Jones to sub for Yeley in No. 96 at Watkins Glen

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- P.J. Jones will drive the No. 96 Toyota Camry in Sunday's Centurion Boats at The Glen Sprint Cup Series race at the Watkins Glen International road course, Hall of Fame Racing officials announced Tuesday.

Jones, who has seven Sprint Cup starts at The Glen with two top-10 finishes, takes over for Hall of Fame Racing's regular driver J.J. Yeley.

"We appreciate P.J. helping out the team this weekend at Watkins Glen," said Tom Garfinkel, co-owner of Hall of Fame Racing. "P.J. is an experienced road racer and we look forward to having a great run with him in the DLP Toyota."

"I'm excited to be driving the DLP HDTV Toyota for Hall of Fame Racing," said Jones, the son of racing legend Parnelli Jones. "I've always enjoyed racing at Watkins Glen and look forward to having a successful weekend."

The No. 96 Toyota is 38th in owner points, 196 out of the critical top 35 that guarantees a starting spot each week.

Jones has 25 career Cup Series starts with his best finish coming in 2002 when he finished fourth at Watkins Glen while driving for A.J. Foyt.