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Erik Jones, Martin Truex Jr. benefitting from surviving Daytona

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during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Jerry Markland

It took until July, but it seems Erik Jones has finally found his footing at Joe Gibbs Racing.

And the 22-year-old driver is somewhat keeping pace with one of the members of the “Big Three.”

Thanks to them surviving the carnage at Daytona, Jones - who won the race - and Martin Truex Jr. are the only Cup drives enjoying active streaks of top-10 finishes.

With Truex’s win and Jones’ seventh-place finish on Saturday at Kentucky Speedway, they each have four consecutive top 10s.

The streaks began with the June 24 race at Sonoma, which Truex also won.

Jones’ Kentucky finish came after he radioed his team multiple times during the race about his concerns that his engine might blow up.

Jones needs two more top 10s to match his streak of six last season during his rookie campaign at Furniture Row Racing. That streak started at the July race at Pocono and ended with the regular-season finale at Richmond.

Here’s a look at the best top 10 streaks this season among drivers with nine or more top 10s (Jones and Ryan Blaney have nine).

Kyle Busch (15 top 10s) - Steaks of eight and six consecutive top 10s; current streak: one top 10

Kevin Harvick (15 top 10s) - Streaks of three, seven and four top 10s; current streak: one top 10

Joey Logano (14 top 10s) - Streaks of three, six and two top 10s; Currents streak: one top 10

Martin Truex Jr. (13 top 10s) - Steaks of five and four (twice) top 10s; Current streak: four top 10s

Kyle Larson (11 tops 10s) - Streaks of four and two (twice) top 10s; Current streak: one top 10

Brad Keselowski (11 top 10s) - Steaks of three and two (twice) top 10s; Current streak: one top 10

Clint Bowyer (10 top 10s) - Streaks of four and three top 10s; Current streak: none

Kurt Busch (10 top 10s) - Streaks of four and two top 10s; Current streak: one top 10

Denny Hamlin (10 top 10s) - Streaks of three and two (three times) top 10; Current streak: none

Erik Jones (nine top 10s) - Streaks of four and three tops 10s; Current streak: four top 10s

Ryan Blaney (nine top 10s) - Streaks of three and two tops 10s; Current streak: one top 10.

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