On January 29, 2019, it was announced that Jones would move up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West to drive Sunrise Ford Racing's No. 6 Ford.[5] He expressed confidence at the beginning of the season, saying, "I'm going to do my best to use my experience to win some races."[6] Jones nearly won on debut at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading with one lap remaining before being passed by Hailie Deegan while navigating lapped traffic in turns one and two.[7] Despite being moved out of the bottom lane, Jones held no ill will against Deegan's last-lap move, saying, "I think her move was fine...she didn't really do anything too bad. It's just the lapped car cut me off in front. It just pushed me up the track."[8][9] Jones also drove the NORRA 1000 off-road race in Mexico during 2019.[10]
Despite finishing second in points, winning rookie of the year, and winning one race during the 2019 season in the West Series, Jones did not choose to continue to race with Bruncati's team for the 2020 season.
On November 2, 2021, it was announced that Jones would make his open-wheel racing debut in the U.S. F2000 National Championship driving for Cape Motorsports in 2022.[2] He finished fourth in the standings with one win and four further podiums to his name, being awarded the rookie of the year title.[12]
On September 7, 2022, Cape Motorsports announced that Jones would move up the Road to Indy ladder to Indy NXT in 2023.[1] The season proved to be a challenge, as Jones scored just one top five finish - a second place at Detroit - and ended the year 13th in points.[13]
Sportscar career
Jones made his prototype racing debut in the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at the back end of 2023, driving an LMP3 car for Remstar Racing at Road Atlanta. He would qualify on pole for both races, though a self-inflicted collision in race one and a mechanical problem in race two exterminated his podium chances.[14][15]
Jones is a third generation driver. His grandfather, Parnelli, won the 1963 Indianapolis 500,[5] while his father, P. J., raced in NASCAR, CART, and sports cars, winning the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona.[18] He is an alumnus of Notre Dame Preparatory High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.[18] Jones is a Dean's List Business major at High Point University, NC. Jones has a younger sibling, Jace, who also races.[10]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)