Erik Jones Will Probably Gain Positions, but Not Enough to be Viable for DFS
Source: Racing Reference

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August 3, 2025
Erik Jones started, finished, and had an average running position of 32nd as well as his second-worst driver of the rating last year at Iowa, but he was still struggling to recover from his injury at Talladega, so it's hard to tell what that means for this year when he's been significantly faster although still generally nowhere near the lead. He qualified poorly as usual in 25th but he has also returned to his standard tendency to gain many positions in the race after poor starting positions, last week's crash at Indianapolis excepted. However, even uninjured, Jones has not seemed to have much speed on short tracks since Joe Gibbs Racing fired him and it's hard to see that changing today, even if he did win an Xfinity Series race once here in 2016. He will likely gain positions during the race, but probably not enough to be a viable DFS option.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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