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Conner Jones

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.

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.

Racing career

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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]

NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series

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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.

CARS Late Model Stock Tour

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Jones would run the full CARS Late Model Stock Tour season in 2021, driving for various team.[4] GMS Racing would sign him for one race at Caraway Speedway[5] and JR Motorsports would sign him for four races.[6] He would end up eleventh in point standings, getting three top tens.[7]

ARCA Menards Series East

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On May 1, 2021, Jones signed with GMS Racing to drive at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in the ARCA Menards Series East.[8] He started eighth and would finish in fourth, getting his best career East series finish. He would sign with Cook-Finley Racing later that season, for two races. He finished twenty-first at Iowa Speedway and tenth at Bristol Motor Speedway.

On January 5, 2022, Jones would sign with Venturini Motorsports, to run a partial schedule in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East.[9]

ARCA Menards Series

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Jones drove for two races in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series, running the race's paired event with the East series, at Iowa Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. He finished twenty-first and tenth.

ARCA Menards Series West

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Jones made his ARCA Menards Series West debut for Steve McGowan Motorsports at Phoenix Raceway, the season finale race. He started eighteenth and would finish nineteenth.

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, driving the No. 66 truck.[10] He earned four top-20 finishes throughout the season and finished 33rd in points. On December 13, it was announced that Jones will return to ThorSport for the 2024 season, running another part-time schedule in the 66 truck.[11]

At Homestead, Jones was parked for two laps by NASCAR for reckless driving after intentionally wrecking Matt Mills. Mills would be hospitalized from the wreck.[12] Jones would later apologize for the wreck on his Twitter account after the race. On October 30, NASCAR suspended Jones for the Martinsville race following the incident.[13]

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.[14][15]

Motorsports career results

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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 [16]
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 [17]

* 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 [18]
2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW
5 		BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH SLM
13 		TOL 28th 122 [19]
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 [20]
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 [21]
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 [22]
2023 25 FIF DOV
9 		NSV FRS IRP
6 		MLW
4 		BRI
6 		9th 187 [23]
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 [24]
2022 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO
28 		41st 66 [25]
2023 25 PHO
7 		IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 43rd 37 [26]

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. ^ Seelman, Jacob (May 1, 2021). "Conner Jones Making ARCA East Debut at Nashville". Speed Sport. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Venturini Motorsports signs Conner Jones for part-time ARCA Menards Series schedule". ARCA. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ Christie, Toby (February 13, 2023). "Conner Jones Joins ThorSport Racing Part-Time in No. 66 Truck". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  11. ^ Srigley, Joseph (December 13, 2023). "ThorSport Racing Confirms 2024 NASCAR Truck Series Lineup". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  12. ^ Christie, Toby (October 26, 2024). "Video: Conner Jones Eliminates Matt Mills from Homestead Truck Race". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "About Us". Jones Utilities Construction. 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  15. ^ "Conner Jones Signs with R&S Race Cars for the 2023 Season". Racing America. October 13, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  16. ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Conner Jones – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  18. ^ "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  20. ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  21. ^ "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  22. ^ "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  23. ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  24. ^ "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  25. ^ "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  26. ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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