Conner Jones
| Conner Jones | |||||||
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 Jones' No. 66 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | February 22, 2006 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) | ||||||
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| 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) | ||||||
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| 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) | ||||||
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| 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) | ||||||
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
[edit](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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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ARCA Menards Series East
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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ARCA Menards Series West
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
[edit]- ^ Fenwick, Adam (August 22, 2019). "Conner Jones Joins MPM Marketing". Speed Sport. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Conner Jones Claims Virginia Young Lions Title". Speedway Digest. October 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Conner Jones Third in Limited Late Model Debut". Speed Sport. July 29, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Whitfield, Skyler (February 26, 2021). "Conner Jones Ready for Full Season on CARS Tour". Race22.online. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ White, Brandon (May 26, 2021). "Conner Jones Shines In One-Race Deal With GMS Racing". Short Track Scene. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Lemasters, Ron (June 3, 2021). "Conner Jones To Make JRM Late Model Debut at Langley This Weekend". JR Motorsports. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Conner Jones - 2021 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Seelman, Jacob (May 1, 2021). "Conner Jones Making ARCA East Debut at Nashville". Speed Sport. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Venturini Motorsports signs Conner Jones for part-time ARCA Menards Series schedule". ARCA. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Christie, Toby (February 13, 2023). "Conner Jones Joins ThorSport Racing Part-Time in No. 66 Truck". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (December 13, 2023). "ThorSport Racing Confirms 2024 NASCAR Truck Series Lineup". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Christie, Toby (October 26, 2024). "Video: Conner Jones Eliminates Matt Mills from Homestead Truck Race". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "About Us". Jones Utilities Construction. 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Conner Jones Signs with R&S Race Cars for the 2023 Season". Racing America. October 13, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Official profile at ThorSport Racing
- Official profile at Venturini Motorsports
- Conner Jones driver statistics at Racing-Reference