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
22 races run over 2 years
Truck no., teamNo. 66 (ThorSport Racing)
2024 position31st
Best finish31st (2024)
First race 2023 Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (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
090
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 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.

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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. [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

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

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

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

Stock car career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5Top 10PointsPosition
2021Cars Late Model Stock Tour1300324111th
ARCA Menards Series East GMS Racing 10119718th
Cook-Finley Racing 2001
ARCA Menards Series 20015764th
ARCA Menards Series West Steve McGowan Motorsports 10002558th
2022Cars Late Model Stock Tour1411729110th
ARCA Menards Series Venturini Motorsports 401212228th
ARCA Menards Series East 30229716th
ARCA Menards Series West 10006641st
2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ThorSport Racing 900011133rd
ARCA Menards Series Venturini Motorsports 803830415th
ARCA Menards Series East 50141879th
ARCA Menards Series West 10013743rd
Cars Late Model Stock Tour802316919th
2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ThorSport Racing 1300019131st
Cars Late Model Stock TourMike Darne Racing1223622715th
Cars Pro Late Model Tour6056??

† 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

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 [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		31st191 [20]

* Season still in progress
1 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 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 [21]
2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW
5		 BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH SLM
13		 TOL 28th122 [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 15th304 [23]
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 [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		16th97 [25]
2023 25 FIF DOV
9		 NSV FRS IRP
6		 MLW
4		 BRI
6		9th187 [26]
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 [27]
2022 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO
28		41st66 [28]
2023 25 PHO
7		 IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 43rd37 [29]


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