P.J. Jones News

Thanksgiving Day/Weekend special races:

Thanksgiving Day/Weekend special races:

November 26, 2008
On Thanksgiving evening Thursday, November 27 with the 68th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix presented by Agajanian Promotions will take place at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. The last major event of the season on the United States Motorsports and Toyota Speedway

Schrader in the #96 at Bristol UPDATE2 Logano?:

Schrader in the #96 at Bristol UPDATE2 Logano?:

August 23, 2008
Ken Schrader is now listed on the Bristol entry list as the driver of the #96 Hall of Fame Racing/DLP Toyota for the Sharpie 500. Brad Coleman ran the car last week at Michigan and is scheduled to run in 7-10 races in the #96 for the rest of the season. See my updated

Watkins Glen rookie notes:

Watkins Glen rookie notes:

August 7, 2008
#00-Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 3 Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. McDowell scored a 24th-place finish and grabbed top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. #01-Regan Smith leads #77-Sam Hornish Jr. by five points

Yeley to sit Watkins Glen out? UPDATE 5 Yeley released, Coleman in rest of year:

Yeley to sit Watkins Glen out? UPDATE 5 Yeley released, Coleman in rest of year:

August 6, 2008
hearing that P.J. Jones will drive the #96 DLP Hall of Fame Racing Toyota at Watkins Glen in place or regular driver J.J. Yeley. Yeley failed to qualify for the last road course race at Infineon Raceway in June. Jones recently tested the #96 at Road Atlanta.(8-5-2008

Cup Drivers Scheduled to test at Infineon Raceway:

Cup Drivers Scheduled to test at Infineon Raceway:

June 7, 2008
Six Sprint Cup Series drivers are scheduled to visit Infineon Raceway on Tuesday, June 10, for a one-day test session. NASCAR drivers expected to attend the test day include #96-J.J. Yeley, #77-Sam Hornish Jr., #6-David Ragan, #38-David Gilliland, #28-Travis Kvapil

Robby Gordon and Central Europe Rally on DIRECTV’s The 101:

Robby Gordon and Central Europe Rally on DIRECTV’s The 101:

April 13, 2008
Team Dakar USA announced the acquisition of the United States broadcast rights for the Central Dakar Rally. DIRECTV will air a daily half-hour show on channel 101, the in-house channel available throughout the United States on the satellite television service. The

Reutimann Tests at Infineon Raceway:

Reutimann Tests at Infineon Raceway:

March 6, 2008
#00-David Reutimann visited Infineon Raceway for the first time on Wednesday and he was surprised by the challenges of the twisting 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course. Reutimann came to the track for a one-day test session before his first race start in the Sonoma Valley

Reutimann to Test at Infineon Raceway Next Week:

Reutimann to Test at Infineon Raceway Next Week:

February 29, 2008
Sprint Cup Series driver David Reutimann will visit Infineon Raceway for a one-day test session on Wednesday, March 5. Reutimann, who drives the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, has never competed in a Cup Series event on Infineon Raceway

PJ Jones signs with MB Motorsports for Daytona:

PJ Jones signs with MB Motorsports for Daytona:

February 10, 2008
Veteran driver, PJ Jones, will pilot the #63 Ford F-150 Craftsman Truck, campaigned by the veteran MB Motorsports team, in the "Chevy Silverado 250" Truck race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday February 15, 2008. MB Motorsports is one of two teams left in the

Robby Gordon Suspended from Pocono Race UPDATE 5:

Robby Gordon Suspended from Pocono Race UPDATE 5:

August 5, 2007
Hearing that NASCAR will suspend #7-Robby Gordon from Sunday's Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono for his actions in Saturday's Busch race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. For more info on his actions in the race, see my Busch Series page. P.J. Jones practiced the #7 Saturday

NASCAR Parks Robby Gordon at Pocono: UPDATE: Gordon Responds

NASCAR Parks Robby Gordon at Pocono: UPDATE: Gordon Responds

August 5, 2007
As a result of his actions on the race track at Saturday's Busch Series race at Montreal, NASCAR has parked driver Robby Gordon for today's Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. Referencing Section 12-2 of the 2007 NASCAR rule book ¦ if the act or omission of a member

Montoya wins at Sonoma:

Montoya wins at Sonoma:

June 24, 2007
#42-Juan Pabloe Montoya won the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway for his 1st ever Nextel Cup Series win in his 17th career start. The win adds Montoya to the 2008 All-Star race. Montoya led 7 of the 110 laps and won from the 32nd starting spot, the worst spot

Gilliland wins West Series race at Infineon:

Gilliland wins West Series race at Infineon:

June 24, 2007
#38-David Gilliland held off another second-generation Grand National Division West Series competitor, P.J. Jones, to capture his third career series win by 1.246 seconds in the Blue Lizard Australian Suncream 200 at Infineon Raceway. They were followed by road race

Double Duty Drivers at Milwaukee: UPDATE:

Double Duty Drivers at Milwaukee: UPDATE:

June 18, 2007
The distance between The Milwaukee Mile and Infineon Raceway will keep #1-J.J. Yeley from maintaining his full-time status in the NASCAR Busch Series. Instead, Ron Hornaday Jr. will drive the #1 Miccosukee Resorts Chevy at Milwaukee. Additionally, #99-David Reutimann

Road Course Racers at Infineon Raceway, Fellows in #96 UPDATE Pruett a no go:

Road Course Racers at Infineon Raceway, Fellows in #96 UPDATE Pruett a no go:

June 18, 2007
Mastering the twists and turns of Infineon Raceway is no small task, especially for many of the regulars on the Nextel Cup Series, who only compete on two road courses each year. For that reason, the Toyota/Save Mart 350 usually attracts a number of road-course specialists