Buckshot Jones News

Wally to help out Buckshot at Watkins Glen:

Wally to help out Buckshot at Watkins Glen:

August 9, 2001
Wally to help out Buckshot at Watkins Glen: NBC analyst Wally Dallenbach, will drive Buckshot Jones' #44 Dodge during Firday's practice at Watkins Glen(NBC PR)(8-9-2001)

Testing at Indy – Tues/Wed UPDATE 2:

Testing at Indy – Tues/Wed UPDATE 2:

July 26, 2001
Testing at Indy - Tues/Wed UPDATE 2: NASCAR Winston Cup Series testing for this year’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been set according to the car owner point positions as of June 15, 2001. Those teams in the odd-numbered point positions tested last

Buckshot OK:

Buckshot OK:

July 16, 2001
Buckshot OK: #44-Buckshot Jones made a trip to to same hospital after he too hit the wall hard in turn two. Riding along by himself, perhaps five lengths in front of Tony Stewart, Jones’ Dodge lost traction almost instantly and darted into the wall while spinning counterclockwise

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts:

July 6, 2001
Bad Parts: Several teams were caught Thursday during inspections using altered bolts to hold their fuel cells in place. NASCAR inspectors took bolts from the teams of #1-Steve Park, #31-Mike Skinner, #9-Bill Elliott, #44-Buckshot Jones and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Parts

PE Changes? UPDATE McReynolds:

PE Changes? UPDATE McReynolds:

July 2, 2001
PE Changes? UPDATE McReynolds: hearing Petty Enterprises (#'s 43, 44, 45 and #43 CTS team) has parted ways with some of it's engineering staff and that Larry MacReynolds (Fox Broadcaster) is considering working with the team when the Fox part of the TV deal is up after

Hubert to the #0 for the Glen

Hubert to the #0 for the Glen

June 29, 2001
Buckshot Racing announced today that Tom Hubert will drive its #00 BGN car in next weekend's event at Watkins Glen. Hubert currently works as the car chief on Bill Davis Racing's #93 Amoco Dodge in the Winston Cup Series while trying to find a full-time driving position

Pearson Hired

Pearson Hired

June 29, 2001
Big Fan Racing has announced the hiring of Ricky Pearson, son of NASCAR Legend David Pearson, as crew chief on the #89 Big Fan Racing Busch Team. Pearson, a past BGN crew chief for Buckshot Jones and Lyndon Amick is working with driver Mardy Lindley in his preparations

#44 Qualifying Driver? UPDATE 2:

#44 Qualifying Driver? UPDATE 2:

June 24, 2001
#44 Qualifying Driver? UPDATE 2: hearing Tom Hubert, who has driven in a few Cup races and is the #93 Bill Davis Racing Car Chief, will qualify the #44 Georgia Pacific Dodge for regular driver Buckshot Jones at Sears Point, but Jones will start and run the car in the

Musgrave in the #00 at Kentucky UPDATE 2 No it’s Fedawa

Musgrave in the #00 at Kentucky UPDATE 2 No it’s Fedawa

June 12, 2001
Ted Musgrave has gotten the call to run Buckshot Racing's BGN #00 car at Kentucky on June 16th(NASCAR.com)(6-8-2001) UPDATE: Buckshot Racing announced that Ted Musgrave would drive its #00 BGN car at the race at Kentucky Speedway, June 15-16. This is a one-race deal

Simpson Restraint UPDATE:

Simpson Restraint UPDATE:

April 28, 2001
Simpson Restraint UPDATE: Simpson Performance Products has developed a head restraint system that is quickly catching on in NASCAR's Winston Cup and Busch Series divisions. The Simpson Decelerator, a concept originally developed by NASA and common among mountain climbers

Testing at Martinsville UPDATE 3 Speeds:

Testing at Martinsville UPDATE 3 Speeds:

March 28, 2001
Testing at Martinsville UPDATE 3 Speeds: A few teams will be testing at Martinsville Speedway in the new few weeks: March 20-21 – #1-Steve Park, #24-Jeff Gordon, #6-Mark Martin, #97-Kurt Busch, #21-Elliott Sadler. and on March 27-28 – #12-Jeremy Mayfield, #44-Buckshot

Buckshot at Texas:

Buckshot at Texas:

March 22, 2001
Buckshot at Texas: Buckshot Jones' #44 Dodge, one of three Petty Enterprises cars, will carry a special "four generations of Petty's" paint scheme at TMS. The car will be unveiled in a news conference on pole qualifying morning (Friday, March 30). Adam Petty, the fourth

New #44 Crew Chief:

New #44 Crew Chief:

March 21, 2001
New #44 Crew Chief: Bryant Frazier has been named crew chief for driver Buckshot Jones and the #44 Georgia-Pacific Dodge team. The announcement was made this morning by Petty Enterprises CEO Kyle Petty. Frazier, 36, is no stranger to winning. The Alabama native began

BGN and Cup – double duty:

BGN and Cup – double duty:

March 10, 2001
Six drivers will run both the Cup and BGN races at Atlanta: Kevin Harvick, #2 Chevy in the BGN starts 2nd, #29 Chevy in Cup starts 5th Joe Nemeck, #87 Chevy in the BGN starts 3rd, #33 Chevy in Cup starts 11th Michael Waltrip, #99 Chevy in BGN starts 9th, #15 Chevy

Buckshot to do double duty at Atlanta UPDATE 2 no Bodine again:

Buckshot to do double duty at Atlanta UPDATE 2 no Bodine again:

March 8, 2001
When the BGN series swings through Atlanta, just miles from where Buckshot Jones grew up in Tucker(GA), Jones will race in both next Saturdays Aarons 312 Busch Series and Sundays Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 Winston Cup race, an exciting double dose of action