Sometimes you’re doing good where you’re at, but you want more. You think you’re capable of something greater, but the environment you’re in is holding you back. A change of scenery is what you need. Similar work, for a new company. That’s all it will take to reach new heights in your career.
Sometimes you’re wrong. For one reason or another, it doesn’t work out. Over the last two seasons, Brandon Jones has learned maybe his results with Joe Gibbs Racing from 2018 to 2022 weren’t bad after all. The last two seasons with JR Motorsports have resulted in far worse results. In 2025, Jones will return to JGR, the team that gave him his best years in racing.
When Jones and JRM first began their tenure together at the beginning of the 2023 season, it would’ve been unthinkable that the Atlanta, Ga., native would ever return to Gibbs. It was somewhat of a lateral move from one of the best teams in the series to another. Both teams won three championships between 2014 and 2022. But by the end of his JGR tenure, Jones was happy to be moving on to what he believed would be greener pastures.
In September 2022, Jones announced he was moving to JRM starting in 2023. The following month he found himself on the cusp of a championship berth with his soon-to-be-former team. On Oct 29, Jones was wrecked by Ty Gibbs while leading on the final lap at Martinsville Speedway. Jones was still in the playoffs, and winning that race would’ve advanced him to race for the championship at Phoenix Raceway, one of his best tracks.
A championship was within reach, but he was wrecked by his team owner’s grandson. A tough pill to swallow for sure. The silver lining from that infamous race may have been a feeling that he was making the right move leaving the powerhouse of JGR for JRM.
As we inch closer to the playoffs, barring a surprise win in one of the last three races of the regular season, we are about to see Jones complete his two-year tenure with JRM without any playoff appearance.
Jones has a loyal sponsorship from Menards, which gives him job security. His father is the President and CEO of Rheem Comfort Products. This provides an opportunity for a business-to-business sponsorship program that has been strong enough to stick with Jones through the ups and downs as he races in his ninth full-time season of Xfinity Series competition.
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