Erik Jones finished fifth in the Toyota 500 at Darlington Raceway on Wednesday.
Jones' top five finish, the first time he has achieved that result this year, added 39 points to his season total.
Jones started in 13th position and led 27 laps in the race. The fifth-year driver has earned two career victories, with 25 top-five finishes and 52 results inside the top 10.
Victory Lane at Darlington Raceway is a familiar place for Jones, who has one career win at the track. He has also compiled three top-five finishes at Darlington and his fifth-place result marks the fifth top 10.
The Byron, Michigan native's starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting at his career mark of 13.1 and completing the race 12 places ahead of his 17.3 career average finish.
Jones took on a field of 39 drivers on the way to his fifth-place finish. The race endured 11 cautions and 54 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 17 lead changes.
Denny Hamlin finished first in the race, and Kyle Busch took second. Kevin Harvick placed third, with Brad Keselowski taking fourth place. Jones rounded out the top five.
Clint Bowyer got off to a great start in the race, winning both of the first two stages, but couldn't hold on to end up in Victory Lane.
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