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The car was supposed to be driven by Kyle Busch, but he was injured in the NASCAR XFINITY Series opener at Daytona in February.
Matt Crafton drove the car in the Daytona 500 the following day, and David Ragan has driven the car since then.
This was expected to be Jones's Cup Series debut, but two weeks ago at Bristol, when Denny Hamlin had neck spasms, Jones had to take over in Hamlin's No. 11 car during a rain delay.
"I think keeping our expectations realistic is a pretty big thing for us," Jones said on Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. "If we could go run Top-15, I'd feel like that would be a pretty big win for us. It's a big step."
"It's not going to be an easy step for anybody, but I really believe we can go run Top-15 and if we could do that, I think that would be a good day."
Joe Gibbs Racing has not confirmed if Jones would be making more starts in the No. 18 car after Kansas.
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