NASCAR has laid the hammer down on [autotag]Conner Jones[/autotag] after his incident with [autotag]Matt Mills[/autotag] at Homestead-Miami Speedway. On Wednesday morning, NASCAR announced that Jones has been suspended for the Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway after his incident with Mills. The ThorSport Racing driver was initially set to drive the No. 66 truck this weekend.
On Lap 76 at Homestead, Jones hit Mills and launched the No. 42 truck up the race track. Following the impact, the No. 42 truck lit on fire. Mills was then taken to a local hospital and released a few days later. Jones was fired up on the radio following the incident, which also resulted in NASCAR handing out a two-lap penalty during the event.
ThorSport Racing will not withdraw the No. 66 truck, as it will now have Johnny Sauter drive the entry. Sauter originally was listed as the driver of the No. 16 truck for Hattori Racing Enterprises this weekend. As of now, the No. 16 truck is to be announced. Mills has been cleared to race this weekend at Martinsville after his stay in the hospital.
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