Jones has one top-10 finish in 10 races this season and is 20th in the points standings. The Legacy Motor Club will request a medical waiver for Jones to remain eligible for NASCAR’s playoffs.

NASCAR driver Erik Jones suffered a broken bone in his back on Sunday as he was caught up in a brutal wreck at Talladega Superspeedway.

Legacy Motor Club announced Tuesday that Erik Jones will not compete in this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway after he suffered a compression fracture in his lower vertebra in a crash at Talladega Superspeedway. Corey Heim will drive the No. 43 Toyota in Jones' place and make his Cup Series debut.

One of NASCAR’s drivers is going to be missing time after a scary wreck.

NASCAR driver Erik Jones was diagnosed with a compression fracture in a lower vertebra of his back and will miss Sunday's Cup race at Dover.

Erik Jones will not race in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover with a compression fracture in a lower vertebra in his spine, Legacy Motor Club announced Tuesday.

Erik Jones will miss Sunday's Cup race at Dover after suffering a compression fracture in a Talladega crash. Corey Heim will substitute.

Driver of the Toyota No. 43 car, Erik Jones will not be behind the wheel of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover on Sunday after suffering a spinal fracture in a

Jones’ return is unknown, but the Legacy Motor Club driver will miss Sunday’s Cup Series race at Dover. He went to the hospital after a wreck Sunday at Talladega.