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Erik Jones will throw his hat into the ring for the Kyle Busch bounty for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (March 20). His involvement was announced via a tweet from the track’s official account.
Our @NASCAR_Trucks race is going to be ???@KyleLarsonRacin & @Erik_Jones are coming for @KyleBusch.
Thank you @KevinHarvick & @marcuslemonis pic.twitter.com/wSP3iqZAqB
— Homestead-Miami Speedway (@HomesteadMiami) March 3, 2020
Jones, Busch’s Cup Series teammate at Joe Gibbs Racing, will pilot a truck for Billy Ballew Motorsports, per a tweet from Bob Pockrass. The team is not scheduled to run the series in 2020 outside of Jones’ appearance.
Billy Ballew told SiriusXM that he Erik Jones will race Homestead in one of his trucks (and thus be eligible for the Harvick bounty as long as Elliott doesn't get it at Atlanta). #nascar @NASACARONFOX
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) March 3, 2020
The bounty was originally $50,000, as put up by Kevin Harvick. Marcus Lemonis matched the amount to bring the bounty to $100,000.
Jones joins fellow Cup Series drivers Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott, who will drive for GMS Racing, at Homestead. Elliott will also drive at Atlanta Motor Speedway at March 14.
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I guess sc one of the truck series regulars might as well not show up. What a frigging joke.
“I am placing a personal bounty on the head of Tim McCracken. He’s the coach and chief punk on that Syracuse team.” Charlestown Chiefs player-coach, Reggie Dunlop