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John Jones

John Jones, 1992, Toronto. Copyright Ron Kielbiski, 2010. Used with permission.

John Jones, 1992, Toronto. Copyright Ron Kielbiski, 2010. Used with permission.

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Born:

19 Oct 1965
Thunder Bay, Ontario

Nationality:

Canada

F3000 starts:

28 (1986-1990)

Indy 500s:

1 (1988-1989)

Son of Tom Jones, the Canadian ice-racer and rally driver, John - whose brother Hunter also raced - now lives in Denver, Colorado. Spends a lot of time as a racing driver instructor. John won three major titles in his career; the IMSA GTO Class title in 1985 and the 1982 and 1983 Canadian FF2000 series. Jones initially worked as a miner in a gold mine in the Canadian Arctic to raise money to go racing, which he did by going ice-racing initially before switching between sportscars and single-seater racing.

Biography last updated 24 Dec 2015