Despite Slightly Improved Speed, Erik Jones Hasn't Shown It on Road Courses
Source: Racing Reference

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August 10, 2025
It's been a tale of two careers for Erik Jones at Watkins Glen. In his three starts with Joe Gibbs Racing and its Furniture Row Racing satellite in 2017-2019, he earned top tens in all three starts and top fives in two of them. In the years since, he has hardly factored at Watkins Glen in particular or on road courses in general although he did finish 10th once in his underrated 2022. While Jones hasn't been as slow this year as in 2023 or 2024, he still hasn't been very fast and road courses continue to be his Achilles' heel as he hasn't finished better than 17th in any of the road/street course races this season. Don't expect that to change today, especially since he is starting 30th.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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