American racing driver
NASCAR driver
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
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
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 East
ARCA Menards Series West
