Erik Jones

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Erik Jones
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Jones at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2021
BornErik Benjamin Jones
(1996-05-30) May 30, 1996 (age 25)
Byron, Michigan
AchievementsFirst driver ever to win Rookie of the Year in all three NASCAR national series
2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion
2011 CRA All-Star Tour Champion
2012, 2013 Snowball Derby Winner
2013, 2014, 2015 Winchester 400 Winner
2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 Winner
2020 Busch Clash Winner
Awards2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year
2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
176 races run over 6 years
Car no., teamNo. 43 (Richard Petty Motorsports)
2020 position17th
Best finish15th (2018)
First race2015 SpongeBob SquarePants 400 (Kansas)
Last race2021 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race (Bristol)
First win2018 Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Daytona)
Last win2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 66 2
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
79 races run over 7 years
Car no., teamNo. 31 (Jordan Anderson Racing)
2019 position106th
Best finish4th (2016)
First race2014 EnjoyIllinois.com 300 (Joliet)
Last race2021 Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
First win2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (Texas)
Last win2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
9 50 15
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
42 races run over 5 years
2018 position93rd
Best finish1st (2015)
First race2013 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race2018 Gander Outdoors 150 (Pocono)
First win2013 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last win2015 WinStar World Casino & Resort 350 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
7 35 7
Statistics current as of August 2, 2021.

Erik Benjamin Jones (born May 30, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Richard Petty Motorsports as well as part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro for Jordan Anderson Racing. His nicknames are EJ, his initials, and That Jones Boy, given to him by announcer Ken Squier.[1] Until 2021, Jones had spent his entire NASCAR and ARCA career with Toyota, and while in their driver development program, he won the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.

Racing career[]

Early career and short track racing[]

Jones' 2010 ASA North Late Model that he won with at the La Crosse
Jones celebrating 2010 win

Jones began his racing career at the age of seven, in quarter-midget racing; he began racing stock cars at age 13,[2] and began competing in the ASA Late Model Series in 2010, becoming the youngest-ever winner of the Oktoberfest race at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway.[3] Moving to the Champion Racing Association's in 2011, he won the series championship in his rookie year; Jones also was the winner of that year's Governor's Cup 200 late model race at New Smyrna Speedway, leading every lap of the event; he was the first driver not born in the state of Florida to achieve that feat in over thirty years.[4]

Jones moved to the ARCA Racing Series for the 2012 season,[4] becoming the first-ever driver to compete in the series at the age of 15;[5] competing in 10 of the series' 19 races (he was not eligible at tracks longer than one mile), he posted a best finish of third at Winchester Speedway and Berlin Raceway.[6] In December of that year, Jones held off NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch to win the prestigious Snowball Derby.[7]

In December 2013, Jones was named the winner of the 2013 Snowball Derby after the original winner, Chase Elliott, was disqualified after post-race inspections revealed a piece of tungsten in his car.[8]

NASCAR[]

Truck Series[]

Jones' 2013 truck at Rockingham Speedway

In March 2013, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that it had signed Jones to drive in five age-eligible Camping World Truck Series races in the team's No. 51 Toyota Tundra,[5] driving at Martinsville Speedway, Rockingham Speedway and Iowa Speedway, as NASCAR relaxed the "Kyle Busch Rule" in that series where the minimum age was reduced from 18 to 16 at ovals shorter than 2,000 meters and road courses.[9] Jones finished second in his third career start in the series at Iowa.[10] In October, Jones added another prestigious late model trophy to his collection, winning the Winchester 400.[11]

On November 8, 2013, Jones became the youngest driver ever to win in the history of NASCAR's top-level competition to that time, winning the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway over Ross Chastain at the age of 17 years, five months and eight days.[12][N 1]

In January 2014 it was announced that Jones would return to KBM in the Truck Series for 2014, competing in all age-eligible events and selected longer track events after he turned 18.[14] On July 11, at Iowa Speedway, Jones dueled Ryan Blaney and ultimately held him off for the win. On September 13, at Chicagoland Speedway, Jones qualified for Kyle Busch, who would later go on and win the race.[15] On September 27, Jones won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his first longer track win. On November 7, Jones picked up his 4th career Truck Series win under the red flag at Phoenix, due to a power outage.

On November 6, 2014, it was announced that Jones would run the full 2015 season in the Trucks for KBM, his first age-eligible season racing for a championship, as well as running an increased slate of races for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series.[16]

In 2015, Jones started his season strong with a 2nd place finish at Daytona International Speedway. At Kansas Speedway, Jones would pick up his first pole of the season.[17] In June, Jones would qualify well, winning pole position at Texas Motor Speedway, Gateway Motorsports Park, and Iowa Speedway. In the same race at Iowa, Jones would score his first win of the 2015 season.

In August, Jones would win the pole for the Pocono Mountains 150 at Pocono Raceway. In the same month, Jones would score his second win of the season at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, gaining the points lead for the first time in his career after Tyler Reddick, the points leader entering the race, got into a wreck. After a string of top-ten finishes, Jones picked up win number three on the season at Texas Motor Speedway, extending his point lead over Crafton. Jones battled with defending champion Matt Crafton and Reddick during the course of the 2015 season and beat them to win the Championship.

In 2016, Jones would return to KBM to run a single race at Gateway Motorsports Park. Jones would end up finishing 5th after starting the race in 6th. Jones would again return to KBM for a single race in 2018, this time racing at Pocono Raceway. He would finish in 2nd place behind his teammate and truck owner, Kyle Busch.

In 2020, Jones joined a partnership between Wauters Motorsports and former team owners James Finch and Billy Ballew to run the Truck race at Homestead–Miami Speedway. The effort was spurred by a bounty from Kevin Harvick and Marcus Lemonis for full-time Cup drivers who could beat Busch in a Truck race.[18] The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the plan shifting to Charlotte Motor Speedway, but Jones was excluded from the 40-truck field as the No. 5 had no points in the owner's standings.[19]

Xfinity Series[]

Jones' 2016 Xfinity Series car at Road America

On June 19, 2014, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Jones will run three races with the team's No. 20 in the Nationwide Series after he became age-eligible.[20] Jones would make his Nationwide Series debut a month later in the EnjoyIllinois.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. He would finish in the top-ten in all three races.

In 2015, Jones ran 25 races in the renamed Xfinity Series, splitting the No. 20 and No. 54 Toyotas for JGR. On April 10, 2015, Jones won his first Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in the No. 20. Later in the year, Jones completed a weekend sweep, winning at Iowa in the Truck Series for the first time in 2015 and at Chicagoland in the Xfinity Series in the No. 54, battling Ryan Blaney for his second career Xfinity Series win.

Jones started racing full-time in the Xfinity Series for JGR in 2016, driving the No. 20.[21] Jones won his first race of the season at Bristol in April, holding off Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch on a late restart. He also won the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus by being the highest finishing Xfinity Series regular out of the four who qualified through the heat races.[22] Jones won for the second time in 2016 at Dover in May, again winning the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus.[23] Jones then set the fastest time in qualifying for the Hisense 4K TV 300, winning the 9th straight pole for JGR. At Iowa in July, Jones scored his third win of the season, leading the most laps and passing Ty Dillon for the lead with 15 laps to go.[24] Jones won for the fourth time at Chicagoland in September, taking the lead with 10 laps to go. With this win, Jones entered the Chase as the number one seed.[25] Jones advanced through the Chase to the championship round at Homestead, where he would finish 4th in points behind Daniel Suárez, Elliott Sadler, and Justin Allgaier.

In 2017, as he began racing full-time in the Cup Series, Jones ran a part-time Xfinity schedule. In April, he won back-to-back races at Texas and Bristol.[26] In June, Jones joined Fox NASCAR's Cup drivers-only coverage of the Xfinity race at Pocono, working as a pit reporter alongside Ryan Blaney and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[27]

Jones drove the XCI Racing No. 81 Toyota at the 2019 Food City 300 at Bristol,[28] where he finished 37th after being involved in a multi-car pileup with Christopher Bell, Cole Custer, and Joey Logano.[29]

On August 2, 2021, it was announced that Jones would return to the Xfinity Series to run the race at Watkins Glen in the No. 31 for Jordan Anderson Racing. This was his first start in the series since leaving JGR and Toyota.

Cup Series[]

2015[]
Jones made his unofficial Sprint Cup Series debut in substitution for Denny Hamlin.

Jones unofficially debuted in the Sprint Cup Series during the 2015 Food City 500, when he relieved Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 due to Hamlin's neck spasms. After taking over the car, which had been in fifth, he dropped to 37th for the restart, and despite falling to the point where he was two laps down, Jones managed to finish the race in 26th. Since Hamlin started the race, he was credited with the 26th-place finish.[30]

It was then announced that he would drive the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Kyle Busch, who was recovering from a leg injury, at Kansas. In his official debut, Jones qualified 12th and ran as high as first before crashing while running fourth. Jones ended up finishing 40th, 25 laps down.

Jones made his first career "triple duty" by running all three national series at the November Texas and Phoenix races. On November 4, he was announced as the driver of JGR's No. 20 car following the suspension of Matt Kenseth for his incident with Joey Logano at the Martinsville race the previous week.[31] Jones finished 12th after blowing a tire late at Texas Motor Speedway. He drove the car again at Phoenix International Raceway to a 19th-place finish.

2017[]
Jones at Pocono Raceway in 2017.

For 2016, he originally was planned to drive several races with JGR's fifth car. However, due to the charter system, which limits an owner to just four cars without any exception for rookie drivers, his Cup plans were put on hold. On August 7, it was announced that Jones had signed a deal with Furniture Row Racing to drive in their new No. 77 car sponsored by 5-hour Energy for the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.[32]

On July 11, 2017, it was announced that Jones would make the long-anticipated move to the JGR No. 20 car full-time in 2018, replacing Kenseth. This coincided with Furniture Row Racing's announcement that they would shut down the No. 77 team to focus on the No. 78 team with Martin Truex Jr., who would go on to win the 2017 MENCS Championship.[33] On August 19, Jones dominated at Bristol, winning his first Cup Series pole and dominated early, but lost the lead late in the race to Kyle Busch, who would go on to win while Jones finished second. Jones led 260 laps in the race after leading only 50 in his 26 prior starts in the series.

2018[]
Jones at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2018

On July 7, 2018, Jones captured his first career Cup Series win at the 2018 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway after going into overtime second alongside Truex Jr. but got a big push from Chris Buescher and held off Truex Jr. on the final lap.[34] This win secured him in the Playoffs, but was eliminated in the Round of 16 after disastrous finishes at Las Vegas and the Charlotte Roval. Jones finished the season 15th in points.

2019[]
Jones at Sonoma Raceway in 2019

On September 2, 2019, Jones scored his second career Cup Series win at Darlington, securing him in the 2019 Playoffs.[35] Four days later, he confirmed that he signed a contract extension with JGR to drive the No. 20 in 2020.[36] Heading into the playoffs, Jones started 26th at Las Vegas. During the race Jones had reported his throttle was stuck and had to go behind the wall. He returned to the track 16 laps down, Jones ultimately finished 36th, 26 points from the cutoff line.[37] At Richmond, Jones ran top 10 in the later part of the night and was able to finish 4th, but was disqualified when his car was discovered to have a rear wheel alignment issue during post-race inspection.[38] He left Richmond 45 points down from the cutoff line. Jones was in a must win situation heading to the Charlotte Roval. However coming to a restart, Jones was involved in a multi-car incident heading into turn 1. The damage was significant enough to puncture his radiator and eliminate him from the Round of 16.[39]

2020[]

Jones kicked off 2020 by winning the Busch Clash; despite being involved in three accidents towards the end of the race, further wrecks among the field led to multiple overtime attempts. On the third overtime, Jones received a push from Hamlin on the final lap to win.[40] In August 2020, after fellow Toyota team Leavine Family Racing announced the sale of their team, it was announced that JGR would be parting ways with Jones at season's end, ending a long-time relationship that dated back to 2012. Jones would end up missing the playoffs after being involved in a wreck at Daytona, a race he would need to win in order to lock himself in. Jones would go winless for the first time since his rookie season in 2017 and finish 17th in points.

2021[]
Jones in the No. 43 at Sonoma Raceway in 2021

On October 21, 2020, Jones was confirmed to drive the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 entry in 2021, replacing Bubba Wallace.[41] On August 22nd, 2021, it was revealed that Jones would remain in the No. 43 for the 2022 season.[42]

Personal life[]

Jones, born May 30, 1996 in Byron, Michigan, is a graduate of Swartz Creek High School.[9][43] Jones received his high school diploma at Texas Motor Speedway before the WinStar World Casino 400K Camping World Truck Series race on June 6, 2014.[43]

He currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina. He has a younger sister, Lindsey.

He has been dating dirt track racer Holly Shelton since 2018.[44]

Motorsports career results[]

NASCAR[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series[]

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2015 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI
RL
RCH TAL 54th 01 [45]
18 KAN
40
CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR
20 TEX
12
PHO
19
HOM
2017 Furniture Row Racing 77 Toyota DAY
39
ATL
14
LVS
15
PHO
8
CAL
12
MAR
12
TEX
22
BRI
17
RCH
38
TAL
33
KAN
22
CLT
7
DOV
15
POC
3
MCH
13
SON
25
DAY
9
KEN
6
NHA
39
IND
31
POC
8
GLN
10
MCH
3
BRI
2*
DAR
5
RCH
6
CHI
33
NHA
6
DOV
12
CLT
17
TAL
36
KAN
35
MAR
26
TEX
10
PHO
4
HOM
21
19th 863 [46]
2018 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota DAY
36
ATL
11
LVS
8
PHO
9
CAL
7
MAR
17
TEX
4
BRI
26
RCH
13
TAL
39
DOV
18
KAN
7
CLT
19
POC
29
MCH
15
SON
7
CHI
6
DAY
1
KEN
7
NHA
16
POC
5
GLN
5
MCH
13
BRI
5
DAR
8
IND
2
LVS
40
RCH
11
CLT
30
DOV
4
TAL
8
KAN
4
MAR
26
TEX
4
PHO
17
HOM
30
15th 2220 [47]
2019 DAY
3
ATL
7
LVS
13
PHO
29
CAL
19
MAR
30
TEX
4
BRI
24
RCH
14
TAL
19
DOV
6
KAN
3
CLT
40
POC
3
MCH
31
SON
8
CHI
7
DAY
23
KEN
3
NHA
3
POC
2
GLN
4
MCH
18
BRI
22
DAR
1
IND
39
LVS
36
RCH
38
CLT
40
DOV
15
TAL
34
KAN
7
MAR
20
TEX
10
PHO
7
HOM
3
16th 2194 [48]
2020 DAY
18
LVS
23
CAL
10
PHO
28
DAR
8
DAR
5
CLT
11
CLT
26
BRI
5
ATL
28
MAR
20
HOM
21
TAL
5
POC
38
POC
3
IND
33
KEN
22
TEX
6
KAN
5
NHA
24
MCH
11
MCH
27
DAY
11
DOV
12
DOV
22
DAY
35
DAR
4
RCH
22
BRI
3
LVS
8
TAL
2
CLT
3
KAN
20
TEX
21
MAR
12
PHO
22
17th 873 [49]
2021 Richard Petty Motorsports 43 Chevy DAY
39
DAY
14
HOM
27
LVS
10
PHO
20
ATL
24
BRI
9
MAR
30
RCH
19
TAL
27
KAN
25
DAR
18
DOV
22
COA
16
CLT
16
SON
11
NSH
19
POC
22
POC
31
ROA
19
ATL
24
NHA
19
GLN
27
IND
7
MCH
18
DAY
11
DAR
32
RCH
21
BRI
8
LVS
TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO -* -* [50]
– Relieved Denny Hamlin
Daytona 500[]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2017 Furniture Row Racing Toyota 34 39
2018 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 36
2019 28 3
2020 14 18
2021 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 31 39

Xfinity Series[]

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2014 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI
7
IND IOW GLN MOH BRI
8
ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO
6
HOM 91st 01 [51]
2015 DAY
18
LVS
29
CAL
3
TEX
1*
BRI
4
TAL
30
IOW
3
CLT
15
KEN
2
NHA IND
34
RCH
5
CHI CLT
2
KAN TEX
4
PHO
3
HOM
3
85th 01 [52]
54 ATL
13
PHO
5
RCH
4
DOV
9*
MCH CHI
1*
DAY
8
IOW
7
GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR KEN
8
DOV
2016 20 DAY
31
ATL
3
LVS
3
PHO
2
CAL
15
TEX
2
BRI
1
RCH
34
TAL
21
DOV
1*
CLT
31
POC
2
MCH
4
IOW
27
DAY
10
KEN
4
NHA
2
IND
22
IOW
1*
GLN
12
MOH
6
BRI
33
ROA
21
DAR
6
RCH
2
CHI
1
KEN
28*
DOV
16
CLT
5
KAN
15
TEX
4
PHO
10
HOM
9
4th 4032 [53]
2017 DAY
32
ATL LVS PHO
3
CAL
4
TEX
1*
BRI
1
RCH TAL
5
CLT DOV
35
POC MCH IOW DAY
25
KEN
3*
NHA IND
23
IOW GLN
8
MOH BRI ROA DAR
4
RCH CHI
18*
KEN DOV
20
CLT
30
KAN
15*
TEX
1*
PHO
3
HOM 87th 01 [54]
2019 XCI Racing 81 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI
37
ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 106th 01 [55]
2021 Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevy DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN
36
IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO -* -* [56]

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series[]

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NGTC Pts Ref
2013 Kyle Busch Motorsports 51 Toyota DAY MAR
9
CAR
9
KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW
2
ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW
9
CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
1*
HOM 29th 195 [57]
2014 DAY MAR
18
KAN CLT DOV TEX
11
GTW
23
KEN IOW
1*
ELD
29
POC
6
MCH BRI MSP
3
CHI NHA
7
LVS
1
TAL
6
MAR
4
TEX PHO
1*
HOM 18th 426 [58]
2015 4 DAY
2
ATL
7
MAR
3
KAN
11*
CLT
2*
DOV
3
TEX
15
GTW
23*
IOW
1*
KEN
2*
ELD
4
POC
10
MCH
3
BRI
6
MSP
1
CHI
6
NHA
7
LVS
9
TAL
4
MAR
10
TEX
1*
PHO
9*
HOM
6
1st 899 [59]
2016 51 DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW
5
KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 85th 01 [60]
2018 18 DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC
2
MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 93rd 01 [61]
2020 Wauters Motorsports 5 Toyota DAY LVS CLT
DNQ
ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO - 01 [62]

K&N Pro Series East[]

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2018 DGR-Crosley 20 Toyota NSM BRI LGY SBO SBO MEM NJM TMP NHA IOW GLN
19
GTW NHA DOV 57th 26 [63]

K&N Pro Series West[]

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2018 DGR-Crosley 20 Toyota KCR TUS TUS OSS CNS SON
6
IOW EVG GTW LVS MER AAS KCR 37th 38 [64]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series driver points

ARCA Racing Series[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ARSC Pts Ref
2012 Venturini Motorsports 55 Chevy DAY MOB
29
SLM
5
TAL ELK
8
POC MCH
3
IOW
11
CHI IRP
33
BLN
3
ISF
4
SLM
27
DSF KAN 21st 1565 [65]
Toyota TOL
26
2013 15 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC
2
MCH WIN CHI
12*
BLN
1*
ISF DSF IOW SLM KEN
6
KAN 33rd 855 [66]

References[]

Notes
  1. ^ The current youngest NASCAR national touring series winner is Cole Custer, winning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September 2014 at 16 years, 7 months, and 28 days.[13]
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Chase Elliott
NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year
2017
Succeeded by
William Byron
Achievements
Preceded by
Brad Keselowski
Southern 500 Winner
2019
Succeeded by
Kevin Harvick
Preceded by
Chase Elliott
Snowball Derby Winner
2012, 2013
Succeeded by
John Hunter Nemechek
Preceded by
Matt Crafton
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion
2015
Succeeded by
Johnny Sauter
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