From an ice surface in Northern Ontario to the Brickyard in Indiana, John Jones has experienced success at both the grassroots level in Canada and in major racing series south of the border. Jones’ first motorsports milestone came in Thunder Bay, ON, where he won an ice racing championship in 1983. He continued onto open-wheel competition, winning the Formula 2000 Canadian championship in 1983 and 1984.

Jones then joined the sports car ranks, where he recorded seven top-ten finishes in ten SCCA Trans-Am starts, with a best finish of second-place. He competed in the IMSA GTO class in 1985, winning the class championship on the strength of seven victories, including wins in the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring.

Jones spent three seasons in FIA Formula 3000, recording a pole position and a best finish of second-place. He also moved to the CART/IndyCar ranks, where he spent the best part of four seasons, recording 11 top-tens and an average finish of 14.1 in 41 career starts. His best finish was seventh, on four occasions, including in the 1988 Molson Indy Toronto.

Jones won CART Rookie of the Year in 1988 and was the fastest rookie qualifier in the 1989 Indianapolis 500, where he finished 11th . Following his CART starts, he spent three seasons in IMSA GT World Sports Car in the mid-1990s and raced in Indy Lights in 1997.