Blake Jones is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Cup Series. Jones has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 16 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,972 ranks Jones 3655th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2019-10-13 | MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT TALLADEGA | P31 | +16 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +155 | Talladega Superspeedway 2015 | ARCA Menards Series | P1 |
| +97 | Salem Speedway 2016 | ARCA Menards Series | P5 |
| +91 | Iowa Speedway 2015 | ARCA Menards Series | P7 |
| +59 | Berlin Raceway 2015 | ARCA Menards Series | P8 |
| +46 | Daytona International Speedway 2015 | ARCA Menards Series | P17 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +16 | 3,972 | |
| 2018 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −96 | 3,956 | |
| ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +61 | |||
| 2016 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Cunningham Motorsports ( Kerry Scherer ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +97 | 3,991 |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Rick Ware Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | ↑430−84 | ||
| 2015 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Ford Performance / Momo ( Carlos Lira ) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +2,295 | 3,645 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Josh Williams | 4,126 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Ross Chastain | 5,946 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇲🇽 Daniel Suarez | 6,260 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Brandon Jones | 5,657 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt Tifft | 4,769 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 B.J. McLeod | 4,326 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Timmy Hill | 3,959 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Tom Hessert III | 3,920 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Garrett Smithley | 3,894 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Bo LeMastus | 3,145 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,831 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 William ByronHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,493 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler ReddickHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,263 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,645 | 🇪🇪 Karl-Oscar Liiv | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,974 |
| 3,646 | 🇫🇮 Luka Sammalisto | Italian F4 | 3,974 |
| 3,647 | 🇩🇪 Max Moritz | European Le Mans Series | 3,974 |
| 3,648 | 🇩🇪 Michael Heimrich | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,974 |
| 3,649 | 🇺🇸 C.W. Smith | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,973 |
| 3,650 | 🇺🇸 John Potter | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,973 |
| 3,651 | 🇺🇸 Ken Ragan | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,973 |
| 3,652 | 🏳️ Matt Neal | 24H Series | 3,973 |
| 3,653 | 🇧🇷 Rodrigo Baptista | GT4 America | 3,973 |
| 3,654 | 🇬🇧 Ross KAISER | Le Mans Cup | 3,973 |
| 3,655 | 🇺🇸 Blake Jones | NASCAR Cup Series | 3,972 |
| 3,656 | 🇺🇸 Cooper Shipman | Formula Regional Americas | 3,972 |
| 3,657 | 🇮🇹 Giacomo Petrobelli | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,972 |
| 3,658 | 🇺🇸 Kirk Shelmerdine | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,972 |
| 3,659 | 🇺🇸 Lonnie Rush Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,972 |
| 3,660 | 🇺🇸 Mateo Siderman | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,972 |
| 3,661 | 🇺🇸 Randy Butner | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,972 |
| 3,662 | 🇺🇸 Scott Jenkins | Star Mazda Championship | 3,972 |
| 3,663 | 🇨🇦 Anthony Mantella | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,971 |
| 3,664 | 🇺🇸 Bennie Davis | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,971 |
| 3,665 | 🇺🇸 Greg Clark | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,971 |
Blake Jones holds a Racer Rating of 5,336, placing him in the established professional band. This rating reflects a driver capable of competing at the top level of national stock car racing, though his record shows limited success in that environment.[1]
Jones raced in NASCAR's two highest national series across 2018 and 2019, with four starts in the Cup Series and four in the Xfinity Series. He finished an average of P29.3 across his eight classified starts, posting no wins or podiums. His opponents in these races included multiple elite professionals and champions; he finished ahead of Kyle Larson, a two-time Cup Series champion and FIA Gold-graded driver, once, and William Byron twice, but was consistently outpaced by Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain. Against mid-tier professionals like B.J. McLeod and Timmy Hill, Jones showed more competitive balance, beating McLeod four times across six shared races. The calibre of competition he faced, combined with his average finishing position, indicates a driver at the margins of full-time national racing rather than a consistent frontrunner.[2]
Jones retired from racing after 2019. His brief NASCAR career yielded limited traction despite efforts to return to the Cup Series in 2022, and he has not competed since his final Xfinity Series appearance in 2018.