Erik Jones Misses the 2025 Playoffs Despite Top-Five Run at Daytona
Source: NASCAR.com

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August 25, 2025
Legacy Motor Club's Erik Jones needed to earn a win to enter the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, but could not get it during Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Jones began the race from the 26th position, but did not do much during the race's first two stages. The No. 43 Toyota driver finished 21st at the end of the first stage and 17th at the end of the second; however, he kept his car clean and without damage through both stages. In the final stage, Jones started making moves to advance to the front as he ran in the top five midway through the stage and eventually competed for the lead with Joey Logano and Chris Buescher. After the race's final restart, Jones got pushed to the top of the track by other drivers, causing him to drop back in the pack with five laps to go. He did not give up, however, and spent the rest of the race regaining ground and had a chance to get the win on the final lap, but fell short as he finished in fifth position. This was Jones's third top-5 result of the 2025 season, but it was not enough to earn him a trip to the 2025 playoffs.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
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