What happened to Buckshot Jones at Atlanta? Many readers asked that question, so I thought I’d address it. When he brought the car in to the garage area and called it quits for the day, ABC’s Bob Jenkins mentioned that Buckshot had the flu, in the Pontiac Race notes, Jones said he felt bad and got more congested as the race went on and had trouble breathing. Officially the reason out was listed as Driver Fatigue. Why no relief driver? apparently they couldn’t find a driver short enough to fit in the car — Besides being sick with a bad case of the flu and slight puenomonia, Jones had contracted carbon monoxide poisoning due to poor fresh air flow – his levels were high enough that he could have passed out on the race track, get well Buckshot( Buckshot Jones Site/Scoop )
