This is Eriks first top 20 finish in nearly 2 months, the last was Atlanta in July.
+21 positions is the second most gained from start to finish all season for the 43 team, behind Phoenix in March which was +22.
P36 ➡️ P15
A solid day for @Erik_Jones and the 43 team in Darlington.
Erik Jones stats at Darlington:
-17 starts
-AVG start: 21st (Best: 7th, September 2018)
-AVG finish: 13th (Best: 1st, September 2019, September 2022)
-2 wins, 0 poles, 6 top 5, 10 top 10s, 132 laps led, 2 DNFs.
4 years ago today, Erik Jones dueled Denny Hamlin and captured his 2nd Southern 500 and his first win in the 43.
Jones qualified 15th, earned 5 stage points through the night, and led 23 laps to take the victory.
Erik Jones stats at Indianapolis:
-6 starts
-AVG start: 15th (Best: 3rd, July 2025)
-AVG finish: 28th (Best: 2nd, September 2018)
-0 wins, 0 poles, 1 top 5, 1 top 10, 0 laps led, 4 DNFs.
Erik Jones puts up his best career qualifying result at the Atlanta Superspeedway, beating out two 23rd places in 2022 and 2026.
If you want to get particular, it's his best qualifying effort at Atlanta entirely since February 2018 when he qualified 10th, which is his highest.



















