Before the 10-week break in NASCAR action due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a story had surfaced that created some buzz in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.
Erik Jones would be returning to drive in an attempt to collect the Kyle Busch bounty in a combined effort between Wauters Motorsports with Billy Ballew and James Finch at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Billy Ballew, James Finch Teaming With Wauters Motorsports to Field Truck For Erik Jones For Bounty
Well, we now know that with the schedule shuffle, Jones will actually run Charlotte Motor Speedway this Tuesday in the No. 5 truck for the joint entry from Wauters Motorsports, Ballew and Finch.
Jones revealed the news by way of a tweet on Thursday.
Hunting for redemption at Charlotte. Was .005 of a second away from a win the last time I raced a Truck there in 2015. Coming back to get that W. Catch me in the No. 5 Phoenix Construction Toyota Tundra with @BillyBallew, @JamesFinch & @WautersMotors5 May 26 at @CLTMotorSpdwy. ? pic.twitter.com/EpmEPEzLTx
— Erik Jones (@Erik_Jones) May 21, 2020
Jones will join Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott and Timmy Hill as the other full-time NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have announced intentions to run the event.
