# Conner Jones

Conner Jones (born February 22, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed 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.
On January 13, 2025, it was reported that Jones would not return to ThorSport Racing for the 2025 season.

### CARS Tour

During the South Carolina 400, Jones got involved in an altercation with Mason Diaz after doorslamming Diaz's car during a caution; Jones started a fight.

## 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

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Position |
| 2021 | Cars Late Model Stock Tour | | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 241 | 11th |
| 2021 | ARCA Menards Series East | GMS Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 18th |
| 2021 | ARCA Menards Series East | Cook-Finley Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 18th |
| 2021 | ARCA Menards Series | Cook-Finley Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 64th |
| 2021 | ARCA Menards Series West | Steve McGowan Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 58th |
| 2022 | Cars Late Model Stock Tour | | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 291 | 10th |
| 2022 | ARCA Menards Series | Venturini Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 28th |
| 2022 | ARCA Menards Series East | Venturini Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 16th |
| 2022 | ARCA Menards Series West | Venturini Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 41st |
| 2023 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | ThorSport Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 33rd |
| 2023 | ARCA Menards Series | Venturini Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 304 | 15th |
| 2023 | ARCA Menards Series East | Venturini Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 187 | 9th |
| 2023 | ARCA Menards Series West | Venturini Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 43rd |
| 2023 | Cars Late Model Stock Tour | | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 169 | 19th |
| 2024 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | ThorSport Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 31st |
| 2024 | Cars Late Model Stock Tour | Mike Darne Racing | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 227 | 15th |
| 2024 | Cars Pro Late Model Tour | | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ? | ? |
$^†$ 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 :
| 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 | |
| 2024 | ThorSport Racing | 66 | Ford | 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 | |
$^*$ 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 :
| 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 | |
| 2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW 5 | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | | | | | | | SLM 13 | TOL | 28th | 122 | |
| 2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN 10 | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI 27 | | | | 28th | 122 |
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | 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 | |
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | IOW 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 304 |

#### 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 | |
| 2021 | Cook-Finley Racing | 42 | Chevy | | | | | | IOW 21 | MLW | BRI 10 | 18th | 97 | |
| 2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | NSM | FIF | DOV 3 | NSV | IOW 5 | MLW | BRI 27 | | 16th | 97 | |
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | FIF | DOV 9 | NSV | FRS | | IRP 6 | MLW 4 | BRI 6 | 9th | 187 | |
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | | | | | IOW 8 | | | | | | 9th | 187 |

#### 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 |
| 2021 | Steve McGowan Motorsports | 17W | Chevy | PHO | SON | IRW | CNS | IRW | PIR | LVS | AAS | PHO 19 | | | | 58th | 25 |
| 2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS | PHO 28 | | 41st | 66 |
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | PHO 7 | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO | 43rd | 37 |