hearing Buckshot Jones will test at Atlanta towards the end of February, could be a possible ride Michael Waltrip in the #00.(2-3-2003) UPDATE: hearing that Jones will not test at Atlanta but will run the race in the #00 Chevy.(2-20-2003) UPDATE 2: hearing the sponsor will not be Charter Communications and that the new sponsor will be announced soon. AND Jones is entered in the MBNA Bass Pro Shops 500 in a car owned by Winston Cup driver Michael Waltrip. It’s the same car Jones brought to AMS last fall, only to see rain wash out qualifying and rob him of a chance to earn a starting spot. Jones, who hasn’t raced since he drove the #44 Dodge last April in Martinsville, hoped to run some practice laps at AMS next week, but that’s not going to happen. Since NASCAR changed the body rules after the 2002 season, it has been difficult for a part-time team to find someone to re-skin the car. “We had hoped to get the people at Dale Earnhardt Inc. to hang the body, but they’re pretty busy with their own cars,” Jones said. With little hope for a full-time ride, Jones has turned to developing residential subdivisions in and around Gwinnett County. Jones said he’d like to resume his racing career, but the odds of getting a front-running car are slim.( Atlanta Journal-Constitution )(2-22-2003) UPDATE 2: been told that since the car was not ready to test, it has been decided that Bickshot Jones will NOT run at the MArch Cup race in Atlanta, but plans are to run at Atlanta in Oct.(2-27-2003)
