NASCAR BGN Series All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 Preview: #00, Buckshot Jones
2 October 1997
#00 Buckshot Jones, Aquafresh Pontiac Grand Prix
NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division
All Pro Bumper to Bumper Advance
Charlotte Motor Speedway
BUCKSHOT JONES NOTES & QUOTES: ALL PRO BUMPER TO BUMPER 300
CONCORD, NC - "Last May was only the second time we had raced at Charlotte
and we finished sixth. I like this track a lot, but it takes a while to really
understand it and learn how to drive it."--Buckshot Jones, driver of the #00
Aquafresh Pontiac
Buckshot Jones Charlotte Motor Speedway
Date St Fin LC/TL Status $Won
10/05/96 20 27 142/200 Running 5,385
05/24/97 11 6 200/200 Running 18,067
The #00 Aquafresh Racing Pontiac Grand Prix that will compete in the "All Pro
Bumper to Bumper 300" has been a top-ten car all year. Jones finished fourth
in Atlanta, seventh in Texas, sixth in Charlotte and fourth in Milwaukee
earlier this year.
Jones spent his weekend off hunting on the family farm in Monticello, Ga.
"The season is coming to an end and things are beginning to slow down a
little, so I like to take that time and spend it with my family," said Jones.
"They are always with me during the season, but it is nice to spend some
relaxing time with them away from the race track."
"Charlotte is a track like any other in the sense that you need to qualify
well and run well throughout the race," commented Jones. "But it is also a
track that allows you time to work with the car to get it running the way you
want."
Crew Chief Ricky Pearson's father, David Pearson, holds the record for most
poles at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He has claimed 14 poles in his career, 11
of them consecutively from the fall of 1973 to the fall of 1978.
Buckshot Jones NASCAR Career Results
Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles $Won
53 1 6 16 1 451,695
Buckshot Jones 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results
Date Location ST Fin LC/TL Status $Won
2/15 Daytona, FL 5 12 120/120 Running 21,937
2/22 Rockingham, NC 25 13 196/197 Running 8,795
3/1 Richmond, VA 22 13 248/250 Running 9,251
3/8 Atlanta, GA 16 4 197/197 Running 20,180
3/16 Las Vegas, NV 5 39 57/200 Accident 14,450
3/22 Darlington, SC 33 6 147/147 Running 12,325
3/29 Hickory, NC 6 14 300/300 Running 7,695
4/5 Fort Worth, TX 4 7 200/200 Running 22,250
4/12 Bristol, TN 35 10 250/250 Running 10,090
4/19 Nashville, TN 16 10 320/320 Running 8,960
4/26 Talladega, AL 11 38 46/117 Handling 9,670
5/10 Loudon, NH 7 41 63/200 Accident 7,085
5/18 Nazareth, PA 14 9 200/200 Running 8,162
5/24 Charlotte, NC 11 6 200/200 Running 18,067
5/31 Dover, DE 17 17 198/200 Running 10,010
6/13 South Boston, VA 4 3 300/300 Running 13,015
6/29 Watkins Glen, NY 15 20 81/82 Running 7,687
7/06 Milwaukee, WI 3 4 250/250 Running 17,550
7/12 Myrtle Beach, SC 10 10 250/250 Running 7,875
7/26 Madison, IL 10 25 188/240 Running 16,180
8/1 Indianapolis, IN 35 7 200/200 Running 8,850
8/16 Brooklyn, MI 10 5 100/100 Running 15,220
8/22 Bristol, TN 3 26 238/250 Running 8,065
8/30 Darlington, SC 38 32 95/147 Running 6,810
9/5 Richmond, VA 18 5 250/250 Running 12,025
9/20 Dover, DE 7 23 186/200 Accident 8,800
Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10 LC/TL $Won
26 0 0 5 13 4880/5367 (91%) 310,920
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