While he hasn’t raced competitively in nearly a decade, Davy Jones was one of the top sports-car and open-wheel racers of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Jones, 43, was forced to retire after a violent Indy car accident at Walt Disney World Speedway in 1997 left him with a broken neck.
Co-driving with Manuel Reuter and Alex Wurz, Jones won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1996. It was one of multiple sports-car victories.
Jones went on to race with CART and the Indy Racing League. He finished second to Buddy Lazier in the 1996 Indianapolis 500. It was his best finish in five Indy starts.
Jones also made seven NASCAR Nextel Cup Series starts and twice participated in the International Race of Champions.
Featured here (clockwise from top left): Receiving an award after a Norelco Cup IMCA Camel GT race in 1986; Chatting with Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Tony George (right) at the speedway in 1996; At the speedway in 1993; Speaking to Indiana state legislatures in 1990; In 1993; Sharing a moment with his wife, Mary Elizabeth, in 1997; At the track in 1992.
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