NASCAR BGN Series Gateway 300 Preview -- #00, Buckshot Jones
24 July 1997
#00 Buckshot Jones, Aquafresh Pontiac Grand Prix
NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division
Gateway 300 Advance
Gateway International Raceway
BUCKSHOT JONES NOTES & QUOTES: GATEWAY 300
MADISON, IL -- "I really like going to these new tracks. Nobody has
claimed them as their own or their best track. It is unconquered
territory. Anyone has a shot at winning" --Buckshot Jones, driver of
the #00 Aquafresh Pontiac
Happy Birthday To You!! We want to wish Buckshot Jones, who turned 27
on July 23, a Happy Birthday!
Best Birthday Memory... "It was my 16th birthday and my sister was
planning this huge surprise party for me. There were about 200 people
invited," said Jones. "My sister and I shared a private phone line at
that time and she instructed the woman who was making the arrangements
to only speak to her. Well, I answered the phone one day and never
identified myself, but the woman told me the entire plan for the
party. I never let on that I knew about the party, because I knew how
much trouble my sister went to keep it a secret."
The #00 Aquafresh Racing team will be competing in the "Gateway 300"
with the same car they finished third with in South Boston, Va.,
earlier this summer.
On August 24, Harold Walker and the city of Independence, Va., will be
hosting the Buckshot Jones Fan Appreciation Day for all of the
official fan club members. The day will allow fan club members to meet
Buckshot in person, enjoy good food, music and a lot of fun.
Buckshot Jones NASCAR Career Results
Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles $Won
46 1 4 13 1 375,745
Buckshot Jones 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results
Date Location ST Fin LC/TL Status $Won
2/15 Daytona, FL 5 12 120/120 Running 21,937
2/22 Rockingham, NC 25 13 196/197 Running 8,795
3/1 Richmond, VA 22 13 248/250 Running 9,251
3/8 Atlanta, GA 16 4 197/197 Running 20,180
3/16 Las Vegas, NV 5 39 57/200 Accident 14,450
3/22 Darlington, SC 33 6 147/147 Running 12,325
3/29 Hickory, NC 6 14 300/300 Running 7,695
4/5 Fort Worth, TX 4 7 200/200 Running 22,250
4/12 Bristol, TN 35 10 250/250 Running 10,090
4/19 Nashville, TN 16 10 320/320 Running 8,960
4/26 Talladega, AL 11 38 46/117 Handling 9,670
5/10 Loudon, NH 7 41 63/200 Accident 7,085
5/18 Nazareth, PA 14 9 200/200 Running 8,162
5/24 Charlotte, NC 11 6 200/200 Running 18,067
5/31 Dover, DE 17 17 198/200 Running 10,010
6/13 South Boston, VA 4 3 300/300 Running 13,015
6/29 Watkins Glen, NY 15 20 81/82 Running 7,687
7/06 Milwaukee, WI 3 4 250/250 Running 17,550
7/12 Myrtle Beach, SC 10 10 250/250 Running 7,875
Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10 LC/TL $Won
19 0 0 3 10 3623/3980 (91%) 234,970
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