P. J. Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	P. J. Jones
Occupation	Racing Automobile Driver
Date Of Birth	Apr 23, 1969(1969-04-23)
Age	55
Birthplace	Torrance
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aries

P. J. Jones Biography

P. J. Jones is one of the most popular and richest Racing Automobile Driver who was born on April 23, 1969 in Torrance, California, United States. Parnell Velko “P. J.” Jones (born 23rd April 1969) is a famous American professional race driver. He has competed in a variety of disciplines that include NASCAR, IndyCar, IMSA GT Championship as well as the American Le Mans Series, USAC as well as the Chili Bowl, and the Stadium Super Trucks.

Jones was not the sort of person to be discouraged by slow progress, however Jones rose from the quiet year of 1990 to show his status as a champion in auto racing in 1991. The year began with GTP and he competed in his first race, the 24 Hours of Daytona for Dan Gurney and his All American Racers squad, which had a Toyota-powered HF90 for a race that was not the most prestigious of wins. Yet it was a huge achievement for Jones to be even thought of by a person as knowledgeable on motorsports as Gurney was a huge boost in confidence which would help boost Jones throughout the rest of the year, in which his main focus was in racing in the American Racing Series.

Racing down an avenue which would take him to the season’s vice-runner-up position, Jones scored two victories in twelve races, exhibiting excellence on the narrow confines of treacherous street circuits in Toronto and Denver. Having now proven that his talents were beyond the challenges the American Racing Series could offer, Jones would never return to the championship subsequent to 1991’s conclusion.

Outside of Jones’ two wins on the IMSA circuit, the second-generation driver dominated the 1992 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race in Long Beach.

While Jones continued to earn his reputation in the field as the future for motorsports in USAC and IMSA GT, he started to explore IMSA GT, foreshadowing the start in his career’s most apex which would be at least within the GTP class of the series. At the time, Jones was participating in the GTO and GTU classes along with Clayton-Cunningham Racing and their stable of Mazda RX-7 vehicles. A brief time in GTO and GTU resulted in Jones in the 14th and 27th positions in their respective rankings. The low rankings did not diminish Jones performance in the rotary-engined racing vehicle Instead, 1988 was marked by a podium finish during some of the GTU races.

P. J. Jones Net Worth

P. J. Jones is one of the richest Racing Automobile Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, P. J. Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jones first races were in a manner that was not typical in young driver’s racing, centered on go-karting. After he graduated from his introductory-level races, Jones began to enter the oval races at Ascot Park, similar to what his father did in the years prior. As he gained experience and accolades Jones was able to progress vertically until US Auto Club sanctioned events. There are a myriad of options within the USAC the governing body’s vast range of open- wheel divisions Jones decided to compete in the West Coast Midget category. In 1986, the racing season was the year that saw Jones get an award for the best rookie award in the class. The young driver set out to beat his father’s car racing successes. He was, due to being an HS junior already surpassed Parnelli in academic accomplishment.

The year 1988 was also a time when Jones was also a winner in the world championship sprint car race that took place in Auckland and proved that his abilities transcended the realm of pavement racing and the boundaries to America. United States of America.

Jones returned to the American Racing Series in 1990. Though with the same team, and utilizing the same March/Buick package, Jones failed to score a single race victory. An unsuccessful foray into what is now NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series West and a handful of forgettable trials at the wheel of a Ford Ranger in SCCA’s Racetruck Challenge rendered this year particularly difficult from a Jonesian perspective. The promise of the 1980s had now faded into an oppressive doubt that could have jeopardized a blossoming career.

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Jones would contest many other midget races in 1994, often with his brother. In the USAC Silver Crown Series event on the IRP facility, P.J. would score a respectable second-place finish behind Mike Bliss, then the dominant driver on that particular circuit, after starting from the pole position.

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Jones secured the ride for 1995, as the original driver (his brother, Page) was recovering from injuries sustained in a midget crash. In official Truck Series running, Jones was less successful, faltering from a position of favor to that of a journeyman, scoring just two top ten finishes in thirteenth starts. After being released from the team, Jones renewed his desire to compete in Indy-style racers and continued to work on the Toyota CART project as he began an eight-year absence from NASCAR’s Truck division.