | ATL | | | | | | 52nd | 458 |
| 1999 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Pontiac | DAY DNQ | CAR DNQ | LVS 29 | ATL 37 | DAR 34 | TEX 35 | BRI 39 | MAR DNQ | TAL 21 | CAL DNQ | RCH DNQ | CLT 29 | DOV DNQ | MCH DNQ | POC | SON | DAY 41 | NHA | POC | IND DNQ | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | | | | | | ATL 26 | | | 45th | 676 | |
| 1999 | No Fear Racing | 14 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | 45th | 676 |
| 1999 | Eel River Racing | 30 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 27 | CAR | PHO | HOM | | | | | | 45th | 676 |
| 2000 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ATL 37 | | | 68th | 52 | |
| 2001 | Petty Enterprises | 44 | Dodge | DAY 29 | CAR 35 | LVS 36 | ATL 19 | DAR 41 | BRI 33 | TEX 33 | MAR 38 | TAL 16 | CAL DNQ | RCH DNQ | CLT 27 | DOV 26 | MCH 36 | POC 42 | SON 36 | DAY DNQ | CHI 38 | NHA 24 | POC 39 | IND 36 | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI 43 | DAR 35 | RCH 37 | DOV 38 | KAN 31 | CLT DNQ | MAR 30 | TAL 28 | PHO 16 | CAR 38 | HOM 34 | ATL 33 | NHA 41 | 41st | 1939 | |
| 2002 | Petty Enterprises | 44 | Dodge | DAY DNQ | CAR 41 | LVS 23 | ATL 12 | DAR 19 | BRI 40 | TEX 26 | MAR 33 | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | | | | | 49th | 559 | |
| 2002 | Michael Waltrip Racing | 00 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL DNQ | CAR | PHO | HOM | 49th | 559 | |
| 2003 | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | MAR | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY 17 | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | | | | | | | | | 62nd | 160 | |
| 2003 | Michael Waltrip Racing | 00 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 40 | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL DNQ | PHO | CAR | HOM | 62nd | 160 | |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1999 | Buckshot Racing | Pontiac | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2001 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 29 | 29 |
| 2002 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | DNQ | DNQ |

#### Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results :
| 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1993 | | | | DAY | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | IRP | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | ROU | CLT | MAR DNQ | CAR | HCY DNQ | ATL | | | | | | | NA | - | |
| 1995 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH DNQ | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB DNQ | GLN | MLW 34 | TAL | SBO 9 | IRP 29 | MCH 16 | BRI 23 | | RCH 12 | DOV 11 | CLT DNQ | CAR | HOM 37 | | | | | | | | | 41st | 833 | |
| 1995 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 833 |
| 1996 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR 37 | RCH 19 | ATL 18 | NSV DNQ | DAR DNQ | BRI DNQ | HCY 24 | NZH 21 | CLT DNQ | DOV 21 | SBO 23 | MYB 13 | GLN 29 | MLW 1 | NHA 21 | TAL DNQ | IRP 9 | MCH 27 | BRI 24 | DAR 34 | RCH 33 | DOV 19 | CLT 27 | | HOM DNQ | | | | | | | | | 25th | 1708 | |
| 1996 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAR 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 1708 |
| 1997 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Pontiac | DAY 12 | CAR 13 | RCH 13 | ATL 4 | LVS 39 | DAR 6 | HCY 14 | TEX 7 | BRI 10 | NSV 10 | TAL 38 | NHA 41 | NZH 9 | CLT 6 | DOV 17 | SBO 3 | GLN 20 | MLW 4 | MYB 10 | GTY 25 | IRP 7 | MCH 5 | BRI 26 | DAR 32 | RCH 6 | DOV 23 | | CAL 40 | CAR 15 | HOM 26 | | | | | 7th | 3437 | |
| 1997 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 3437 | |
| 1998 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Pontiac | DAY 4 | CAR 15 | LVS 8 | NSV 13 | DAR 14 | BRI 28* | TEX 28 | HCY 12 | TAL 4 | NHA 1 | NZH 33 | CLT 29 | DOV 19 | RCH 30 | PPR 18 | GLN 29 | MLW 7 | MYB 15 | CAL 11 | SBO 17 | IRP 3 | MCH 14 | BRI 8 | DAR 42 | RCH 36 | DOV 41 | CLT 5 | GTY 31 | CAR 35 | ATL 5 | HOM 16 | | | | 9th | 3453 | |
| 1999 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | NSV 12 | BRI | TAL | CAL | NHA 16 | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV 22 | SBO | GLN 19 | MLW 16 | MYB 23 | PPR 39 | GTY 40 | IRP 33 | MCH 11 | BRI 35 | DAR 11 | RCH 26 | DOV 10 | CLT 11 | CAR 18 | MEM 36 | PHO 10 | HOM 17 | | | 28th | 1889 | |
| 2000 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Pontiac | DAY 8 | CAR 38 | LVS 24 | ATL 36 | DAR 25 | BRI 34 | TEX 26 | NSV 38 | TAL 2 | | | | | | | MYB 31 | GLN 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 2952 | |
| 2000 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | CAL 23 | RCH 26 | NHA 19 | CLT 17 | DOV 23 | SBO 33 | | | MLW 40 | NZH 25 | PPR 19 | GTY 20 | IRP 29 | MCH 40 | BRI 27 | DAR 20 | RCH 26 | DOV 6 | CLT 26 | CAR 17 | MEM 11 | PHO 25 | HOM 16 | | | | 21st | 2952 |
| 2001 | Buckshot Racing | 00 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV 18 | KEN | MLW | GLN | CHI 7 | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN 8 | CLT 13 | MEM | PHO | CAR 19 | HOM 18 | | 48th | 736 | |
| 2004 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH 29 | KEN 38 | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | 107th | 125 | |