NASCAR has suspended the 18-year-old Conner Jones for one race after his determination to intentionally wreck Matt Mills last weekend left his rival hospitalized. Jones was battling for seventeenth within the Homestead Truck race when he let his frustrations overcome him. Coming into Flip 3, Jones drove into the again of Mills in an tried bump-and-run. Nevertheless, Mills’ truck snapped arduous to the correct and slammed the wall, shortly erupting into flames.
Mills, who climbed from the fiery wreckage below his personal energy, spent two nights at an area hospital on account of smoke inhalation. Jones was held two laps after the incident in the course of the Truck race at Homestead.
After the race, Jones launched a press release expressing remorse and apologizing for his actions, saying: “I underestimated the impression my actions would have on Matt, and I deeply remorse the results that adopted. I wish to prolong my sincerest apologies to Matt, Niece Motorsports, NASCAR, and my whole ThorSport Racing staff for my unsportsmanlike conduct.”
The 2 drivers have had run-ins earlier than. In a video message posted by Mills after being launched from the hospital with a self-described ‘raspy’ voice, thanking everybody for his or her help and made it clear that he will probably be racing this weekend. “Positively a scary state of affairs,” he mentioned, however he by no means talked about Jones.
Jones was slated to compete this weekend at Martinsville. ThorSport will as a substitute put veteran driver Johnny Sauter behind the wheel of the No. 66 machine. The 2016 Truck Sequence champion has over 300 begins in his profession and beforehand competed for ThorSport.
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