Erik Jones now is aware of the place he’ll be driving in 2025.
In line with the crew, the 28-year-old will stay with Legacy Motor Membership by means of the tip of the 2025 season “and past.”
2025 will mark Jones’ fifth season with the crew after signing on to drive the No. 43 automotive in 2021. Jones’ lone win with the group got here within the 2022 Southern 500 at Darlington.
2024 has been a step down in efficiency for Jones and Legacy as a complete, as Jones sits twenty eighth in factors after the primary 23 races of the season. Jones’ teammate, John Hunter Nemechek, at present sits thirty second in factors, forward of solely two full-time drivers.
If Jones needs to get again to victory lane anytime quickly, Legacy should discover a technique to begin bringing succesful vehicles to the racetrack. The No. 43 hasn’t completed inside the highest 10 for the reason that season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 19, and with solely three races remaining within the common season, Jones will want a win to make the 2024 playoffs.
The nice factor for Jones? He lastly has long-term job safety, an asset that felt flimsy at Joe Gibbs Racing and was confirmed so in 2020 when it was introduced that Christopher Bell would exchange him. With a contract on the books for the longer term, Jones and Legacy can deal with enhancing their vehicles and returning to victory lane.
