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
15 races run over 2 years
Truck no., team	No. 66 (ThorSport Racing)
2023 position	33rd
Best finish	33rd
First race	2023 Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville)
Last race	2024 Wright Brand 250 (North Wilkesboro)
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 8 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 May 20, 2024.

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
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	^[14]
2024				DAY	ATL 29	LVS 14	BRI 19	COA	MAR	TEX 18	KAN	DAR 24	NWS 35	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
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	^[16]
2022	Venturini Motorsports	15	Toyota	DAY	PHO	TAL	KAN	CLT	IOW 5	BLN	ELK	MOH	POC	IRP	MCH							SLM 13	TOL	28th	122	^[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	15th	304	^[18]
		15										IOW 8

ARCA Menards Series East

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	^[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		16th	97	^[20]
2023		25		FIF	DOV 9	NSV	FRS		IRP 6	MLW 4	BRI 6	9th	187	^[21]
		15						IOW 8

ARCA Menards Series West

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	^[22]
2022	Venturini Motorsports	55	Toyota	PHO	IRW	KCR	PIR	SON	IRW	EVG	PIR	AAS	LVS	PHO 28		41st	66	^[23]
2023		25		PHO 7	IRW	KCR	PIR	SON	IRW	SHA	EVG	AAS	LVS	MAD	PHO	43rd	37	^[24]

References

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. "About Us". Jones Utilities Construction. 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
13. "Conner Jones Signs with R&S Race Cars for the 2023 Season". Racing America. October 13, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
14. "Conner Jones – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
15. "Conner Jones – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
16. "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
17. "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
18. "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
19. "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
20. "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
21. "Conner Jones – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
22. "Conner Jones – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
23. "Conner Jones – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
24. "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