Eddie Jones
Race Engineer #26 Car
Eddie Jones took over the engineering duties of the NYSE car and Marco Andretti in 2006, a season that saw a win at Infi neon and a second-place result at Indianapolis. Jones will continue as the race engineer for Andretti in 2008. Jones was a vital component in the IndyCar Series championship-winning efforts of the Klein Tools/Jim Beam crew in 2005. In addition to the 2005 championship, Jones helped engineer Dan Wheldon’s winning efforts at the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500. It marked the fi rst time in IndyCar Series history that a driver had won the championship and the Indianapolis 500 in the same season. 2004 saw the combination earn a third-place fi nish at Indy and a runner-up fi nish in the IndyCar Series standings.

Jones, a native of London, England, enjoyed a milestone year in 2003, serving as race engineer during the fi nal four starts of Michael Andretti’s driving career, not including the 2006 and 2007 Indianapolis 500s, before helping Wheldon to the 2003 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year title. Now in the 38th year of his racing career, Jones brings a lengthy professional resume to his position at Andretti Green Racing. With career highlights that include engineering the Shannon S2000 race car, Jones joined Team Green in 1997 as the chief engineer for Green’s Indy Lights program working with young drivers Chris Simmons, Greg Ray, Naoki Hattori and Jonny Kane. In 2001 Jones became Andretti’s race engineer.