Conner Jones
Born (2006-02-22) February 22, 2006
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Truck no., teamNo. 66 (ThorSport Racing)
First race2023 Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2023 Toyota 200 (Gateway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
14 races run over 3 years
ARCA no., teamNos. 15/25 (Venturini Motorsports)
Best finish15th (2023)
First race2021 Shore Lunch 150 (Iowa)
Last race2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 11 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
11 races run over 3 years
ARCA East no., teamNo. 25 (Venturini Motorsports)
Best finish9th (2023)
First race2021 Crosley Record Pressing 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
Last race2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 8 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 3 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 25 (Venturini Motorsports)
Best finish41st (2022)
First race2021 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
Last race2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of June 3, 2023.

Conner Jones (born February 22, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, the ARCA Menards Series East, and the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the Nos. 15 and 25 Toyota Camrys for Venturini Motorsports and 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]

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.[11][12]

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 [13]
2024 DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO

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 [14]
2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW
5
BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH SLM
13
TOL 28th 122 [15]
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 [16]
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 [17]
Cook-Finley Racing 42 IOW
21
MLW BRI
10
2022 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota NSM FIF DOV
3
NSV IOW
5
MLW BRI
27
16th 97 [18]
2023 25 FIF DOV
9
NSV FRS IRP
6
MLW
4
BRI
6
9th 187 [19]
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 [20]
2022 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO
28
41st 66 [21]
2023 25 PHO
7
IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 43rd 37 [22]

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