Erik Benjamin Jones is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE for Legacy Motor Club. His nicknames are EJ, his initials, and That Jones Boy, given to him by announcer Ken Squier. Until 2021, Jones had spent his entire NASCAR and ARCA career with Toyota, and while in their driver development program, he won the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship. He would return to Toyota's NASCAR program in 2023 when Legacy Motor Club would switch their manufactural allegiance to them.
Jones at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
Jones' 2010 ASA North Late Model that he won with at the La Crosse
Jones celebrating 2010 win
Jones' 2013 truck at Rockingham Speedway
Legacy Motor Club, formerly known as Petty GMS Motorsports, is an American professional stock car racing team owned by Maury Gallagher and Jimmie Johnson. The team competes in the NASCAR Cup Series where they currently field three Toyota Camry teams: the No. 42 full-time for John Hunter Nemechek, the No. 43 full-time for Erik Jones, and the No. 84 part-time for team co-owner Johnson. The team has a technical alliance with Toyota Racing Development. The team expanded into the electric off-road racing series Extreme E in 2024 with Jimmie Johnson as the primary driver.
Ty Dillon in the No. 42 at Auto Club Speedway in 2022
Noah Gragson in the No. 42 at Auto Club Speedway in 2023
John Hunter Nemechek's No. 42 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
Erik Jones in the No. 43 at Auto Club Speedway in 2022