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🇺🇸 Erik Jones
Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series, Legacy Motor Club.
Driver facts
Full name
Erik Jones
Born
30 May 1996(b. 1996)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Legacy Motor Club
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Career wins
21
Career podiums
67
Career starts
464
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
5,710
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,710Rank 443 of 40,308 indexed, +20 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Erik Jones is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series for Legacy Motor Club. Jones has recorded 21 wins and 67 podiums from 464 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,710 ranks Jones 443th of 40,308 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-19 | Bristol | P32 | −101 |
| 2026-09-13 | World Wide Technology Raceway | P13 | +62 |
| 2026-09-06 | Darlington | P15 | +51 |
| 2026-08-29 | Daytona International Speedway | P39 | −140 |
| 2026-08-23 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | P33 | −124 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +183 | Daytona International Speedway 2020 | NASCAR Cup Series | P1 |
| +161 | Duel #2 2025 | NASCAR Cup Series | P2 |
| +154 | Talladega 2024 | NASCAR Cup Series | P5 |
| +143 | Iowa 2013 | NASCAR Truck | P2 |
| +142 | NASCAR CUP SERIES ALL STAR RACE 2026 | NASCAR Cup Series | P3 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Texas21 starts+40
Darlington17 starts+33
Pocono Raceway15 starts+28
California8 starts+27
Struggles
Indianapolis Motor Speedway6 starts-59
Charlotte Road Course4 starts-33
Richmond19 starts-28
NASCAR CUP SERIES ALL STAR OPEN RACE4 starts-25
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | Legacy Motor Club | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +20 | 5,710 |
| 2025 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +311 | 5,690 | |
| 2024 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −430 | 5,379 | |
| 2023 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −533 | 5,809 | |
| 2022 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +550 | 6,342 | |
| 2021 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −405 | 5,792 | |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −184 | |||
| 2020 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +325 | 5,437 | |
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −295 | 6,151 | |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −237 | |||
| 2018 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +752 | 6,340 | |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +26 | |||
| 2017 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P6 | −98 | 6,481 |
| 2016 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Joe Gibbs Racing | 33 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | P4 | −280 | 5,815 |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +21 | ||
| 2015 | ▸NASCAR Truck | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 23 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | P2 | +263 | 5,900 |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Joe Gibbs Racing | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P5 | +609 | ||
| 2014 | ▸NASCAR Truck | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P7 | +430 | 5,648 |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +228 | ||
| 2013 | ▸NASCAR Truck | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +3,287 | 4,637 |
| ▸ARCA Menards Series | Toyota Care / Matrix Protection ( Bill Venturini ) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +164 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Jones finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Daniel Suárez | 6,227 | 406 | 221 | 185 | 54% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin DillonFIA Gold | 5,857 | 385 | 206 | 179 | 54% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney | 6,644 | 381 | 143 | 238 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Ross Chastain | 5,946 | 372 | 202 | 170 | 54% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase ElliottFIA Platinum | 6,253 | 363 | 127 | 236 | 35% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey Logano | 6,704 | 362 | 125 | 237 | 35% |
| 🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski | 6,065 | 354 | 141 | 213 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Ty Dillon | 4,921 | 352 | 238 | 114 | 68% |
| 🇺🇸 Chris Buescher | 6,214 | 348 | 158 | 190 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum | 5,958 | 348 | 125 | 223 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion | 7,341 | 338 | 100 | 238 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 2× champion | 6,867 | 263 | 98 | 165 | 37% |
| 🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,797 | 159 | 73 | 86 | 46% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 433 | 🇬🇧 Piers Courage | Formula 1 | 5,727 |
| 434 | 🇬🇧 Duncan Hamilton | Formula 1 | 5,726 |
| 435 | 🇮🇹 Fabrizio Gollin | FIA GT Championship | 5,726 |
| 436 | 🇮🇹 Renzo Zorzi | Formula 1 | 5,725 |
| 437 | 🇬🇧 Justin Wilson | IndyCar | 5,723 |
| 438 | 🇮🇹 Franco Rol | Formula 1 | 5,721 |
| 439 | 🇧🇪 Dries Vanthoor | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,720 |
| 440 | 🇺🇸 Troy Ruttman | Formula 1 | 5,719 |
| 441 | 🇯🇵 Benoît Tréluyer | DTM | 5,712 |
| 442 | 🇺🇸 Jacques Swaters | Formula 1 | 5,711 |
| 443 | 🇺🇸 Erik Jones | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,710 |
| 444 | 🇬🇧 Tom Ingram | BTCC | 5,704 |
| 445 | 🇦🇺 Anton De Pasquale | Supercars Championship | 5,697 |
| 446 | 🇺🇸 Layne Riggs | NASCAR Truck | 5,697 |
| 447 | 🇯🇵 Marco Apicella | Super GT | 5,695 |
| 448 | 🇩🇰 Jason Watt | World Touring Car Championship | 5,694 |
| 449 | 🇬🇧 Peter Whitehead | Formula 1 | 5,693 |
| 450 | 🇺🇸 Dane Cameron | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,691 |
| 451 | 🇦🇹 Jo Gartner | Formula 3 Macau | 5,690 |
| 452 | 🇬🇧 John Campbell-Jones | Formula 1 | 5,690 |
| 453 | 🇫🇷 Christophe Tinseau | 24H Series | 5,689 |
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