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Conner Jones
Jones' No. 66 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
Born (2006-02-22) February 22, 2006 (age 18)
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
22 races run over 2 years
Truck no., teamNo. 66 (ThorSport Racing)
2024 position31st
Best finish31st (2024)
First race2023 Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
14 races run over 3 years
Best finish15th (2023)
First race2021 Shore Lunch 150 (Iowa)
Last race2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 11 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
11 races run over 3 years
Best finish9th (2023)
First race2021 Crosley Record Pressing 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
Last race2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 3 years
Best finish41st (2022)
First race2021 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
Last race2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of November 8, 2024.

Conner Jones (born February 22, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 66 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing.

Racing career

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Early years

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Jones would start racing at five years old, driving in go-karts. In 2017, he would win the Bandolero Bandit Virginia state championship. In 2018, he made his debut in Legends car racing, and would get his first career win at Dominion Raceway.[1] He drove in the INEX Virginia State Young Lions full-time in 2019, where he won the championship with six wins, twelve second-place finishes, and two third-place finishes.[2] He made his debut in late model racing that year, finishing third in his first ever late model start at Hickory Motor Speedway.[3]

Jones drove in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series in 2020, primarily racing at Hickory Motor Speedway and Dominion Raceway. He would rank eleventh at Hickory and thirteenth at Dominion. The following year, the Virginian would run the full CARS Late Model Stock Tour season, driving for GMS Racing at Caraway and JR Motorsports in four races.[4][5][6] He would end up eleventh in point standings, getting three top tens.[7] In 2022, Jones returned to the CLMST, winning at Hudson and improving to tenth overall.[8]

ARCA years

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On May 1, 2021, Jones signed with GMS Racing to drive at the Nashville Fairgrounds in the ARCA Menards Series East.[9] He started eighth and finished fourth. He would later contest two events with Cook-Finley Racing, finishing 21st at Iowa and tenth at Bristol, races that were joint events with the ARCA Menards Series. Jones also raced in the final round of the ARCA Menards Series West for Steve McGowan Motorsports at Phoenix Raceway.

For the 2022 season, Jones joined Venturini Motorsports to run a partial schedule in the ARCA Menards and ARCA East series.[10] In seven starts he scored a total of three top tens, with a best result of third coming in the East Series at Dover. 2023 saw Jones make further starts in ARCA, as he took three top five finishes in the main series.

Craftsman Truck Series

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On February 13, 2023, ThorSport Racing announced that Jones would drive nine races for the team in the 2023 season, piloting the No. 66 truck.[11] He earned four top 20 finishes throughout the season and finished 33rd in points. Following the year, it was announced that Jones would return to ThorSport's No. 66 in 2024, once again on a part-time basis.[12] Jones failed to break into the top ten, scoring a total of six top 20s and only improving to 31st in points despite making a total of 13 starts. His year would primarily be remembered for a retaliation against Matt Mills at Homestead: Jones intentionally wrecked Mills into the outside wall; the crash caused the Niece Motorsports truck to catch on fire, hospitalizing Mills.[13] After being parked for two laps by NASCAR during the race, Jones was suspended for the Martinsville race the subsequent week.[14] Weeks later, Jones would get involved in an altercation with Mason Diaz during the South Carolina 400: after doorslamming Diaz's car during a caution, Jones started a fight whilst leaving his helmet on.[15][16]

Personal life

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Conner Jones was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father, Robert Jones, founded Jones Utilities Construction Inc. in 1997, a full-service underground utility and fiber optic construction contractor that sponsors much of his racing endeavors.[17][18]

Motorsports career results

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Stock car career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Position
2021 Cars Late Model Stock Tour 13 0 0 3 241 11th
ARCA Menards Series East GMS Racing 1 0 1 1 97 18th
Cook-Finley Racing 2 0 0 1
ARCA Menards Series 2 0 0 1 57 64th
ARCA Menards Series West Steve McGowan Motorsports 1 0 0 0 25 58th
2022 Cars Late Model Stock Tour 14 1 1 7 291 10th
ARCA Menards Series Venturini Motorsports 4 0 1 2 122 28th
ARCA Menards Series East 3 0 2 2 97 16th
ARCA Menards Series West 1 0 0 0 66 41st
2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ThorSport Racing 9 0 0 0 111 33rd
ARCA Menards Series Venturini Motorsports 8 0 3 8 304 15th
ARCA Menards Series East 5 0 1 4 187 9th
ARCA Menards Series West 1 0 0 1 37 43rd
Cars Late Model Stock Tour 8 0 2 3 169 19th
2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ThorSport Racing 13 0 0 0 191 31st
Cars Late Model Stock Tour Mike Darne Racing 12 2 3 6 227 15th
Cars Pro Late Model Tour 6 0 5 6 ? ?

† As Jones was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCTC Pts Ref
2023 ThorSport Racing 66 Ford DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR
18 		KAN DAR NWS
29 		CLT GTW
33 		NSH MOH
28 		POC RCH
20 		IRP
27 		MLW
18 		KAN BRI
15 		TAL HOM PHO
34 		33rd 111 [19]
2024 DAY ATL
29 		LVS
14 		BRI
19 		COA MAR TEX
18 		KAN DAR
24 		NWS
35 		CLT
11 		GTW NSH
12 		POC IRP RCH
31 		MLW
22 		BRI
36 		KAN TAL HOM
25 		MAR PHO
17 		31st 191 [20]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2021 Cook-Finley Racing 42 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW
21 		WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI
10 		SLM KAN 64th 57 [21]
2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW
5 		BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH SLM
13 		TOL 28th 122 [22]
55 GLN
10 		ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI
27
2023 25 DAY PHO
7 		TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK
4 		MOH
8 		POC
5 		MCH IRP
6 		GLN ISF MLW
4 		DSF KAN BRI
6 		SLM TOL 15th 304 [23]
15 IOW
8

ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2021 GMS Racing 21 Chevy NSM FIF NSV
4 		DOV SNM 18th 97 [24]
Cook-Finley Racing 42 Chevy IOW
21 		MLW BRI
10
2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota NSM FIF DOV
3 		NSV IOW
5 		MLW BRI
27 		16th 97 [25]
2023 25 FIF DOV
9 		NSV FRS IRP
6 		MLW
4 		BRI
6 		9th 187 [26]
15 IOW
8

ARCA Menards Series West

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ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSWC Pts Ref
2021 Steve McGowan Motorsports 17W Chevy PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO
19 		58th 25 [27]
2022 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO
28 		41st 66 [28]
2023 25 PHO
7 		IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 43rd 37 [29]


References

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  1. ^ Fenwick, Adam (August 22, 2019). "Conner Jones Joins MPM Marketing". Speed Sport. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Conner Jones Claims Virginia Young Lions Title". Speedway Digest. October 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Conner Jones Third in Limited Late Model Debut". Speed Sport. July 29, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Whitfield, Skyler (February 26, 2021). "Conner Jones Ready for Full Season on CARS Tour". Race22.online. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  5. ^ White, Brandon (May 26, 2021). "Conner Jones Shines In One-Race Deal With GMS Racing". Short Track Scene. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Lemasters, Ron (June 3, 2021). "Conner Jones To Make JRM Late Model Debut at Langley This Weekend". JR Motorsports. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Conner Jones - 2021 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Conner Jones Claims CARS Tour Tri-County Slugfest". Racing America. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  9. ^ Seelman, Jacob (May 1, 2021). "Conner Jones Making ARCA East Debut at Nashville". Speed Sport. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Venturini Motorsports signs Conner Jones for part-time ARCA Menards Series schedule". ARCA. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  11. ^ Christie, Toby (February 13, 2023). "Conner Jones Joins ThorSport Racing Part-Time in No. 66 Truck". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  12. ^ Srigley, Joseph (December 13, 2023). "ThorSport Racing Confirms 2024 NASCAR Truck Series Lineup". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  13. ^ Christie, Toby (October 26, 2024). "Video: Conner Jones Eliminates Matt Mills from Homestead Truck Race". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "Homestead penalties: Conner Jones suspended one race for wrecking Matt Mills". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  15. ^ Howard, Jonathan (2024-11-24). "WATCH: NASCAR Truck Series driver Conner Jones gets into fight at Florence Motor Speedway". On3. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  16. ^ Rashid, Saad (2024-11-24). "Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Bud Return Plagued by Ugly Scenes at Florence Speedway". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  17. ^ "About Us". Jones Utilities Construction. 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  18. ^ "Conner Jones Signs with R&S Race Cars for the 2023 Season". Racing America. October 13, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  19. ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  20. ^ "Conner Jones – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  21. ^ "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  22. ^ "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  23. ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  24. ^ "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  25. ^ "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  26. ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  27. ^ "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  28. ^ "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  29. ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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