Buckshot Jones Explains His Feud with Randy LaJoie

Keeping up with the NASCAR rap-sheet of the aggressive Buckshot Jones became a challenge for some. This week on The Dale Jr. Download we find out the real story of what started his rivalry with Randy LaJoie. Let's just say it all started in a hotel parking lot. The headlines of their tangles in some ways defined the career of Jones, who wouldn't back down from even a seasoned Champion such as LaJoie.
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[@TyTanium1294]

Dale Jr. is no kidding one of the best hosts I’ve ever watched. Every time I get a little confused he somehow steps in and asks the exact questions needed to clear it up. 2:23 He is truly talented. I hope he and Mike do this show for a long long time!

[@venicebeachsportsnetwork6677]

Definitely an inside baseball kind of story

[@thewayidoit8895]

He's been there. Back then he had sponsors so spoke carefully. Now he's simply honest.

[@chevyfan8084]

Ah, ol' Buckshot! Always loved those #00 Pontiacs, especially the Cheez-It & Aquafresh ones! And how badass of a nickname is "Buckshot"?

[@jamestaylor4480]

His real name is Roy Jones but everybody calls him Buckshot

[@wjamesm1001]

I was at the Bristol race when Lajoie dumped Buckshot and Buckshot was on the bottom of the track and when LaJoie came back around Buckshot drove his car strait up the track into the side of LaJoie's car and the crowd went wild when he did it .

[@LaneHume]

Same!! I was a little kid with my dad and buckshot came at him right in front of us. Something I’ll always remember.

[@justingrindstaff2400]

I was there at that race too. Lajoie deserved it.

[@wjamesm1001]

@@LaneHume Awesome , me and my friends were sitting in the opposite turn for the race , we were on a bus trip to the race and were of drinking age , it was super fun . was very impressed with the track , not a bad seat in the place . would love to go again

[@kenpumphrey8384]

Buckshot was my favorite driver. I still have a couple autographed hats of his.

[@jyerk4805]

Love Dale Jr's quest to find the truth, and facts good or bad

[@jyerk4805]

It brings back so many memories

[@larrywt656]

We need characters like Buckshot back in the sport today.

[@keenenbenton9843]

Hate to say it but guys like buckshot or jimmy spencer Kenny schrader etc etc... who didn’t even win much from back then are way more interesting than a good 80 percent of the field today

[@braedonshelton2305]

I think it’s totally unfair to say people don’t have character today 😂. It’s a different time than when you grew up, and that’s ok. I also disagree that NASCAR wants all the drivers to have no personalities. Come on really? I do agree that NASCAR is missing the personalities we had in the past. In my opinion it’s due to drivers now a days getting a ride when they are 18. They haven’t had to “earn” the ride and grind it out for years. Therefore, they are missing the element of they have truly earn and worked for years for the opportunity. So yes a lot of the drivers are boring now a days I do agree. Blanket, and Chase Elliott to name a few. Cheers

[@daviclar867]

This guy was a failed racecar driver.

[@stewpuddy4161]

We need personalities and rivalries.

[@stephenbreen7570]

Absolutely, it was a field full guys who fought crawled their way to make that 42 car field. Every position on that track mattered. Sponsors cared about beating rival company cars. Manufacturers cared about beating each other. And the average Joe could relate to every competitor in that field, even if they didn't like them. And every driver and crew member respected their rivals because they knew that they had to fight their way to be there just as much as they did.

[@ZekenStreak]

Soundes like NASCAR recited the script from Days of Thunder to ole Buckshot & Lajoie. Lol

[@g.l.williams1178]

Outstanding interview! The podcast was great!

[@luisy.gonzalez6469]

I always loved that Georgia-Pacific Dodge that he drove, even though he performed terribly in it.

[@maverickhenderson4902]

Yeah, along with the rest of petty enterprises, cool guy though

[@jamestaylor4480]

Me too. BTW that Georgia Pacific car was a Dodge Intrepid RT

[@rockingham20]

Whenever I see the name Buckshot Jones my brain hears it in Eli Gold's voice.

[@stewpuddy4161]

I wish in today's NASCAR there were rivalries and personalities like there were back in the 80's-90's.

[@gth804f]

You're not watching if you don't think there are rivalries now.

[@stewpuddy4161]

@@gth804f my comment was 2 years ago! Lol

[@gth804f]

I'm sorry for only watching this video and seeing it just now? Apparently it was worth your time enough to respond.@@stewpuddy4161

[@CALB2009]

Watching Buckshot Jones race, whether in the Busch Series or Cup Series, was always fun. He raced everyone hard...which is the entire point of racing! I really enjoyed this interview, Thanks Dale Jr

[@TonyWud]

That rivalry sold a lot of tickets. NASCAR can claim they're "not having it". But the promoters and track owners were having it.

[@danielsuarez8257]

You need Kevin Lepage. We want to hear his story on that talladega race. The big one he caused

[@jamesfaulkner4022]

The single stupidest move in racing history

[@conrailman]

Curious, is this Daniel Suarez the Nascar driver?

[@thomasbarrett3175]

Lepage would interesting, would be nice to hear his version of the accident he was involved in while merging onto the interstate on his way to the podcast.

[@jasonjackson5493]

Crazzy to think how dale jr has been apart of my life since I was a child! I watched every lap he turned in his career with passion! Would even watch the practices on speed channel just to see how he was on 10 lap averages lol the day he retired I had to leave work because I was upset........I knew it was coming but it just hit me I wouldn't watch a race again the same way and now I cant wait every week to see what old timer hes gonna have on! I would love to meet him one day just to tell him thanks! If you ever see this dale thanks for what you do man!

[@michaelanderson2742]

Again y'all hit it off the charts I listen to the two hour podcast that was awesome I would love to see the video of the whole two hours that was so good I'll never forget seeing his motor coach I always really wonder what the real reason was that he left NASCAR buckshot was one of my favorite drivers back in the late 90s early 2000 keep up the good work

[@81casperflip]

Been waiting for Buckshot! Thank you!

[@DC322]

One of my favorite Pontiacs when Buckshot drove in the late 90s. 00 Pontiac.

[@toddtaylor6506]

Just started listening to this podcast ..... good stuff. Love the old stories.

[@al1087]

I see him around town on occasion. I live in a racing town but it’s still fun to see old and current nascar drivers around

[@hawyee0418]

As long as I’ve followed NASCAR and these 2 guys incidents I don’t think I’ve ever heard Buckshot talk for more than like 10 seconds. Dope to get this full interview about the whole situation.

[@wlogue]

Always loved Buckshot! Thanks JR.

[@BalotelliFan713]

Loved this dude back in the day. Loved seeing him and Randy f around

[@chucktaylor7643]

Buckshot rockin that Jefferson hat! Just listened to the whole podcast I live bout 10 mins from him!

[@danielernst3685]

Awesome show love the story time it brightens up my day for sure👍👍

[@beansballcardblog]

I always liked ol' Buckshot.

[@BillMeyerComm]

I raced go-carts with Buckshot in York, PA when his was in town for an appearance!!!!!! WOW! I wish I knew about this ahead of time. I worked with Luxaire back in the early 2000's and got to know him real well along with Rodney Combs, Phil Parsons & ROY Allen (forget his first name). These were all Busch cars then... I watched this wild crap with Lajoie fest a long time then and personally at Rockingham personally....

[@EclecticHillbilly]

You're probably thinking of Loy Allen.

[@BillMeyerComm]

@@EclecticHillbilly It was Glenn Allen Jr.

[@FrunkTheFoxx]

I play baseball and my hitting Instructor is friends with Buckshot since high school, they met while playing football at school

[@joem8774]

All I can think of is Cole Trickle asking the crew to change his tires after Russ Wheeler spun him out.

[@scottburrow8717]

Like they always say “ DONT MESS WITH A COUNTRY BOY” they will take you to a field and woop yo ass. The sport needs more country boys like buckshot.

[@jamestaylor4480]

Buckshot Jones is from Georgia

[@firecrackerhoot]

These podcasts are awesome

[@lamarmcalister2449]

Buckshot and Randy use to put on a helluva show at GPS

[@larsbambi1575]

Back during that rival I worked at BACE motorsports (Lajoie and Fedewa) shop. There was a big guy named JB (Jim Byrd) he was the goddamn best fabricator. Anyhow he had a buckshot 00 Hat and he would go outside the garage peaking through the windows with the hat on🤣🤣 We would always think Buckshot sent a Spy.

[@matthewhoward5514]

They need drivers like this back in Nascar. The nicknames that other drivers give them. We lost the big Personalities. Stories like this.

[@kilvapkram4302]

Thirty years ago,maybe longer. Jr. looked about 12. He and his dad were at a NHRA race. Kenny Bernstien let Dale sr. sit in his dragster. Can't find any video. Does Dale jr. remember?

[@claytonbigsby423]

Seems like yesterday ole buckshot was in the #00 Aquafresh Grand Prix

[@claytonbigsby423]

@Hank Hildebrant lol feel old yet?

[@jeremymurphy7320]

Buckshot Jones: Man of few words.

[@mrj3217]

Best name ever man.

[@chrisgrabowski2678]

Dale, I hope you see this. I'm not a NASCAR fan, but I enjoy these shows. I know you'd probably prefer I watch the races. The first racer I remember is Joie Chitwood. My Dad used to mention him. I recall watching Harry Gant and The King. I moved on to Indy with A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears, Emmerson Fittipaldi and Team Penske. Now I like that show about Formula I on Netflix. That documentary about Senna is tragically terrific. Formula I took away his talent and who he was. I think it's their fault he wrecked and passed. Well, keep on keepin' on. I enjoy these. Peace

[@joeyjohnson4826]

Interesting to bring up LOL yes they covered it up..... unless you believe that he sparked causing him to lose downforce and then violently for no reason veer into the outer wall ,or you believe the steering column broke. Which one is the most obvious LOL the loss of downforce has always been a joke

[@RRaquello]

My memory's a little hazy on the exact details, but at a race at Dover (I think), Joe Bessey (I think) won his only BGN race. Towards the end of the race, he had some kind of dust up with Buckshot, and after he won, while Bessey & his crew were celebrating the victory in the Winner's Circle, Buckshot's crew attacked them with water hoses, right on TV, spraying them and giving them a good soaking, LOL. One of the strangest retaliations I've seen in racing. I'm still not sure it really happened, because I was watching it live on TV, and while the commentators mentioned it briefly, it was barely mentioned afterwards in the media. Just imagine something like that happening today, but back then it was a Saturday race on some station like TNN, so it passed unnoticed. Buckshot looks so different now. I'd have never recognized him. I liked him in the Cheez-It car, mainly because I love Cheez-Its. So I rooted for Buckshot. Junior asks why Buckshot had trouble with Lajoie and here I'm remembering trouble with Joe Bessey. Why? Bessey and Lajoie were New England Yankees. Buckshot, good ol' Southern boy. Civil War part 2?

[@scotthitman1]

i was at that race! saw the whole thing...it was my first nascar race i saw live

[@Alex_Mac_]

We need to juxtapose Randy and Buckshot's interviews with footage of the incidents. Somebody out there needs to put that together lol.

[@lordfatcock]

I always thought he had the coolest name I ever heard.

[@michaelblanton9847]

Love the interview.

[@adallen3]

Pure Gold !!!

[@raymundomartinez7469]

I swear I always assumed that Buckshot was his real name. Just as Junior had assumed too this was a great episode.

[@anitagarrison6916]

Anybody besides me think his characteristics favor Hank Parker Jr?

[@DarwinWJ74]

I’ll have to go back and watch Randy’s

[@CR7659]

A guy has the highlights of that Bristol race posted on here. Worth watching just to see at the end Mikey clowning on Kyle's gas can demo.

[@braedonshelton2305]

That gas demo by Kyle was brutal. Lol

[@CR7659]

@@braedonshelton2305 I think they decided to do that on the spur of the moment or something. it's not well planned out.

[@therealnynetynyne360]

Lajoie was always dirty watched him wreck tons of people in the old busch north series.

[@jyerk4805]

Best podcast in the world

[@mcb2206]

Drivers never forget lol

[@dockey6942]

I always wondered what happen to old buckshot

[@NativeNYer]

My phone knew I was watching this and thought I might wanna c it again. Snooping phone

[@coopmurphy9216]

Lajoie..... and pain (Turn it up, turn it up) Sunshine...and rain.

[@mrwest5552]

never met either man, watched them race on TV in that day, thought they were both good.

[@playboyc2]

Is that a Jefferson Dragons hat? If so, he doesn’t live too far from me! 🤷‍♂️🤝

[@alvingriggs6932]

Buck Shot was a good driver when equipment was!

[@MikeRemvidas]

Man 👌🏼‼️‼️ I didn’t give a rats ass what the standings said. I was a huge BUCKSHOT fan .. HUGE ‼️ Damm boy drove a PONTIAC 00 CROWN FIBER then went to my childhood hero THE KINGS ride … I was all in 🤟🏼 I was hoping maybe he would come back and do a race here and there but nope ‼️ I still have me a ton of BUCKSHOT cars on display .. and I can’t even stand to watch anymore … sad the shucks can’t leave well enough alone …sad

[@jdhaase1417]

I’m still expecting a 25 yo kid when I hear the name Buckshot Jones.

[@smurphy1977]

Should have asked him why he got so pissed when Randy would call him Roy.

[@lamarmcalister2449]

Cause that's his real name

[@smurphy1977]

@@lamarmcalister2449 Ah hell? Need to do research at what I’m talking about. Randy would call him Roy on purpose in interviews just to piss him off.

[@quasimoto7662]

Buckshot was definitely underrated

[@supersevenn]

i think he was overhyped. he was suppose to be the next greatest thing to come along and never lived up to anything even close to that. always wondered why

[@quasimoto7662]

@@supersevenn team support. He never got to a good team. Ever.

[@adamgivan4588]

We need more names like buckshot

[@deathtowrestling2518]

Best name in the history of racing

[@justinloy6339]

That was a good looking car!

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Hopefully I'll get Stanton Barrett Dirty Mo podcast it might be perfect

[@steventweed3599]

And Lake Speed.

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

@@steventweed3599 speed was driver number 83 Purex detergent Ford Thunderbird from the early 90s

[@alvarsdzenis4739]

I always thought it was Dick Trickle, lol.

[@DSwann]

Red eye Randy 😂😂😂

[@rgii8060]

Top 5 best name ever in Nascar!

[@Badassinblack51]

2:50 Days of Thunder moment

[@aaronkristofer18]

Wow!! Buckshot looks great!! No way he's 51! Looks 31 or 33!

[@raylars6986]

NASCAR history

[@DaveMcLain]

No matter what level that you race at there's always that guy who is the one who'll lose control and spin out in front of you or run into the side of the car for no reason.

[@danooc1]

Can we get an interview with Birdshot Smith soon? 😂

[@mega13man1]

Buckshot had some real good cars

[@m.t.valenciatrading]

Shout out to Cadena's Auto Repair in Columbus Ga

[@alfredmorrell4735]

He Sounds like George Jones

[@rodgercgreen411]

Hey Dale my grandpa poured the concrete at on the garage on your house at Lake Norman back in the 90s for your dad and then he helped build dei my grandpa was Ron Johnson he was kin to Junior Johnson from Statesville and I'm Ricky Banks

[@michaelconnell8666]

Right or wrong, one was a championship driver who worked to get there and the other...I always wondered why Jones never really had more success. Great stories.

[@gth804f]

Lajoie stepped into the 74 after Johnny Benson, Jr. made it a championship team from nothing. Lajoie was a mid-range talent who just fell into a good situation.

[@NEO_RedPill_2024]

Shades of Days of Thunder.....

[@supersevenn]

Mike...it's called scumbaggin lol

[@llnascar3746]

Jr Shaved

[@SmokeShow9969]

Man I swear... years ago I had a Clash of Clans account and my name was Buckshot Jones lol

[@s.samuel012]

Corey’s dad on Dale Jr show

[@bryonkidder6199]

I can remember when he was a kid...lol

[@wuztron]

He dumped two cars on the way to the shop! I seent it!

[@anthonyguida4889]

I know it ain't nascar. But when are you guys gonna interview Jordan taylor?

[@blanenoel4231]

🎉

[@mattheffner6831]

I never like Kevin LaJoie. But I bought a Buckshot hat from his Dad @ Bristol in 97

[@casey2173]

Remember when NASCAR used to put drivers on probation? Not a thing anymore.

[@charlesmoore6140]

Sounds like buckshot kept it going

[@thespicemelange.1]

Sounds like those two had the hots for each other

[@TheTotallyRealXiJinping]

Idk why I mix Lagoie and Blaney up

[@tylerp4130]

But why did LaJoie dent Buckshot's road car?

[@EclecticHillbilly]

Don't think it's in this segment but for the love of God, Buckshot, if you're gonna live in Hoschton, learn how to pronounce it. It rhymes with bush ton.

[@chucktaylor7643]

Haha I said the same thing to myself!! Great way of explaining it 😂

[@chuckwhitson654]

Hes quite possibly a little crazy

[@kylewagoner]

Toothpaste guy has real nice teeth.

[@SealofPerfection]

Always kinda liked this guy. Shame he never had any decent equipment to race in Cup.

[@HottRoddTodd]

He had some top notch equipment. Just no talent.

[@SealofPerfection]

@@HottRoddTodd He drove for Petty. and then a little for Michael Waltrip. Petty hasn't had top-notch equipment since the 70's. They're too cheap.

[@warhammer6968]

Lajoie was bitter and jealous and couldn't get along with anyone. He was a two time Busch series champ and couldn't get a cup ride. Nobody would hire him. That's all you need to know about his feud with Buckshot.

[@tsmtrains8572]

sad that nascrap had to take a control standpoint in this situation let it play out would of fixed it self in time just as dale sr would of fixed it.

[@dw-nb2zh]

Racers, for the most part, are big babies.

[@nascarfan88ta]

Buckshot should have stuck with Busch. His moving to Cup in the Petty 44 was a bad bad move

[@EclecticHillbilly]

Part of his problem was that he moved up too fast. He didn't stay at any level long enough to learn to race.

[@SilentDanDisney]

If Adam Petty doesn’t pass away. Kyle is probably still in 44 then retire to take over Petty Enterprises. Then Buckshot probably takes over that car in 2002. Of course that’s not how cards fell.

[@nascarfan88ta]

@@SilentDanDisney I would doubt Buckshot would even be there. Kyle would likely want to enjoy as many years racing Adam as possible. Unless he was to take over for the fired John Andretti (RIP) and Jeff Green was never hired (and the embarrassing career of Fittipaldi never happens)

[@johnnysechrist6313]

Wouldn't show my azz at the track,,,,,,maybe when they go fishing or huntint.....for sure.

[@dadll1090]

Buckshot Jones is A Boxer! Randy Lajoke would have gotten a uppercut or a left and right hook on his ass!! LaJoke Would be like going down like a Buster Douglas! CHI PSI!