Conner Jones

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Conner Jones
Conner Jones 66 Truck Las Vegas 2024.jpg
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
12 races run over 2 years
Truck no., teamNo. 66 (ThorSport Racing)
2023 position33rd
Best finish33rd
First race 2023 Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2023 Craftsman 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
14 races run over 3 years
Best finish15th (2023)
First race 2021 Shore Lunch 150 (Iowa)
Last race 2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
0110
ARCA Menards Series East career
11 races run over 3 years
Best finish9th (2023)
First race 2021 Crosley Record Pressing 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
Last race 2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
080
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 3 years
Best finish41st (2022)
First race 2021 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
Last race 2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of June 3, 2023.

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.

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Racing career

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

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

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

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

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

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

On February 13, 2023, ThorSport Racing announced that Jones will drive nine races for the team in the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, driving the No. 66 truck. [10] He earned four top twenties throughout the season and finished 33rd in points. On December 13, 2023, it was announced that Jones will return to ThorSport for the 2024 season, running another part-time schedule in the 66 truck. [11]

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. [12] [13]

Motorsports career results

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

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
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		33rd111 [14]
2024 DAY ATL
29		 LVS
14		 BRI
19		 COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO -*-* [15]

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 results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
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 64th57 [16]
2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW
5		 BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH SLM
13		 TOL 28th122 [17]
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 15th304 [18]
15 IOW
8

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678AMSECPtsRef
2021 GMS Racing 21 Chevy NSM FIF NSV
4		 DOV SNM 18th97 [19]
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		16th97 [20]
2023 25 FIF DOV
9		 NSV FRS IRP
6		 MLW
4		 BRI
6		9th187 [21]
15 IOW
8

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112AMSWCPtsRef
2021 Steve McGowan Motorsports 17W Chevy PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO
19		58th25 [22]
2022 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO
28		41st66 [23]
2023 25 PHO
7		 IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 43rd37 [24]

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  2. ↑ "Conner Jones Claims Virginia Young Lions Title". Speedway Digest. October 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
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  12. ↑ "About Us". Jones Utilities Construction. 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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