Press Release

NASCAR: Buckshot Jones BGN Series Preview--Galaxy Foods 300

03/27/97

#00 Buckshot Jones, Aquafresh Pontiac Grand Prix
NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division
Galaxy Foods 300
Hickory Motor Speedway


Last weekend was full of ups and downs for Buckshot Jones and the #00
Aquafresh Racing Team, but they ended the weekend with a sixth place
finish which moved them back up to seventh position in the point
standings with 731.

The #00 Aquafresh Pontiac Grand Prix that will compete in the "Hickory
300" in the car they drove at Richmond this year and finished 13th.

On Tuesday, Buckshot and the team had a kindergarten class from
Boiling Springs Baptist Church come visit the shop. They spent the
morning visiting with kids, talking to them about racing, and signing
autographs. "It feels really good to be able to give something back to
these young kids and know that I am somebody that they look up to,"
said Jones.

Buckshot Jones NASCAR Career Results
Starts     Wins    Top 5    Top 10    Poles     $ Won
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33        1        2        5         1      $227,713


Buckshot Jones Hickory Motor Speedway Results
Date       St      Fin      LC/TL     Status    $ Won
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04/06/97    9       18     299/300    Running    $2,045


Buckshot Jones 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results
Date        Location        St    Fin     LC/TL    Status    $ Won
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2/15/97     Daytona, FL      5     12    120/120   Running  $21,937
2/22/97     Rockingham, NC  25     13    196/197   Running    8,795
3/1/97      Richmond, VA    22     13    248/250   Running    9,251
3/8/97      Atlanta, GA     16      4    197/197   Running   20,180
3/16/97     Las Vegas, NV    5     39     57/200   Accident  14,450
3/22/97     Darlington, SC  33      6    147/147   Running   12,325