BROOKLYN, Mich. – Erik Jones confirmed Sunday that he has signed a contract extension to remain with Richard Petty Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Jones, 25, took over the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro this season after spending eight years with Joe Gibbs Racing and its affiliated teams across all three national series.
“I can officially announce that we have put pen to paper and that I’ll be back in the No. 43 next year,” Jones said. “That was literally done yesterday while I was out doing some stuff. It’s cool to have it done. I’m just happy to have it done at this point in the season and to be able to focus not only on the rest of this year but work on getting next year settled in with a new car and everything going on there. So yeah, I’m happy we can finally say it and get it out there. We’ve been really close on everything the last couple of weeks and just finished everything up.”
Jones currently sits in a tie for 24th in the Cup Series standings. His best finish this year is a seventh-place result at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, marking one of three top 10s for RPM this season.
Jones has two Cup Series victories. He broke through at Daytona Int’l Speedway in July 2018, then prevailed in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway the next year. Both wins came in the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.
He also captured the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title in 2015 while driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports.