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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., team	No. 66 (ThorSport Racing)
2024 position	31st
Best finish	31st (2024)
First race	2023 Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville)
Last race	2024 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 finish	15th (2023)
First race	2021 Shore Lunch 150 (Iowa)
Last race	2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 11 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
11 races run over 3 years
Best finish	9th (2023)
First race	2021 Crosley Record Pressing 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
Last race	2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 9 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 3 years
Best finish	41st (2022)
First race	2021 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
Last race	2023 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

Early years

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. 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. He made his debut in late model racing that year, finishing third in his first ever late model start at Hickory Motor Speedway.

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. He would end up eleventh in point standings, getting three top tens. In 2022, Jones returned to the CLMST, winning at Hudson and improving to tenth overall.

ARCA years

On May 1, 2021, Jones signed with GMS Racing to drive at the Nashville Fairgrounds in the ARCA Menards Series East. 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. 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

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. 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. 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. After being parked for two laps by NASCAR during the race, Jones was suspended for the Martinsville race the subsequent week. 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.

Personal life

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.

Motorsports career results

Stock car career summary

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

NASCAR

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

Craftsman Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series West

References

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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.

External links

• Official website
• Official profile at ThorSport Racing
• Official profile at Venturini Motorsports
• Conner Jones driver statistics at Racing-Reference

• 2006 births
• Living people
• ARCA Menards Series drivers
• NASCAR drivers
• CARS Tour drivers
• Racing drivers from Virginia
• Sportspeople from Fredericksburg, Virginia