Davy Jones (racing driver)
Appearance
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Davy Jones | |||||||
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | June 1, 1964||||||
Last updated on: September 17, 2014 | |||||||
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Topeka | |||||||
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Laguna Seca ) | |||||||
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
Years | 1988–1991, 1996 | ||||||
Teams | Silk Cut Jaguar, Joest Racing | ||||||
Best finish | 1st (1996) | ||||||
Class wins | 1 (1996) | ||||||
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Davy Jones (born June 1, 1964) is an American racing driver. He won the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Alexander Wurz and Manuel Reuter.
Racing career

In 1983 he came 3rd in the
Winston Cup starts in 1995 for Jasper Motorsports with a best finish of 20th at Darlington Raceway and participated in the 1992 and 1993 editions of the International Race of Champions finishing 8th and 9th respectively. Jones won the 1990 24 Hours of Daytona driving a Jaguar XJR-12, along with Jan Lammers and Andy Wallace.[1]

Jones was seriously injured in a practice crash for the IRL race at
Tom Kristensen
to take over the vacant seat, and win his first Le Mans enduro.
Jones has since then competed in sports cars, mainly in the
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. He currently works as a guest speaker, racing advisor, instructor and also runs a driver experience course at a country club in Texas.[3]
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
CART
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1987
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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LBH | PHX | INDY 28 |
MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MIS 10 |
POC | ROA | MDO 19 |
NAZ 14 |
LS | MIA 13 |
35th | 3 | [4] | ||
1989
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Euromotorsport
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PHX | LBH | INDY 7 |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MIS | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LS | 22nd | 6 | [5] | ||
1993
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Euromotorsport
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SRF | PHX |
LBH |
INDY 15 |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
MIS |
NHM |
ROA |
VAN |
MDO |
NAZ |
LS |
43rd | 0 | [6] | |
1994
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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SRF 19 |
PHX 12 |
LBH 14 |
31st | 1 | [7] | ||||||||||||||
King Racing | INDY Rpl |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
MIS |
MDO |
NHM |
VAN |
ROA |
NAZ |
LS |
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1995
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Dick Simon Racing | MIA |
SRF |
PHX |
LBH |
NAZ |
INDY 23 |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
ROA |
TOR |
CLE |
MIS |
MDO |
NHM |
VAN |
LS |
43rd | 0 | [8] |
1996
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Galles Racing | MIA | RIO | SRF | LBH | NAZ | 500 | MIL | DET
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POR | CLE | TOR | MIS 12 |
MDO 16 |
ROA 24 |
VAN 14 |
LS 14 |
31st | 1 | [9] |
Indy Racing League
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1996
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Galles Racing | WDW | PHX | INDY 2 |
26th | 33 | [10] | ||||||||||||
1996-97
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Galles Racing | NHM | LVS | WDW Wth |
PHX | INDY | TXS | PPIR | CLT | NH2 | LV2 | NC | - | [11] | |||||
2000
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Team Coulson | WDW |
PHX |
LVS |
INDY DNQ |
TXS |
PPIR |
ATL |
KTY |
TX2 |
NC | - | [12] |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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1987 | March 86C | Cosworth DFX
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28 | 28 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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1989 | Lola T88/00
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Cosworth DFX
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31 | 7 | Euromotorsport
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1993 | Lola T92/00
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Chevrolet 265A | 28 | 15 | Euromotorsport
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1994 | Lola T94/00
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Ford XB
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Raced by S. Goodyear | King Racing | |
1995 | Lola T95/00
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Ford XB
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32 | 23 | Dick Simon Racing |
1996 | Lola T95/00
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Mercedes-Benz IC108B | 2 | 2 | Galles Racing |
2000 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | DNQ | Team Coulson |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Winston Cup Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
1993 | Gray Racing | 77 | Ford | DAY | CAR
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RCH
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ATL
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DAR
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BRI | NWS | MAR
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TAL | SON
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CLT | DOV
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POC
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MCH
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DAY
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NHA
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POC
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TAL
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GLN DNQ |
MCH
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BRI
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DAR
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RCH
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DOV
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MAR
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NWS | CLT
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CAR
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PHO
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ATL
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NA | - | [13] | ||||||||
1994 | U.S. Racing
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88 | Ford | DAY | CAR
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RCH
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ATL
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DAR
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BRI | NWS | MAR
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TAL
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SON
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CLT | DOV
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POC
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MCH
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DAY
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NHA
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POC
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TAL
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IND DNQ |
GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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DAR
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RCH
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DOV
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MAR
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NWS | CLT
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CAR
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PHO | ATL
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NA | - | [14] | |||||||
1995 | Jasper Motorsports | 77 | Ford | DAY 33 |
CAR 37 |
RCH DNQ |
ATL 24 |
DAR 20 |
BRI 24 |
NWS DNQ |
MAR DNQ |
TAL 33 |
SON 36 |
CLT DNQ |
DOV
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POC
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MCH
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DAY
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NHA
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POC
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TAL
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IND | GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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DAR
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RCH
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DOV
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MAR
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NWS | CLT
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CAR
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PHO
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ATL | 46th | 520 | [15] |
Daytona 500
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1995 | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 33 | 33 |
Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
1995 | Roehrig Motorsports | 18 | Chevy | PHO | TUS
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SGS | MMR
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POR | EVG | I70
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LVL
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BRI
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MLW
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CNS | HPT 28 |
IRP
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FLM
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RCH
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MAR
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NWS
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SON
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MMR
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PHO
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95th | 79 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||
1996 | B&R Racing | 9 | Chevy | HOM
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PHO
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POR
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EVG
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TUS | CNS | HPT 13 |
BRI
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NZH
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MLW
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LVL
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I70
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IRP
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FLM
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GLN
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NSV
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RCH
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NHA
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MAR
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NWS
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SON
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MMR
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PHO
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LVS
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97th | 124 | [17] |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1988 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 331 | 16th | 14th |
1989 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 85 | DNF | DNF |
1990 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 282 | DNF | DNF |
1991 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-12 | C2 | 360 | 2nd | 2nd |
1996 | ![]() |
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TWR Porsche WSC-95 | LMP1 | 354 | 1st | 1st |
References
- ^ 24 Hours of Daytona results Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Siano, Joseph (24 January 1997). "Davy Jones Seriously Hurt In Wreck During Practice (Published 1997)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22.
- ^ "Davy Jones".
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1993 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1996 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Davy Jones Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
External links
- Davy Jones driver statistics at Racing-Reference