Ralph Jones (born January 20, 1944) is a former American stock car racing driver from Upton, Kentucky.
Jones competed in 20 career NASCAR Winston Cup Series races between 1977 and 1988.
[1] During the 1977 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Jones was a lapped car getting passed by the leaders when he and Lennie Pond made contact off of turn 4 and crashed into the outside wall.
The impact broke the inside wall and knocked Jones unconscious as multiple crew members came to his aid trying to get him out of his burning race car.
[2] Jones also competed in 16 ARCA events between 1985 and 1988,[3] achieving 1 win,[4] 8 top ten finishes,[5] and 3 pole positions.