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John Bradley Jones (born October 19, 1965 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1988, 1989, 1991, and 1992 seasons with 41 career starts, including the 1989 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 11 times, including four in 7th position in 1988, when he finished the season in 11th position and was named Rookie of the Year.

John's brother Hunter Jones was also an active driver in the CART Indy Lights championship.

Personal life

He married Sports Car Club of America Trans-Am Series manager Robyn Watkins in April 1990. They have two children. Jones holds an architecture degree.

Racing results

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Pts
1986	Onyx Race Engineering	SIL 20	VAL DNQ	PAU 6	SPA 22	IMO DNQ	MUG 12	PER 11	ÖST 14	BIR 7	BUG 15	JAR 11	21st	1
1987	Lola Motorsport	SIL Ret	VAL 5	SPA 7	PAU 2	DON 13	PER 8	BRH 8	BIR 7	IMO 9	BUG 11	JAR 10	11th	8
1990	Paul Stewart Racing	DON 3	SIL 11	PAU 4	JER Ret	MNZ Ret	PER Ret	HOC DNQ	BRH DNQ	BIR 11	BUG 9	NOG DNQ	12th	7
Sources:

Complete American Open Wheel racing results

(key)

PPG IndyCar World Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points
1988	Arciero Racing	PHX 20	LBH 12	INDY DNQ	MIL 14	POR 8	CLE 7	TOR 7	MEA 7	MCH 8	POC 8	MDO 7	ROA 13	NAZ 11	LAG 11	MIA 16			11th	44
1989	Protofab Racing	PHX 16	LBH 20	INDY 11	MIL 11	DET 11	POR 19	CLE 25	MEA 11	TOR 18	MCH 16	POC 10	MDO 13	ROA 10	NAZ	LAG 22			17th	14
1991	Arciero Racing	SRF	LBH	PHX	INDY	MIL	DET	POR	CLE 21	MEA 19	TOR 10	MCH 8	DEN 11	VAN 15	MDO 21	ROA 21	NAZ 13	LAG 21	18th	10
1992	Arciero Racing	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY	DET	POR	MIL	NHA	TOR	MCH	CLE	ROA	VAN 12	MDO 23	NAZ 22	LAG		36th	1

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points	Ref
1997	Eclipse Racing	MIA 19	LBH 25	NAZ 19	SAV 19	STL	MIL	DET 20	POR 18	TOR	TRO	VAN	LAG	FON	33rd	0

References

Sexton, Rosemary (April 14, 1990). "Denver and Thunder Bay pit stops in nuptial race". The Globe and Mail. p. A10. ProQuest 385683795.
Morgan, Dennis (September 29, 1990). "Ontario driver hits the skids in European races". Toronto Star. p. K5. Retrieved January 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Orr, Frank (August 25, 1996). "Jones architect of own future behind wheel". Toronto Star. p. D5. Retrieved January 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"John Jones Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
"John Jones". Motor Sport. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
"John Jones – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
"John Jones – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
"John Jones – 1991 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
"John Jones – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
"John Jones – 1997 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2024.