NASCAR BGN Detroit Gasket 200 Preview: #00, Buckshot Jones
14 August 1997
#00 Buckshot Jones, Aquafresh Pontiac Grand Prix NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division Detroit Gasket 200 Advance Michigan Speedway BUCKSHOT JONES NOTES & QUOTES: DETROIT GASKET 200 BROOKLYN, MI - "Michigan Speedway was the first track we competed on that was over a mile long. It's a wide track that allows a lot of room to race and it is very forgiving when you need it to be." --Buckshot Jones, driver of the #00 Aquafresh Pontiac. Buckshot Jones Michigan Speedway Results Date St Fin LC/TL Status $ Won 8/19/95 14 16 98/100 Running 3,720 8/17/96 33 27 98/100 Running 6,220 The #00 Aquafresh Pontiac Grand Prix that will compete in the "Detroit Gasket 200" is the same car Buckshot drove in Atlanta earlier this year and finished fourth. "Last year at Michigan we were running just as good as Jeff Purvis, who won the race," Jones said. "Our ignition went out and we went two laps down. We have been extremely consistent this year, and we look forward to some good things happening this weekend." On August 24, fans from North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee will gather in Independence, Va., for the Buckshot Jones Fan Club Day. The day is being organized by the town of Independence and Harold Walker, a friend of the Jones family. There will be food, music and free giveaways. New fans can sign up for the fan club at the event. Buckshot Jones NASCAR Career Results Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles $Won 48 1 4 14 1 400,775 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 7/26 Madison, IL 10 25 188/240 Running 16,180 8/1 Indianapolis, IN 35 7 200/200 Running 8,850 Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10 LC/TL $Won 21 0 0 3 11 4011/4420 (91%) 260,000 By Events & Outings, Inc.