Brandon Jones

Brandon Alexander Jones (born February 18, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts 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.

Jones 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 the age of 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 fourteenth in the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet after wrecking on the last lap while running in fifth place. In 2013, at the age of fifteen, 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, twentieth at Iowa, and nineteenth 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. After fourteen of sixteen 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 fourth 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 sixteen 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 twelve 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. 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 fourteenth 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 fourteenth in the standings.

Return to JGR

For the 2025 season, Jones returned to Joe Gibbs Racing, driving the No. 20 car. He started the season with a 37th-place finish at Daytona. At Darlington, Jones snapped a 98-race winless streak with a win by over ten-car lengths. During the playoffs, he won at Kansas.

He started the 2026 season with a 30th-place DNF at Daytona. At Chicagoland, Jones earned his first win of the season. On August 27, he signed a contract extension with JGR.

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

Career summary

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

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts 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 Pts Ref 2015 Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW8 CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW20 GLN MOH29 BRI13 ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN5 DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 92nd 01 2016 DAY7 ATL11 LVS6 PHO11 CAL9 TEX9 BRI11 RCH15 TAL18* DOV25 CLT7 POC8 MCH10 IOW12 DAY29 KEN11 NHA11 IND10 IOW16 GLN13 MOH19 BRI9 ROA16 DAR9 RCH23 CHI10 KEN26 DOV17 CLT16 KAN8 TEX19 PHO18 HOM15 10th 2168 2017 DAY29 ATL14 LVS15 PHO15 CAL32 TEX15 BRI20 RCH33 TAL37 CLT16 DOV29 POC36 MCH9 IOW23 DAY19 KEN40 NHA34 IND9 IOW10 GLN14 MOH14 BRI20 ROA25 DAR23 RCH23 CHI12 KEN13 DOV39 CLT13 KAN11 TEX35 PHO15 HOM14 16th 549 2018 Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota DAY10 ATL17 LVS7 PHO11 CAL13 TEX33 BRI6* RCH10 TAL2 DOV10 CLT15 POC24 MCH18 IOW5 CHI11 DAY12 KEN36 NHA6 IOW12 GLN7 MOH23 BRI29 ROA9 DAR12 IND10 LVS7 RCH8 ROV22 DOV6 KAN36 TEX6 PHO7 HOM8 9th 2186 2019 DAY3 ATL4 LVS28 PHO7 CAL7 TEX33 BRI14 RCH33 TAL18 DOV7 CLT10 POC38 MCH6 IOW11 CHI4 DAY30 KEN30 NHA9 IOW33 GLN17 MOH10 BRI11 ROA16 DAR7 IND6 LVS3 RCH11 ROV16 DOV37 KAN1 TEX4 PHO11 HOM8 10th 2207 2020 DAY4 LVS6 CAL30* PHO1 DAR20 CLT27 BRI3 ATL8 HOM8 HOM2 TAL16 POC36 IRC37 KEN36 KEN30 TEX7 KAN1 ROA14 DRC2 DOV16 DOV4 DAY13 DAR1 RCH14 RCH8 BRI8 LVS11 TAL4 ROV10 KAN9 TEX25 MAR9 PHO3 6th 2273 2021 DAY38 DRC4 HOM2 LVS3 PHO33 ATL37 MAR5 TAL37 DAR3 DOV35 COA17 CLT8 MOH4 TEX5 NSH6 POC7 ROA19 ATL39 NHA38 GLN6 IRC36 MCH2 DAY40 DAR33 RCH20 BRI5 LVS6 TAL2 ROV5 TEX10 KAN11 MAR6 PHO7 7th 2239 2022 DAY17 CAL33 LVS10 PHO2 ATL7 COA18 RCH13 MAR1 TAL26 DOV7 DAR7 TEX14 CLT16 PIR11 NSH14 ROA5 ATL11 NHA28 POC17 IRC15 MCH4 GLN24 DAY20 DAR14 KAN4 BRI2 TEX27 TAL9 ROV7 LVS9 HOM15 MAR23 PHO11 8th 2221 2023 JR Motorsports 9 Chevy DAY14 CAL33 LVS21 PHO23 ATL19 COA11 RCH21 MAR5 TAL14 DOV8 DAR34 CLT9 PIR13 SON21 NSH24 CSC29 ATL33 NHA11 POC7 ROA10 MCH3 IRC21 GLN11 DAY36 DAR14 KAN2 BRI34 TEX9 ROV29 LVS8 HOM8 MAR16 PHO11 14th 793 2024 DAY9 ATL14 LVS9 PHO7 COA16 RCH37 MAR27 TEX13 TAL33 DOV19 DAR10 CLT2 PIR36 SON38 IOW36 NHA14 NSH13 CSC17 POC13 IND15 MCH36 DAY22 DAR32 ATL9 GLN28 BRI6 KAN6 TAL28 ROV11 LVS17 HOM19 MAR29 PHO18 14th 696 2025 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota DAY37 ATL13 COA30 PHO3 LVS6 HOM7 MAR22 DAR1 BRI5 CAR12 TAL28 TEX9 CLT19 NSH13 MXC25 POC18 ATL14 CSC21 SON13 DOV3 IND32 IOW23 GLN9 DAY6 PIR18 GTW4 BRI11 KAN1 ROV18 LVS13 TAL26 MAR3 PHO4 5th 2240 2026 DAY30 ATL10 COA15 PHO16 LVS13 DAR2 MAR18 CAR2 BRI19 KAN8* TAL8 TEX8 GLN5 DOV6 CLT35 NSH5 POC8 COR12 SON36 CHI1 ATL7 IND9 IOW14 DAY5 DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

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 Pts Ref 2013 Turner Scott Motorsports 33 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI27 MSP IOW20 CHI LVS TAL MAR19 TEX PHO HOM 41st 67 2014 DAY MAR15 KAN CLT DOV4 TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI20 MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL 31st 138 GMS Racing MAR32 TEX PHO12 HOM 2015 DAY ATL MAR15 KAN30 CLT13 DOV8 TEX22 GTW12 IOW2 KEN10 ELD POC MCH BRI5 MSP26 CHI17 NHA LVS5 TAL2 MAR7 TEX7 PHO32 HOM31 15th 482 2016 Ranier Racing with MDM 71 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV20 CLT11 TEX IOW17 GTW KEN7 ELD POC BRI9 MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 86th 01 2017 MDM Motorsports 99 DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT31 DOV6 TEX GTW IOW3 KEN2 ELD POC MCH BRI10 MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 77th 01 2018 Kyle Busch Motorsports 51 Toyota DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN9 CHI5 KEN4 ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS26 TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 94th 01 46 CLT3 TEX IOW GTW 2019 51 DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV13 KAN5 CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI2 KEN23 POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO2 HOM 97th 01 2020 DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC1 KEN TEX KAN14 KAN8 MCH DRC DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR17 PHO 80th 01 2025 Tricon Garage 1 Toyota DAY ATL LVS HOM12 MAR BRI32 CAR17 TEX30 KAN6 NWS CLT10 NSH MCH POC4 LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO 82nd 01 2026 DAY ATL STP DAR CAR BRI TEX4 GLN DOV6 CLT7 NSH13 MCH COR LRP NWS IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Season still in progress 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 Pts Ref 2014 Turner Scott Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH ELK WIN1 CHI IRP1 POC BLN ISF MAD3 DSF SLM KEN KAN 37th 600 2015 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY MOB2 NSH4 SLM6 TAL4 TOL NJE10 POC MCH CHI WIN3* IOW11 IRP5 POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN12 KAN22 15th 1925 2016 Ranier Racing with MDM 8 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC3 MCH1* MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI22 KEN29 KAN4 31st 875 2017 MDM Motorsports DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC2 MCH1 MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI3 KEN KAN 33rd 695 2018 12 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT1 POC MCH22 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 MOH4 POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN5 MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 46th 80 2022 Joe Gibbs Racing 81 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT1* IOW1 BLN ELK MOH POC3 IRP MCH GLN1 ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI2 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 GLN3 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 Pts Ref 2012 Eddie Sharp Racing 33 Chevy BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS JFC LGY CNB COL IOW NHA DOV GRE14 CAR 60th 30 2013 Turner Scott Motorsports Chevy BRI31 GRE FIF RCH36 BGS IOW8 LGY COL IOW19 VIR GRE NHA12 DOV7 RAL 23rd 151 2014 NSM3 DAYDNQ BRI8 GRE23 RCH7 IOW5 BGS4 FIF2 LGY6 NHA21 COL14 IOW1 GLN6 VIR7 GRE7 DOV21 4th 551 DRIVE Technology 18 Toyota DAY24 2015 NTS Motorsports 33 Chevy NSM GRE BRI5 IOW BGS LGY COL NHA IOW GLN MOT VIR RCH15 DOV 36th 68 2017 MDM Motorsports 40 Chevy NSM GRE BRI SBO SBO MEM BLN TMP NHA IOW GLN11 LGY NJM DOV 54th 33 2019 Bill McAnally Racing 19 Toyota NSM BRI SBO SBO MEM NHA IOW GLN14 BRI GTW NHA DOV 40th 30 2022 Joe Gibbs Racing 81 Toyota NSM FIF NSV DOV IOW1 MLW BRI2 21st 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 Pts Ref 2013 Turner Scott Motorsports 33 Chevy PHO S99 BIR IOW L44 SON CNS IOW EVG SPO MMP SMP AAS KCR PHO17 63rd 26 2024 Cook Racing Technologies 42 Chevy PHO KER PIR2 SON8 IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 27th 80

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts Ref 2024 Hawk McCall Motorsports 9 Chevy SNM HCY AAS OCS ACE13 TCM LGY DOM CRW HCY13 N/A 0 TG Motorsports 1 Chevy NWS23 ACE WCS FLC SBO TCM NWS