Brandon Jones 'Lost All Respect' for Ty Gibbs in Last Lap Wreck. Any vehicle that loses a wheel after exiting pit road will be penalized two laps. He ran only one race that year and obviously did not exceed the seven race limit. Most Popular in Home & Office. Brandon Jones passes Kyle Busch for Xfinity Series win at Phoenix. I felt like I was on my own. Fellow rookie Brennan Poole, who nearly won last weekend at Talladega, is also in the mix, as are Ryan Preece and Garrett Smithley. When it was over, Ty Gibbs and longtime rival Sam Mayer came to blows on pit road. The adjustments will be in place at: Charlotte Roval, Chicago Street Course, Circuit of the Americas, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Martinsville, New Hampshire, North Wilkesboro, Phoenix, Richmond, Sonoma and Watkins Glen. Jones qualified 13 th for the Daytona 500 and moved into the top six almost immediately after the green flag dropped. Jones was maybe two minutes away from his second straight top-10 finish Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when his usual brand of luck . "First road-course win ever," Jones said. James "Jake" Finch [1] (born June 16, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. NASCAR Fans Rain Down Boos As Ty Gibbs Intentionally Wrecks Teammate Brandon Jones, Eliminating Him From Playoffs. Congratulations on everything, omg I'm a huge fan of xfinity and cup. But he didnt know they were all but completed.I was glad that at that point, Joe sat down and told him that, Jones said. Theyll both miss Cup races at Las Vegas and Phoenix. 81 car for Joe Gibbs Racing. And its hard to judge.. The first of two annual races at the 1.5-mile track finds Chevrolet driver Ross Chastain atop the point standings, trailed by Joey Logano, Alex Bowman, Kevin Harvick and Daniel Suarez. He left both races after accidents. Larson darted high. As of Talladega, Erik Jones leads Brandon Jones by 26 points. There will be a new face behind the wheel of the No. With the rule change debuting at Phoenix, Cup teams will be given a 50-minute practice session on March 10, two days before the Cup race there. Following the race, Gibbs claims he didnt mean to wreck Jones, but only meant to move him out of the way. Whenever NASCAR implements a new policy, there is often a ripple effect that influences racing years later. I always go back to the same verse, Ty Gibbs stated via Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. The answer lies with a rule change that NASCAR implemented five years ago across all three of its national series. October 29, 2022 at 11:10 PM. EyesonXfinity:Has John Hunter Nemecheks Trophy Hunting Paid Off? Erik Jones apologized to his team. View the profiles of people named Brandon Jones. Last year, crew members and the crew chief were each suspended four races each for the violation but NASCAR changed the rule in the offseason. Its nice to share the story, to share a little bit of his life and talk about the guy I looked up to so much for so many years. He trails Christopher Bell by 12 points for what would be the final playoff spot at this time. In NASCARs second-tier series, the likely winner will either be Erik Jones or Brandon Jones. Super quick and up front At Daytona And I saw you Erik, been a fan of yours for some time now. He assisted in brokering a deal to get Erik his first full-time ride in the Cup Series with Furniture Row Racing, and actually broke the news to Jones father first before Dave Jones passed last June.When he was sick and starting to get really ill, Joe Gibbs stopped by the house. Fortunately, they seem to have sorted that issue out, as they have announced Erik Jones as their new driver. Those are all tracks that have the wet weather package (rain tires, wipers, etc.). Over that stretch, he has two seconds and 15 top fives. Trevor Bayne, for instance, made his Sprint Cup debut in 2010. Erik Jones is a registered trademark of Paragon Racing, LLC. Not only is 2016 his first year of full-time competition in the XFINITY series, he had only run five NXS races before this year. Rick (Carelli) was probably telling me, my spotter, (but) I was in my own world. April 8, 2022 at 11:23 PM. The new rule declared that any driver competing in any of NASCARs three national touring series could only pick one division in which they would be eligible to earn points. 1, Past at Las Vegas: Finished top three in both races last year, Past as Las Vegas: Has a win and two top 10s in past five races, Past at Las Vegas: Won in March 2021 and was runner-up last March, Past at Las Vegas: Three consecutive finishes of seventh or better, Past at Las Vegas: Best career finish is fifth, Past at Las Vegas: Five consecutive finishes of 16th or worse. Its frustrating. 33 Rheem Chevrolet after wrecking on the last lap while running in fifth place. 42 Chevrolet and Erik Jones in the No. Replaces a former team of the same name, but are not related. Fellow rookie Brennan Poole, who nearly won last weekend at Talladega, is also in the mix, as are . NASCAR officials called the race with five laps remaining in the scheduled 113-lap race at the 2.66-mile speedway due to poor visibility. Chastain stayed on the bottom with a line of cars behind him. He is a native of Columbus, Ohio and currently resides in Southwest Florida. If youre third row, second row and you just clean the guy out, I dont know if I agree with that., I thought Brandon Jones and the No. The rules will not be in place at Bristol or Dover, which is not included in the wet weather package. 9 Chevrolet Camaro in 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races next season. The Soldiers were able to ask Jones questions about his profession and his work ethic that got him into NASCAR. 2013 position. "We got put in a bad position there. His future looked bright, and still does.Its just that he always envisioned that his father, Dave, would be standing next to him as he literally rode to the mountaintop of NASCAR that now is the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. "I tried to talk to him and he got all in my face and at that point, we've got to start fighting," Gibbs said. Some of those guys on Sunday want take that crap., Todd Bodine: I just lost all respect for Ty Gibbs. All professionals want to be respected but these incidents will haunt him for years. Dave Jones was 53 when he died, leaving his son, one of NASCAR's brightest up-and-coming drivers, without the man who sacrificed so much and lent so much guidance to help him get to the mountaintop. Man, thats it.I definitely thought about it standing on pit road at Daytona (before the season-opening Daytona 500). The races at Iowa and Bristol are also combination races with the ARCA Menards Series East, which was previously the K&N Pro Series East, marking Jones' first starts in that series since 2019. The 25-year-old Jones will drive the No. On Lap 21, Gibbs got around Creed for second place and trailed leader Jones by almost 1 second. The trip is scheduled to begin and end in Salt Lake City, Utah. As ODonnell said, we all saw what happened and what happened was Ty Gibbs intentionally wrecking Brandon Jones after the white flag was thrown in order to win the race. Eric Jacuzzi, NASCAR vice president of vehicle performance, said Tuesday on SiriusXM Speedway that the diffuser strakes are pieces that hang from the center of the diffuser underneath the car. On November 15, 2017, it was announced that Jones would replace Matt Tifft at Joe Gibbs Racing in 2018. The Ride allows me to combine my passion for helping others with my love of motorcycles, and it is such a special gift.. He would do the same thing through the 2014 season, apparently preserving his ROTY eligibility. Statistics current as of May 8, 2022. 0:52. We did that with Bubba and Larson. I had older tires than all those guys at the end.". Washington Commanders Release Carson Wentz, Could This Be The End Of His NFL Career? It turned out, however, that there could be exceptions to the new rule. NASCAR announced Tuesday that it will make changes to the Cup car for road course events and a majority of races at tracks 1.058 mile and less. The No. I totally agree with Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte not good!, Eddie Gossage: I believe Ty Gibbs will come to regret moves like this. 2007-08 to present. I always wanted to buy it back for him. Second place didn't matter. 71. Thats a dirtbag move., Gragson added, If I was in that position, Id be pretty worked up, if I was Brandon.. 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Also this year, if a wheel comes off a car while the vehicle is still on pit road, the vehicle restarts at the tail end of the field. [16] On September 24, RCR announced that Jones would begin competing full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2016. Instead of a fourth win Friday night, he finished eighth. That number turned out to be too high for NASCAR, and Bayne was deemed ineligible for ROTY honors in 2015 when he finally declared Sprint Cup eligibility. Born. Brandon Jones seals Xfinity Series pole at Martinsville. Hes just going different places and Im going different places., NASCAR fight between Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer at Martinsville (Video). I just called my dad and said, Hey, man, Ive got this problem or Ive got that problem, what do you think? And he would have an opinion or a solution. I felt like we lost earlier at the spring race just in the same way.. Brown's LGBcoin sponsorship was rejected by NASCAR executives on Tuesday, with this final decision coming two months after Brown and his racing team were told in person . With Bubba Wallace joining the newly named 23XI Racing team in 2021, it leaves Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) without a driver. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these. 0:54. The team also fields a third part-time entry, the No. A new home for Michael Thomas? It wasnt something we were fully engaged in at that point and werent sure what was going to happen exactly. Multicar wreck ends race for Elliott, Jones, Reddick at Daytona, Corey LaJoie gets loose, spins Brad Keselowski, Throwback: Stewart, Logano fight after Auto Club 2013, 'Summer House' star Kyle Cooke details Loverboy drama with Carl Radke, Race Rewind: Ice cold Californias Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek holds off charge from Sam Mayer to win at Auto Club, Sheldon Creed spins and makes incredible save near inside wall, Kyle Busch on first win with RCR: Its phenomenal. With his entire team returning, the winner of Toyota's 500th NASCAR race is looking for more trips to the winner circle this year. Were able to ask Jones questions about his profession and his work ethic that got him NASCAR... Combine my passion for helping others with my love of motorcycles, and it is such special... Years later Oh my God! & quot ; Jones said Tifft at Joe Gibbs Racing 2018! Be exceptions to the new rule officials called the race with five laps remaining in the weather. 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