Team BOC
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| Manufacturer | Ford |
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| Team Principal | Brad Jones/Kim Jones |
| Team Manager | Kim Jones |
| Race Drivers | 12. Andrew Jones 14. Brad Jones |
| Chassis | Ford BF Falcon |
| Debut | 2000 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Round wins | 1* (Non Championship) |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2006 position | 12th |
Brad Jones Racing (BJR) is based in Albury NSW and is managed by Brad Jones' brother Kim Jones. They joined the V8 Supercar Series in the year 2000 after buying Tony Longhurst's old licenses.
BJR had formerly run the works Audi team in Australia for the Australian Super Touring Championship, and were multiple champions in Super Touring and Australian NASCAR based series. A feature of this team has been their tactical savvy through team manager Kim Jones, and vehicle set-up through veteran 1995 series champion John Bowe.
Running as a one car team in 2000 and 2001 with major sponsor OzEmail and driver Brad Jones, the team achieved modest results, highlighted by 2nd place in the 2001 Bathurst 1000 where Jones partnered John Cleland.
From 2002 to 2004, with continued sponsorship from OzEmail, BJR expanded their operation to two cars, former ATCC champion John Bowe joining the team from Briggs Motorsport. Performance at Bathurst continued to be strong, Bowe qualifying 2nd in 2002 and 2003, and the Bowe-Jones combination finishing 3rd in 2004. However, this pace could not be found at all rounds of the championship, and OzeMail left the team at the conclusion of the 2004 series.
In 2005, BJR was parneted by gas giant, BOC and was re-named as Team BOC. They got their first win at the Australian Grand Prix (Non- Championship) courtesy of Bowe in race 2, but success in the following championship rounds eluded them. A low for the year came at the Bathurst 1000 when Jones was caught up in a lap 1 accident with Garth Tander and Greg Ritter. When the car was being repaired, Jones sat in the car, sobbing and quite distressed.
The team started 2006 rejuvenated, after a disappointing 2005 season with a bold, new livery and a partnership with championship winning team Stone Brothers Racing with BJR using SBR made engines. The season was marred with bad luck, with the new spec SBR engines were not as reliable as the last-gen engines and one of the co-drivers for the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 died while racing in the development series. In 2007, Brad's nephew and Kim's son Andrew Jones is replacing John Bowe.
| Teams contesting the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series | |||||||||
| Toll HSV Dealer Team | Holden Racing Team | Tasman Motorsport | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Performance Racing | Jack Daniel's Racing | ||||
| 1 Rick Kelly 16 Garth Tander |
2 Mark Skaife 22 Todd Kelly |
3 Jason Richards 51 Greg Murphy |
4 James Courtney 9 Russell Ingall |
5 Mark Winterbottom 6 Steven Richards |
7 Shane Price 11 Jack Perkins |
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| WPS Racing | Team BOC | Dick Johnson Racing | Supercheap Auto Racing | Team Kiwi Racing | Britek Motorsport | ||||
| 8 Max Wilson 10 Jason Bargwanna |
12 Andrew Jones 14 Brad Jones |
17 Steven Johnson 18 Will Davison |
20 Paul Dumbrell 50 Cameron McConville |
021 Paul Radisich | 25 Jason Bright 26 Alan Gurr |
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| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Team Sirromet Wines | Autobarn Racing | TeamVodafone | Paul Cruickshank Racing | |||||
| 33 Lee Holdsworth 34 Dean Canto |
39 Fabian Coulthard 67 Paul Morris |
55 Steve Owen | 88 Jamie Whincup 888 Craig Lowndes |
111 John Bowe | |||||
