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🇺🇸 Erik Jones

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver facts
Full name
Erik Jones
Born
30 May 1996(b. 1996)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Career wins
21
Career podiums
67
Career starts
458
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
6,064
Erik Jones
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,064
Rank 179 of 38,983 indexed, +345 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
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. Jones has recorded 21 wins and 67 podiums from 458 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,064 ranks Jones 179th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-09NASCAR Cup Series at IowaNASCAR Cup SeriesP35−156
2026-07-26NASCAR Cup Series at IndianapolisNASCAR Cup SeriesP27−76
2026-07-19NASCAR Cup Series at North WilkesboroNASCAR Cup SeriesP21−42
2026-07-12NASCAR Cup Series at AtlantaNASCAR Cup SeriesP5+96
2026-07-05NASCAR Cup Series at ChicagoNASCAR Cup SeriesP15+19
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+183THE CLASH AT DAYTONA 2020NASCAR Cup SeriesP1
+160Duel #2 2025NASCAR Cup SeriesP2
+154NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega 2024NASCAR Cup SeriesP5
+143Iowa 2013NASCAR TruckP2
+142NASCAR Cup Series at Texas 2025NASCAR Cup SeriesP5
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT TEXAS4 starts+43
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT KANSAS4 starts+43
NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan6 starts+43
NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono5 starts+39
Struggles
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT CHARLOTTE4 starts-62
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT LAS VEGAS4 starts-35
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Road Course4 starts-33
NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas11 starts-32
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸NASCAR Cup Series2502000P15+3456,064
2025▸NASCAR Cup Series3802000P18+3085,719
2024▸NASCAR Cup Series3600000P30−4275,411
2023▸NASCAR Cup Series3901000P26−5255,838
2022▸NASCAR Cup Series3912000P14+5456,364
2021▸NASCAR Cup Series3900000P26−3905,819
▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P32−184
2020▸NASCAR Cup Series3915000P9+3285,461
2019▸NASCAR Cup Series3918000P8−2866,162
▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P34−237
2018▸NASCAR Cup Series3914000P8+7536,342
▸NASCAR Truck101000P23+26
2017▸NASCAR XfinityJoe Gibbs Racing1836030P6−986,481
2016▸NASCAR XfinityJoe Gibbs Racing334110100P4−2805,815
▸NASCAR TruckKyle Busch Motorsports100000P25+21
2015▸NASCAR TruckKyle Busch Motorsports2339060P2+2635,900
▸NASCAR XfinityJoe Gibbs Racing2328030P5+609
2014▸NASCAR TruckKyle Busch Motorsports1234020P7+4305,648
▸NASCAR XfinityJoe Gibbs Racing300000P21+228
2013▸NASCAR TruckKyle Busch Motorsports512000P15+3,2874,637
▸ARCA Menards SeriesToyota Care / Matrix Protection ( Bill Venturini )412100P15+164
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Jones finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇲🇽 Daniel Suarez6,26040021918155%
🇺🇸 Austin DillonFIA Gold5,78037920517454%
🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney7,08337514123438%
🇺🇸 Ross Chastain5,94636620016655%
🇺🇸 Chase ElliottFIA Platinum6,53235712623135%
🇺🇸 Joey Logano6,35435612523135%
🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski5,99434814020840%
🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum5,98534812522336%
🇺🇸 Ty Dillon5,14934623411268%
🇺🇸 Chris Buescher6,60234215518745%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,3813329923330%
🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion6,832153728147%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,8312109012043%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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174🇬🇧 Mike HailwoodFormula 16,069
175🇬🇧 Taylor BarnardFormula E6,069
176🇳🇱 Carel Godin de BeaufortFormula 16,067
177🇪🇸 Marc GeneWEC6,067
178🇺🇸 Paul RussoFormula 16,067
179🇺🇸 Erik JonesNASCAR Cup Series6,064
180🇮🇪 Derek DalyFormula 16,063
181🇫🇷 Jean AlesiIndyCar6,063
182🇦🇷 Roberto MieresFormula 16,059
183🇮🇹 Cesare PerdisaFormula 16,056
184🇬🇧 Martin BrundleNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie6,056
185🇺🇸 Mario AndrettiFormula 16,053
186🇬🇧 Bob GerardFormula 16,051
187🇩🇪 Thierry BoutsenFIA GT Championship6,049
188🇺🇸 Michael AndrettiIndyCar6,048
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Erik Jones is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Jones has recorded 21 wins and 67 podiums from 458 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,064 ranks Jones 179th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Reddick, Jones crash on Lap 4 of Iowa Cup Series race[1]
NASCAR.com
9 Aug 2026
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Erik Jones[2]
NASCAR.com
24 Jul 2026
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Where the NASCAR playoff picture stands with five regular season races to go[3]
RACER - Racing News
21 Jul 2026
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