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. 42 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Niece Motorsports. He also competes full-time in the zMAX CARS Tour, driving the No. 44 for Carroll Speedshop.

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, he 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-twenties and only improving to 31st in points despite making a total of thirteen 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 in 2024, Jones got involved in an altercation with Mason Diaz after slamming the door of Diaz's car during a crash; 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 ARCA Menards Series East GMS Racing 1 0 1 1 97 18th Cook-Finley Racing 2 0 0 1 ARCA Menards Series 2 0 0 1 57 64th 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 ARCA Menards Series Venturini Motorsports 4 0 1 2 122 28th ARCA Menards Series East 3 0 2 2 97 16th ARCA Menards Series West 1 0 0 0 66 41st 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ThorSport Racing 9 0 0 0 111 33rd ARCA Menards Series Venturini Motorsports 8 0 3 8 304 15th ARCA Menards Series East 5 0 1 4 187 9th ARCA Menards Series West 1 0 0 1 37 43rd CARS Late Model Stock Tour 8 0 2 3 169 19th 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ThorSport Racing 13 0 0 0 191 31st CARS Late Model Stock Tour Mike Darne Racing 12 2 3 6 227 15th CARS Pro Late Model Tour Conner Jones Racing 6 0 5 6 180 12th 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Niece Motorsports 5 0 0 0 58 37th CARS Late Model Stock Tour Mike Darne Racing 15 0 4 6 452 6th CARS Pro Late Model Tour Conner Jones Racing 6 0 2 5 212 12th † 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 24 25 Pts Ref 2023 ThorSport Racing 66 Ford DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR18 KAN DAR NWS29 CLT GTW33 NSH MOH28 POC RCH20 IRP27 MLW18 KAN BRI15 TAL HOM PHO34 33rd 111 2024 DAY ATL29 LVS14 BRI19 COA MAR TEX18 KAN DAR24 NWS35 CLT11 GTW NSH12 POC IRP RCH31 MLW22 BRI36 KAN TAL HOM25 MAR PHO17 31st 191 2025 Niece Motorsports 44 Chevy DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS27 CLT NSH MCH POC31 LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR 37th 58 41 BRI18 NHA31 ROV TAL MAR22 PHO 2026 42 DAY ATL STP DAR16 CAR BRI TEX33 GLN DOV CLT14 NSH MCH COR LRP NWS IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

Whelen Modified Tour NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts Ref 2025 Jamie Tomaino 99 Chevy NSM THO NWS32 SEE RIV WMM LMP MON MON THO RCH19 OSW NHA RIV THO MAR8 43rd 73 2026 PSR Racing 39 N/A NSMDNQ MAR THO SEE RIV OXF SEE CLM WMM MON THO NHA STA OSW RIV THO -* -*

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 Pts Ref 2021 Cook-Finley Racing 42 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW21 WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI10 SLM KAN 64th 57 2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW5 BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH SLM13 TOL 28th 122 55 GLN10 ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI27 2023 25 DAY PHO7 TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK4 MOH8 POC5 MCH IRP6 GLN ISF MLW4 DSF KAN BRI6 SLM TOL 15th 304 15 IOW8

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2021 GMS Racing 21 Chevy NSM FIF NSV4 DOV SNM 18th 97 Cook-Finley Racing 42 Chevy IOW21 MLW BRI10 2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota NSM FIF DOV3 NSV IOW5 MLW BRI27 20th 97 2023 25 FIF DOV9 NSV FRS IRP6 MLW4 BRI6 8th 238 15 IOW8

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 Pts Ref 2021 Steve McGowan Motorsports 17W Chevy PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO19 58th 25 2022 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO28 41st 66 2023 25 PHO7 IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 43rd 37

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour (key) CARS Pro Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2024 Conner Jones Racing 44 Toyota SNM HCY4 OCS4 ACE5 TCM CRW2 HCY2 NWS6 ACE FLC SBO TCM NWS 12th 180 2025 Chevy AAS CDL OCS ACE NWS8 CRW10 HCY HCY14 AND FLC2* SBO6 TCM NWS3 12th 212 2026 N/A SNM24 NSV11 CRW3 ACE6 NWS3 HCY2 AND2 FLC TCM NPS SBO -* -*

SMART Modified Tour SMART Modified Tour results Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2026 Sadler-Stanley Racing 16VA N/A FLO AND SBO DOM22 HCY WKS FCR CRW PUL CAR CRW ROU TRI NWS -* -*

ASA STARS National Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) ASA STARS National Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2023 Robbie Jones 44 Toyota FIF MAD NWS31 HCY MLW AND WIR TOL WIN NSV 102nd 22 2024 NSM13 FIF13 HCY11 MAD MLW AND OWO TOL WIN NSV 24th 129 2025 Conner Jones Racing NSM28 FIF18 DOM HCY NPS14 MAD SLG AND OWO TOL WIN NSV24 25th 148 2026 NSM8 FIF24 HCY24 SLG MAD NPS OWO TRI TOL WIN NSV NSM -* -*