Conner Jones

Conner Jones — Driver Profile

Team: Independent (CARS Tour) | Manufacturer: Chevrolet Status: Part-time CARS Tour | Hometown: Fredericksburg, Virginia 2026 CARS Tour LMSC: 3rd in points (177 pts, 1 win, 6 starts, 27 back) through Dominion (June 13)

Career Highlights

Conner Jones is a versatile short-track racer with experience across multiple NASCAR national touring series. He earned his fourth career CARS Tour Late Model Stock victory at Wake County Speedway in the second race of the 2026 season.

Jones has competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in addition to his CARS Tour schedule. His adaptability across different car types and series has established him as one of the more experienced young drivers in the Late Model Stock ranks.

2026 Season

Jones opened 2026 with a win at Wake County Speedway (Race 2 on the CARS Tour schedule), building early momentum in the championship standings. He sits third in the LMSC points through the June 13 race at Dominion Raceway, where his night ended early after a collision with polesitter Carson Brown took him out of contention.

Coverage (4 articles)

Caden Kvapil Stole a Race, Dawson Sutton Came Home, and Nashville Got Three Guitars and a Sold-Out Saturday Night

John Speedway·April 12, 2026

Caden Kvapil won the LMSC feature and Dawson Sutton took the PLM race at the sold-out Tootsie's Music City Showdown at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, the CARS Tour's inaugural visit to Music City.

Lewis Apologized. Then He Won Caraway Anyway.

John Speedway·May 4, 2026

Landen Lewis ran over the choose-V cone before an early restart at Caraway Speedway, got sent to the rear of the field, and apologized for it on the race broadcast. Then he came back to the front, passed three-time Caraway winner Jared Fryar with 25 to go, and held off Conner Jones for his sixth career CARS Tour LMSC win. Kaden Honeycutt swept the weekend with a PLM win and a top-five LMSC finish.

Landen Lewis Is Defending a Championship He Can't Catch on a Partial Schedule

John Speedway·May 26, 2026

Landen Lewis ran over the choose-V cone, got sent to the back at Caraway, and won the race anyway — his sixth career CARS Tour LMSC win. He's also running a partial NASCAR Truck Series schedule for Niece Motorsports, where his St. Pete sixth-place was a career-best NTS result. Two competitive programs. One driver. And the math says he can't catch Caden Kvapil for the LMSC title on a partial schedule.

Mini Tyrrell Wins at Dominion Again, the First Driver Ever to Do It Twice

John Speedway·June 15, 2026

Mini Tyrrell became the first driver to win twice at Dominion Raceway in ten CARS Tour visits, stealing the lead three-wide with five laps to go in the Mini's Mission 125. The win came at the race that carries his name, a childhood-cancer charity that has raised more than $800,000.

2026 Season — CARS Tour