NASCAR suspends Conner Jones for incident with Matt Mills
CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR suspended Conner Jones for an incident at Homestead-Miami Speedway that left driver Matt Mills hospitalized.
Jones will sit out the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race this Friday, Nov. 1, at Martinsville Speedway that he is on the entry list for.
At the start of the third stage, Jones bumped Mills going into turn three. The contact sent Mills head-on into the wall and led to his truck catching fire. While Mills exited the vehicle, cameras captured him coughing and needing help from track safety workers.
Radio communication captured what sounded like Jones, very irate about Mills blocking him “all f-cking year!” NASCAR then held him for two laps for reckless driving.
Meanwhile, after getting checked out in the infield care center, Mills was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. He stayed Saturday night and Sunday night, dealing with the lingering effects of smoke inhalation, before returning home Monday.
Mills will race this Friday at Martinsville. Johnny Sauter will fill in for Jones.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
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