Buckshot Jones News

Buckshot Announcement UPDATEs Ganassi?:

Buckshot Announcement UPDATEs Ganassi?:

June 22, 2002
Buckshot Announcement UPDATEs Ganassi?: from the Buckshot racing site: "Look for Buckshot [Jones] to make a big announcement by the end of June"(6-11-2002) UPDATE: more from the Buckshot Jones site - The family is growing! Jina, Buckshot, and Kolton are going to have

Kenseth gets BGN sponsor:

Kenseth gets BGN sponsor:

May 31, 2002
Bayer Consumer Care is pleased to announce that it will partner with Reiser Enterprises and driver Matt Kenseth to compete in 15 selected BGN races throughout the 2003 racing season. The Bayer Consumer Care products of Bayer Aspirin, Alka-Seltzer, Alka-Seltzer Plus

Buckshot deciding, has a sponsor:

Buckshot deciding, has a sponsor:

May 23, 2002
Buckshot deciding, has a sponsor: The next month could determine if Buckshot Jones ever races again. The Georgia native, released in April by Petty Enterprises, says he has a sponsor and has talked with seven or eight teams about driving. But if those teams aren’t

Buckshot Racing Closed?

Buckshot Racing Closed?

May 10, 2002
hearing the #00 BGN team owned by former #44 Cup driver, Buckshot Jones, has been closed and that Jones may not return to BGN or Cup racing.(5-10-2002)

Buckshot Racing Closed?

Buckshot Racing Closed?

May 10, 2002
Buckshot Racing Closed? hearing the #00 BGN team owned by former #44 driver, Buckshot Jones has been closed and that Jones may not return to BGN or Cup racing.(5-10-2002)

Petty to bring back BGN team?

Petty to bring back BGN team?

May 5, 2002
Kyle Petty said a goal at Petty Enterprises is to form a BGN team and run a few races this season. Petty said the goal had been to put Steve Grissom in the team's BGN car or align with a BGN team. That was before Grissom replaced Buckshot Jones in one of the team's

Petty to bring back BGN team?

Petty to bring back BGN team?

May 5, 2002
Petty to bring back BGN team? Kyle Petty said a goal at Petty Enterprises is to form a BGN team and run a few races this season. Petty said the goal had been to put Steve Grissom in the team's BGN car or align with a BGN team. That was before Grissom replaced Buckshot

Where is Buckshot?

Where is Buckshot?

May 3, 2002
Where is Buckshot? Since losing his ride in the #44 Dodge three weeks ago, Buckshot Jones has kept busy working on his family's farm in Monticello. He says that if the right deal for a Winston Cup ride doesn't come along, he'll be happy with whatever turn his career

Grissom and the #44:

Grissom and the #44:

April 29, 2002
Grissom and the #44: Despite speculation that Steve Grissom's role with Petty Enterprises is as a short-term replacement for Buckshot Jones, things are going well so far. Grissom already had tested Dodges for the Pettys at Richmond, Talladega and Caraway (N.C.) Speedway

Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE 2 No Grissom in Jones Out:

Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE 2 No Grissom in Jones Out:

April 17, 2002
Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE 2 No Grissom in Jones Out: rumors are afloat that place Joe Nemechek (recently released by Haas-Cart Motorsports) in the #44 Georgia Pacific Petty Racing Dodge at Martinsville this weekend. Buckshot Jones is the current driver.(4-9-2002)

Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE:

Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE:

April 9, 2002
Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE: rumors are afloat that place Joe Nemechek (recently released by Haas-Cart Motorsports) in the #44 Georgia Pacific Petty Racing Dodge at Martinsville this weekend. Buckshot Jones is the current driver.(4-9-2002) UPDATE: checked with a few

NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune:

NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune:

April 9, 2002
NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune: The game show Wheel of Fortune has teamed up with NASCAR for "NASCAR Week", airing nationwide April 22-26, 2002. All week, the die-hard NASCAR fans that were chosen as contestants will compete on a NASCAR-outfitted Wheel of Fortune set

Buckshot and Teen Safety:

Buckshot and Teen Safety:

April 4, 2002
Buckshot and Teen Safety: Georgia-Pacific Corp. brings its Teen Safety 500 program to two high schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex on Thursday, April 4. Keller High School and Fossil Ridge High School have been selected to participate in this innovative program

Jones Not Looking:

Jones Not Looking:

March 21, 2002
Jones Not Looking: Rumors have been circulating for a while that Petty Enterprises would replace Buckshot Jones with Joe Nemechek, and in turn, talk had surfaced that Jones and his father, Billy, were looking to take sponsor Georgia-Pacific either to Andy Petree Racing

Money raised:

Money raised:

March 15, 2002
Money raised: The Atlanta Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities, a non-profit foundation dedicated to enhancing the lives of children, raised $35,875 during a gala reception held in conjunction with the recent MBNA America 500 Winston Cup weekend at Atlanta Motor