Erik Jones finished sixth in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.
The top-10 finish for Jones added 33 points to his season total.
Jones started in 23rd position and led seven laps in the race, holding the lead a total of two times. The fifth-year driver has tallied two career victories, with 28 top-five finishes and 55 results inside the top 10.
In his career at Texas Motor Speedway, Jones has compiled three top-five finishes and his sixth-place result marks the fifth top-10.
The Byron, Michigan native began the race 10 spots behind his career mark of 13.3, but finished 12 places ahead of his career average of 17.8.
Jones’ sixth-place finish was against 41 other drivers. The race endured 10 cautions and 45 caution laps. There were 29 lead changes.
Austin Dillon earned the victory in the race, and Tyler Reddick followed in second. Joey Logano crossed the finish line third, Kyle Busch brought home fourth, and Kevin Harvick grabbed the No. 5 spot.
Ryan Blaney got off to a great start in the race, winning Stages 1 and 2, but couldn’t hang on to end up in Victory Lane.