NASCAR punishes Connor Jones for reckless driving that put Matt Mills in danger at Homestead Truck race

Recently, NASCAR penalized Connor Jones for reckless driving in the Baptist Health 200 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 18-year-old Truck Series driver sent his fellow competitor, Matt Mills, to the wall resulting in a fireball moment for the latter.On Lap 76, ThorSport Racing part-time driver Jones bumped the Niece Motorsports driver Mills on the rear while battling for a position at the 1.5-mile oval track. As a result, the #42 Chevy driver Mills hit the outside wall, igniting a fire under his Silverado before coming to a halt on the apron on Turn 4. Moreover, Jones ranted over his radio which made it appear like an intentional wreck.&quot;It’s been All f****** year. All f****** year!... I’m tired of it. I’m f****** tired of it,&quot; shouted Jones on the radio communication. [0:30]His rant and the nudge on Mills' bumper compelled NASCAR to impose a 2-lap penalty on the young Truck driver, citing reckless driving.Moreover, as per journalist Toby Christie, Jones has had a reputation for being over-aggressive. Christie claimed that the #66 Ford F-150 driver has had similar incidents in the past during his part-time Truck Series appearances.&quot;Conner Jones being assessed a two-lap penalty for rough driving, which is ultra justified. We've seen a lot of these kinds of incidents from that driver in that truck in his part-time stint this year. #NASCAR,&quot; Christie wrote on X.&quot;No excuse for that; should have parked&quot; - NASCAR Fans hammer Connor Jones for his reckless driving at Homestead-MiamiConnor Jones started his career in Legends car racing and is in his second part-time season with ThorSport Racing. The Virginia native previously competed in the CARS Late Model Series, mainly racing at Hickory Motor Speedway and Dominion Raceway.After getting punished for reckless driving at the Truck Series race in Homestead-Miami, the #66 driver faced intense backlash from fans on X (formerly Twitter). Many users wanted him to be immediately disqualified from the race.&quot;He should have been parked, good lord what a hit,&quot; wrote one user.&quot;This has to stop! He will do it again should be parked,&quot; a second user wrote.Another user wrote:&quot;Dude needs to be removed from the track for that&quot;Meanwhile, a fan on X wanted Jones to get a suspension for this aggressive move. They wrote:&quot;A suspension might get his attention - no excuse for that.&quot;

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