Terry Jones (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian businessman and

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team owner. He co-owns

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, an

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and

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team.

Career

In 1995, Jones formed Jones Group International, an

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-based demolition company. The firm regularly sponsored Jones during his racing career. Jones began racing in the

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in 2003. In 2010, Jones joined

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to race in the

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; the move was spurred by Jones' decision to race in

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, a sanctioning body that he considered "a little more professional" than ARCA. In 2014, Jones signed with Win-Tron Racing for the season opener at

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. The following year, he partnered with spotter and friend

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to form

; Rette joked in 2019 that while he is the team's "sweat equity", Jones is "the money." Although Jones' racing career was placed on hiatus after a motorcycle accident, he continued his involvement with RJR. Serving as owner-driver, Jones finished 19th in RJR's debut ARCA race at Daytona, where he finished 19th after being involved in a late accident. The team also fielded a Truck program for

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, with Jones running the Talladega event. In 2016, an attempted return to the Truck Talladega race with Jones was canceled after he suffered a leg injury. At the 2017 ARCA season opener, Jones recorded a career-best finish of second; he was leading the race until

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passed him with eight laps remaining.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Racing Series

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Terry Living people 1971 births NASCAR drivers NASCAR team owners ARCA Menards Series drivers Canadian racing drivers People from Amherstburg, Ontario Sportspeople from Essex County, Ontario Racing drivers from Ontario