TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - APRIL 26: Erik Jones, driver of the #43 Massey Motor Freight Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) | Getty Images
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - APRIL 26: Erik Jones, driver of the #43 Massey Motor Freight Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Erik Jones making 300th career Cup Series start at Texas

This weekend will mark the 28-year-old Erik Jones’ 300th NASCAR Cup Series start. His first start came filling in for Kyle Busch on May 9, 2015, when Jones was 18. Texas Motor Speedway is actually the site of Jones’ second Cup Series start on Nov. 8, 2015, where he started sixth and finished 12th in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Toyota. LEGACY MC’s co-owner, Johnson, won that race in Texas. Throughout his 299 starts, Jones won three times – twice in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway and once at Daytona International Speedway in the 400-mile event. Additionally, his resume has 38 top-five, 90 top 10, and two pole positions.

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