# Brandon Jones (racing driver)

Brandon Alexander Phillip Jones (born February 18, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon Garage. He also competed in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West in the past.
He was formerly a development driver for the now defunct Eddie Sharp Racing, Turner Scott Motorsports and GMS Racing teams as well as Richard Childress Racing, and Joe Gibbs Racing.

## Racing career
### Beginnings

Jones began racing in 2010 at age 13, under the supervision of short track racer Bubba Gale and his son former KHI development driver Cale Gale. Jones would race full-time in 2011 in the pro truck divisions at Lanier Raceplex and Gresham Motorsports Park in Georgia, winning track points championships at both facilities. 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. Jones would make his debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East later that year at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, finishing 14th in the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet after wrecking on the last lap while running in fifth place. In 2013 at the age of 15, Jones signed a contract to drive for Turner Motorsports (later Turner Scott Motorsports) to run the full UARA season, the PASS Series, six races in the K&N East Series and one in the West series, and selected NASCAR Late Model Stock races. Cale Gale and Mike Greci would serve as crew chiefs for Jones. Jones would also make his national series debut in the Camping World Truck Series for TSM, running the No. 33 truck for the team beginning at Bristol Motor Speedway in August. Jones finished 27th at Bristol, 20th at Iowa, and 19th at Martinsville.
In 2014, Jones would move into the K&N Pro Series East full-time for Turner Scott Motorsports, joining fellow teenager Ben Rhodes. Jones also ran an expanded Truck Series schedule and select ARCA Racing Series events. Jones' efforts would be headed by another former driver Shane Huffman. Jones won his debut ARCA race at Winchester Speedway, scored a second win at Indianapolis Raceway Park and finished third at Madison International Speedway. He would score his first K&N Pro Series win at Iowa Speedway in August, holding off former teammate Kenzie Ruston and Cole Custer. After 14 of 16 races in the K&N East Series and three Truck Series races, which included a fourth-place finish at Dover, Jones would part ways with TSM due to internal issues in the organization, joining Richard Childress Racing for the remaining K&N races. Jones would run the 33 truck for GMS Racing in two additional races, sponsored by Rheem brand Russell. He would finish 4th in the K&N Pro Series East standings.

### Xfinity Series with RCR

For 2015, Richard Childress Racing signed Jones to a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, sharing the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro with Childress' grandson Austin Dillon and Paul Menard. At Jones's final race of the campaign — the fall Kentucky event — he scored his first top five in the series by finishing fifth. Jones also ran a part-time schedule in the ARCA Racing Series, sharing the No. 25 Menards Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports with ARCA legend Frank Kimmel, as well as contesting 16 races in the Truck Series for GMS Racing. Jones also ran select K&N Pro Series East races for NTS Motorsports.
On September 24, RCR announced that Jones would begin competing full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2016, keeping the No. 33. Jones also joined Ranier Racing to compete part-time in the Truck Series, driving the No. 71. He started the season with a seventh-place finish after being involved in the first crash at Daytona. His breakout race came at Talladega, where Jones led the most laps with 31 but finished 18th. Having avoided DNFs throughout the season, Jones qualified for the Playoffs where he was eliminated in the Round of 12. He ended up totaling 12 top ten finishes — none of them being top fives — and finished tenth in the overall standings.
To start 2017, Jones won his first career Xfinity Series pole at Daytona with a speed of 184.472 mph. In the race, Jones would run in the top ten up until lap 29 when his car turned hard right into the SAFER Barrier as a result of The Big One. He walked away from the crash unharmed. Overall, Jones could not build on his rookie season, missing out on the Playoffs and retiring from eight races. Following the season, he would replace Matt Tifft at Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2018 season.

### First Xfinity wins at JGR

Jones began his tenure at JGR with a tenth place at the Daytona season opener. He soon experienced a hot streak during the spring, leading the most laps at Bristol and finishing sixth, taking second at Talladega, and getting a pole position at Dover. Though this and further top tens helped Jones to qualify for the Playoffs, he was unable to finish any post-season event higher than sixth, leading to a ninth place in the drivers' standings after an elimination in the Round of 12.
In 2019, Jones remained at JGR and scored four top tens on his way to another Playoff appearance. He was eliminated from the Round of 12 once again after an early wreck at Dover but redeemed himself at Kansas, taking his first win in the Xfinity Series. Jones began the 2020 Xfinity Series season with two straight top-ten finishes. After winning the pole in the third race at Auto Club Speedway he scored his second career Xfinity win the following week at Phoenix Raceway after passing Kyle Busch with 20 laps remaining. His second win of the year followed at Kansas, as Jones passed Austin Cindric for the lead on the final lap. Just over a month later, Jones clinched his third victory at Darlington by pulling ahead of Denny Hamlin and Ross Chastain with two laps remaining. His wins qualified him for the Playoffs, where Jones made it through to the Round of 8 before being eliminated following a multi-car crash at Texas. Nevertheless, Jones finished a series-best sixth in the standings at the end of the year.
Jones continued driving for Joe Gibbs in 2021. After scoring nine top fives but equally having ten results of 33rd or worse during the regular season, Jones entered the Playoffs seeded in tenth. Finishing second at the rain-shortened Talladega race and fifth at the Roval helped him progress through the first round, though Jones would once again be eliminated during the Round of 8 — he finished the year seventh in points.
In 2022, during his final season at JGR, Jones finished inside the top ten less frequently but won at Martinsville during the spring, making a last lap pass over the night's most dominant driver Ty Gibbs. The same track would see the sight of Jones's best opportunity to qualify for the Championship 4: having battled through the Round of 12, Jones was leading the Martinsville playoff race, having overtaken Gibbs during the final overtime lap, when Gibbs dumped him from behind for the win, resulting in a 23rd-place finish and an elimination in the Round of 8 for Jones. Following the incident, Jones claimed that he had "lost all respect" for Gibbs, whose actions prevented the No. 19 driver from locking in to the title race. Jones finished eighth in the standings. During the same year, Jones and JGR also ran five races in the ARCA Menards Series; Jones would win three of them.

### Two years at JR Motorsports

On September 14, 2022, it was announced that Jones would join JR Motorsports for the 2023 season. His maiden season at the Chevy-running team was a disappointment, as the Georgia native only took three top fives during the season. This included a runner-up finish at the Kansas cutoff race, where a dominating performance by John Hunter Nemechek prevented Jones from qualifying for the Playoffs with a win. He eventually ended up 14th in the championship. Jones remained in the No. 9 car during 2024 but did not improve his results; despite taking three pole positions across the year he only claimed a single top five result at Charlotte, where he pressured Chase Elliott for the win, and retired from a total of ten races — twice due to engine issues, eight times due to crashes. He once again missed out on the Playoffs and finished 14th in the standings.

### Return to JGR

For the 2025 season, Jones will be returning to Joe Gibbs Racing. On January 18, 2025, it was announced that Jones would drive the No. 20.

## Personal life

Brandon Jones is the son of JR Jones, President and CEO of Rheem Comfort Products, which has sponsored Jones, Kevin Harvick, Turner Scott Motorsports, Richard Childress Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, and several other teams through their Rheem, RUUD, Richmond, and Russel/HTPG brands.
Jones graduated from Lake Norman High School in Mooresville, North Carolina. He is married to Ashley Jones.

## 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.)

#### Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity 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 | NXSC | Pts |
| 2015 | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | IOW 8 | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW 20 | GLN | MOH 29 | BRI 13 | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN 5 | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 92nd | 0$^1$ |
| 2016 | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Chevy | DAY 7 | ATL 11 | LVS 6 | PHO 11 | CAL 9 | TEX 9 | BRI 11 | RCH 15 | TAL 18* | DOV 25 | CLT 7 | POC 8 | MCH 10 | IOW 12 | DAY 29 | KEN 11 | NHA 11 | IND 10 | IOW 16 | GLN 13 | MOH 19 | BRI 9 | ROA 16 | DAR 9 | RCH 23 | CHI 10 | KEN 26 | DOV 17 | CLT 16 | KAN 8 | TEX 19 | PHO 18 | HOM 15 | 10th | 2168 |
| 2017 | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Chevy | DAY 29 | ATL 14 | LVS 15 | PHO 15 | CAL 32 | TEX 15 | BRI 20 | RCH 33 | TAL 37 | CLT 16 | DOV 29 | POC 36 | MCH 9 | IOW 23 | DAY 19 | KEN 40 | NHA 34 | IND 9 | IOW 10 | GLN 14 | MOH 14 | BRI 20 | ROA 25 | DAR 23 | RCH 23 | CHI 12 | KEN 13 | DOV 39 | CLT 13 | KAN 11 | TEX 35 | PHO 15 | HOM 14 | 16th | 549 |
| 2018 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Toyota | DAY 10 | ATL 17 | LVS 7 | PHO 11 | CAL 13 | TEX 33 | BRI 6* | RCH 10 | TAL 2 | DOV 10 | CLT 15 | POC 24 | MCH 18 | IOW 5 | CHI 11 | DAY 12 | KEN 36 | NHA 6 | IOW 12 | GLN 7 | MOH 23 | BRI 29 | ROA 9 | DAR 12 | IND 10 | LVS 7 | RCH 8 | ROV 22 | DOV 6 | KAN 36 | TEX 6 | PHO 7 | HOM 8 | 9th | 2186 |
| 2019 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Toyota | DAY 3 | ATL 4 | LVS 28 | PHO 7 | CAL 7 | TEX 33 | BRI 14 | RCH 33 | TAL 18 | DOV 7 | CLT 10 | POC 38 | MCH 6 | IOW 11 | CHI 4 | DAY 30 | KEN 30 | NHA 9 | IOW 33 | GLN 17 | MOH 10 | BRI 11 | ROA 16 | DAR 7 | IND 6 | LVS 3 | RCH 11 | ROV 16 | DOV 37 | KAN 1 | TEX 4 | PHO 11 | HOM 8 | 10th | 2207 |
| 2020 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Toyota | DAY 4 | LVS 6 | CAL 30* | PHO 1 | DAR 20 | CLT 27 | BRI 3 | ATL 8 | HOM 8 | HOM 2 | TAL 16 | POC 36 | IRC 37 | KEN 36 | KEN 30 | TEX 7 | KAN 1 | ROA 14 | DRC 2 | DOV 16 | DOV 4 | DAY 13 | DAR 1 | RCH 14 | RCH 8 | BRI 8 | LVS 11 | TAL 4 | ROV 10 | KAN 9 | TEX 25 | MAR 9 | PHO 3 | 6th | 2273 |
| 2021 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Toyota | DAY 38 | DRC 4 | HOM 2 | LVS 3 | PHO 33 | ATL 37 | MAR 5 | TAL 37 | DAR 3 | DOV 35 | COA 17 | CLT 8 | MOH 4 | TEX 5 | NSH 6 | POC 7 | ROA 19 | ATL 39 | NHA 38 | GLN 6 | IRC 36 | MCH 2 | DAY 40 | DAR 33 | RCH 20 | BRI 5 | LVS 6 | TAL 2 | ROV 5 | TEX 10 | KAN 11 | MAR 6 | PHO 7 | 7th | 2239 |
| 2022 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Toyota | DAY 17 | CAL 33 | LVS 10 | PHO 2 | ATL 7 | COA 18 | RCH 13 | MAR 1 | TAL 26 | DOV 7 | DAR 7 | TEX 14 | CLT 16 | PIR 11 | NSH 14 | ROA 5 | ATL 11 | NHA 28 | POC 17 | IRC 15 | MCH 4 | GLN 24 | DAY 20 | DAR 14 | KAN 4 | BRI 2 | TEX 27 | TAL 9 | ROV 7 | LVS 9 | HOM 15 | MAR 23 | PHO 11 | 8th | 2221 |
| 2023 | JR Motorsports | 9 | Chevy | DAY 14 | CAL 33 | LVS 21 | PHO 23 | ATL 19 | COA 11 | RCH 21 | MAR 5 | TAL 14 | DOV 8 | DAR 34 | CLT 9 | PIR 13 | SON 21 | NSH 24 | CSC 29 | ATL 33 | NHA 11 | POC 7 | ROA 10 | MCH 3 | IRC 21 | GLN 11 | DAY 36 | DAR 14 | KAN 2 | BRI 34 | TEX 9 | ROV 29 | LVS 8 | HOM 8 | MAR 16 | PHO 11 | 14th | 793 |
| 2024 | JR Motorsports | 9 | Chevy | DAY 9 | ATL 14 | LVS 9 | PHO 7 | COA 16 | RCH 37 | MAR 27 | TEX 13 | TAL 33 | DOV 19 | DAR 10 | CLT 2 | PIR 36 | SON 38 | IOW 36 | NHA 14 | NSH 13 | CSC 17 | POC 13 | IND 15 | MCH 36 | DAY 22 | DAR 32 | ATL 9 | GLN 28 | BRI 6 | KAN 6 | TAL 28 | ROV 11 | LVS 17 | HOM 19 | MAR 29 | PHO 18 | 14th | 696 |
| 2025 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Toyota | DAY 37 | ATL 13 | COA 30 | PHO 3 | LVS 6 | HOM | MAR | DAR | BRI | CAR | TAL | TEX | CLT | NSH | MXC | POC | ATL | CSC | SON | DOV | IND | IOW | GLN | DAY | PIR | GTW | BRI | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | -* | -* |

#### Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | NCTC | Pts |
| 2013 | Turner Scott Motorsports | 33 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI 27 | MSP | IOW 20 | CHI | LVS | TAL | MAR 19 | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | | 41st | 67 |
| 2014 | Turner Scott Motorsports | 33 | Chevy | DAY | MAR 15 | KAN | CLT | DOV 4 | TEX | GTW | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI 20 | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | | | | | | | | 31st | 138 |
| 2014 | GMS Racing | 33 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 32 | TEX | PHO 12 | HOM | | | | 31st | 138 |
| 2015 | GMS Racing | 33 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR 15 | KAN 30 | CLT 13 | DOV 8 | TEX 22 | GTW 12 | IOW 2 | KEN 10 | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI 5 | MSP 26 | CHI 17 | NHA | LVS 5 | TAL 2 | MAR 7 | TEX 7 | PHO 32 | HOM 31 | | | 15th | 482 |
| 2016 | Ranier Racing with MDM | 71 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV 20 | CLT 11 | TEX | IOW 17 | GTW | KEN 7 | ELD | POC | BRI 9 | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | 86th | 0$^1$ |
| 2017 | MDM Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT 31 | DOV 6 | TEX | GTW | IOW 3 | KEN 2 | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI 10 | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | 77th | 0$^1$ |
| 2018 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 51 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN 9 | | | | | CHI 5 | KEN 4 | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS 26 | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | 94th | 0$^1$ |
| 2018 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 46 | Toyota | | | | | | | CLT 3 | TEX | IOW | GTW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94th | 0$^1$ |
| 2019 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 51 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV 13 | KAN 5 | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI 2 | KEN 23 | POC | ELD | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO 2 | HOM | | | 97th | 0$^1$ |
| 2020 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 51 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | CLT | ATL | HOM | POC 1 | KEN | TEX | KAN 14 | KAN 8 | MCH | DRC | DOV | GTW | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | KAN | TEX | MAR 17 | PHO | | | 80th | 0$^1$ |
| 2025 | Tricon Garage | 1 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | HOM | MAR | BRI | CAR | TEX | KAN | NWS | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | LRP | IRP | GLN | RCH | DAR | BRI | NHA | ROV | TAL | MAR | PHO | -* | -* |
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

### ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards 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 | AMSC | Pts |
| 2014 | Turner Scott Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN 1 | CHI | IRP 1 | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD 3 | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 37th | 600 |
| 2015 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | DAY | MOB 2 | NSH 4 | SLM 6 | TAL 4 | TOL | NJE 10 | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN 3* | IOW 11 | IRP 5 | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN 12 | KAN 22 | 15th | 1925 |
| 2016 | Ranier Racing with MDM | 8 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC 3 | MCH 1* | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI 22 | KEN 29 | KAN 4 | 31st | 875 |
| 2017 | MDM Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC 2 | MCH 1 | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI 3 | KEN | KAN | 33rd | 695 |
| 2018 | MDM Motorsports | 12 | Toyota | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | CLT 1 | POC | MCH 22 | MAD | GTW | CHI | IOW | ELK | POC | ISF | BLN | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN | 61st | 370 |
| 2021 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH 4 | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN 5 | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | 46th | 80 |
| 2022 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 81 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT 1* | IOW 1 | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC 3 | IRP | MCH | GLN 1 | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI 2 | SLM | TOL | 19th | 227 |
| 2024 | Cook Racing Technologies | 42 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN 3 | BRI | KAN | TOL | 85th | 35 |

#### ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | AMSEC | Pts |
| 2012 | Eddie Sharp Racing | 33 | Chevy | BRI | GRE | RCH | IOW | BGS | JFC | LGY | CNB | COL | IOW | NHA | DOV | GRE 14 | CAR | | | 60th | 30 |
| 2013 | Turner Scott Motorsports | 33 | Chevy | BRI 31 | GRE | FIF | RCH 36 | BGS | IOW 8 | LGY | COL | IOW 19 | VIR | GRE | NHA 12 | DOV 7 | RAL | | | 23rd | 151 |
| 2014 | Turner Scott Motorsports | 33 | Chevy | NSM 3 | DAY DNQ | BRI 8 | GRE 23 | RCH 7 | IOW 5 | BGS 4 | FIF 2 | LGY 6 | NHA 21 | COL 14 | IOW 1 | GLN 6 | VIR 7 | GRE 7 | DOV 21 | 4th | 551 |
| 2014 | DRIVE Technology | 18 | Toyota | | DAY 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 551 |
| 2015 | NTS Motorsports | 33 | Chevy | NSM | GRE | BRI 5 | IOW | BGS | LGY | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOT | VIR | RCH 15 | DOV | | | 36th | 68 |
| 2017 | MDM Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | NSM | GRE | BRI | SBO | SBO | MEM | BLN | TMP | NHA | IOW | GLN 11 | LGY | NJM | DOV | | | 54th | 33 |
| 2019 | Bill McAnally Racing | 19 | Toyota | NSM | BRI | SBO | SBO | MEM | NHA | IOW | GLN 14 | BRI | GTW | NHA | DOV | | | | | 40th | 30 |
| 2022 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 81 | Toyota | NSM | FIF | NSV | DOV | IOW 1 | MLW | BRI 2 | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 90 |

#### ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2013 | Turner Scott Motorsports | 33 | Chevy | PHO | S99 | BIR | IOW | L44 | SON | CNS | IOW | EVG | SPO | MMP | SMP | AAS | KCR | PHO 17 | 63rd | 26 | |
| 2024 | Cook Racing Technologies | 42 | Chevy | PHO | KER | PIR 2* | SON 8 | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO | | | | 27th | 80 | |