Brad Jones and his brother Kim started out competing in Formula Ford, with Brad showing enough pace that Kim stepped back from driving to manage the team. Brad's best open-wheel result came at the 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, where he finished sixth. Through the mid-1980s, the brothers transitioned into sports sedan and touring car racing, campaigning Mitsubishi Starions in Group E Series Production Touring Cars and frequently dominating Group E competition in 1983 and 1984. Their success with Mitsubishi earned Brad seats overseas, racing Starion turbos in Japan and across Asia.
A decisive turn came with Australia's AUSCAR stock car series. Brad Jones Racing entered the series in 1988 running a Holden VL Commodore and quickly established itself as the dominant force, winning five consecutive AUSCAR titles from 1990 to 1994. In the 1994–95 season the team made its full NASCAR Australia campaign, adding a sixth consecutive title with Brad driving a Chevrolet Lumina.
In 1995, BJR moved into circuit racing as the official Audi team in the Australian Super Touring series, fielding Audi A4 Quattros. Brad Jones partnered Greg Murphy for the first season, then Cameron McConville replaced Murphy in 1997. The team traded championship honours with Paul Morris Motorsport's BMW squad for most of the Super Touring era, with Jones taking the title in 1996 and 1998. BJR also finished on the Bathurst 1000 Super Touring podium twice: second in 1997 with Frank Biela, and third in 1998 with McConville.
BJR entered the V8 Supercars Championship in 2000 after purchasing a Ford AU Falcon and a Racing Entitlement Contract from Longhurst Racing. Running as a one-car team in 2000 and 2001, the team's early highlight was a second-place finish at the 2001 Bathurst 1000 with John Cleland co-driving.
The team expanded to two cars in 2002, with former Australian Touring Car champion John Bowe joining. Bowe qualified on the front row at Bathurst in both 2002 and 2003, and combined with Jones for a third-place finish at the 2004 Bathurst 1000. BJR secured its first race victory in 2005 at the non-championship Australian Grand Prix event, courtesy of Bowe.
After finishing the 2007 teams' championship last, BJR changed manufacturers from Ford to Holden for 2008, acquiring VE Commodores previously campaigned by the Holden Racing Team. Cameron McConville returned to the fold, followed by Jason Richards in 2009 and Jason Bright in 2010.
The 2011 season marked the team's breakthrough in the championship. Jason Bright won the team's first V8 Supercar race at Perth, then backed it up with another win at Winton. Rick Kelly's replacement at the team was later handled by Nick Percat, with the squad going through various driver and sponsor changes across the following seasons. The team ran three cars for several years, with drivers including Fabian Coulthard, David Wall, Tim Slade, Tim Blanchard, and Dale Wood representing the team at different points.
The 2011 season closed on a sombre note with the death of Jason Richards, who had been diagnosed with stomach cancer during the 2010 season.
BJR continued as a multi-car Supercars team through the late 2010s and into the 2020s, switching to Toyota GR Supras as the team aligned with the Japanese manufacturer. Current drivers have included Andre Heimgartner, Cameron Hill, and Macauley Jones — the son of team owner Brad Jones. The team also campaigns Holden ZB Commodores in the Super2 Series development championship.
Brad Jones Racing stands as one of Australia's most versatile motorsport outfits, having competed seriously across Formula Ford, stock car racing, sports sedans, Super Touring, and the Supercars Championship over more than four decades. Its rural base in Albury and its family-run character distinguish it from the larger metropolitan squads, yet the team has consistently punched competitively across multiple eras of Australian touring car racing.