Jaguars’ Jones-Drew wants to be NASCAR team owner

What little Maurice Jones-Drew knew of NASCAR he learned on the drive Thursday from Jacksonville to the Daytona International Speedway. By the time the Gatorade Duels were done, he wanted to part of the sport. "I want to be an owner," he said. "I think that would be exciting." The Jaguars running back was the grand marshal for the second 150-mile qualifying race that set the starting lineup for the Daytona 500. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow gave the command to start engines for the first race. Jones-Drew had never been to a race. He rode with Jaguars assistant equipment managers – and big NASCAR fans – George Pellicer and Cory Fancher and they tried to get the all-pro up to speed. Jones-Drew believes he'd be a great car owner. "The key to being a good owner is who you have with you," he said. "I don't think any one person can run a race team. You need to have a lot of good people. I would get all the good people I can and I would give them the very best of what they needed. But we'd also have rules. We'd have a way to do things and you'd have to follow that." Florida Times-Union