Conner Jones used his No. 66 NASCAR Ford F-150 to show his displeasure with a competitor during the Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 26th, 2024. Jones intentionally slammed the No. 42 Chevy Silverado RST of Matt Mills and sent the latter into the wall. Mills’ truck erupted into flames as it came to a stop in the infield and he was transported to a nearby hospital due to smoke inhalation. Officials ruled that Jones was at fault and handed down a suspension to the young driver for intentionally wrecking Mills.
The post-Homestead penalty report from NASCAR.com states that Jones will be suspended for one Truck Series race, meaning he will be unable to race at Martinsville Speedway on Friday, November 1st, 2024. His actions at Homestead were found to be in violation of Sections 4.3.A; 4.4.B: NASCAR Member Code of Conduct in the NASCAR Rule Book.
Mills was released from the hospital on October 28th and announced that he will race at Martinsville after the wreck. As of this writing, Jones and his team, ThorSport Racing, have not indicated if they will attempt to appeal the decision, although Jones took to social media to issue an apology after the race was over on Saturday.
Jones wasn’t the only NASCAR Ford team to be nailed for a violation after Homestead. The No. 38 F-150 of Layne Riggs was dinged for an improperly secured ballast, which violates Section 14.3.4.A&B: Ballast Containers. The team had 10 driver and 10 owner points deducted due to the violation, keeping Riggs in 11th place in the overall points standings in the division. Crew chief Dylan Cappello was also suspended for a single race and will not sit atop the No. 38 NASCAR Ford box at Martinsville.
On the Xfinity Series side of things, the No. 39 Ford Mustang Dark Horse of Ryan Sieg was found with an unsecured lug nut in postrace inspection. Crew chief Joe Williams was fined $5,000 for the violation.
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