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2016 Season in Review: Brandon Jones

NASCAR XFINITY Series O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge - Qualifying

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 05: Brandon Jones, driver of the #33 South Point Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on November 5, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

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Brandon Jones

CREW CHIEF: Mike Hillman Jr.

TEAM: Richard Childress Racing

POINTS: 10th

WINS: 0

LAPS LED: 36 (career-high)

TOP 5s: 0

TOP 10s: 12 (career-high)

POLES: 0

WHAT WENT RIGHT: Jones qualified for the inaugural Chase in his rookie Xfinity Series season. Went on to finish top 10 in points … Improved his laps led as well as average finish from the five starts he made in 2015 … Earned a career-high 12 top-10 finishes and did not record a single DNF. Also completed 99 percent of the laps on the season.

WHAT WENT WRONG: Failed to earn a win or a top-five finish in 2016 … Jones did not advance out of the first round of Chase after falling into a deficit after crashing in the first race at Kentucky Speedway ... finished third in Rookie of the Year points.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2017: Jones will return for a sophomore season at RCR where he’ll seek his second Chase appearance and first career win.

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