NASCAR suspends Truck Series driver Conner Jones for Matt Mills incident at Homestead

Mills was treated at the infield care center but was transported to a local hospital, where he spent two nights suffering from smoke inhalation. Jones refused to comment immediately after the race, but posted an apology online a few hours after the race.

Front Row Motorsports No. 38’s steering wheel was confiscated over the weekend, and NASCAR issued a 10 driver/owner point penalty and suspension of the first-year crew chief and driver combination.

In other fine news, NASCAR fined three Xfinity Series crew chiefs $5,000 each after a lug nut was not secured and unsecured during post-race inspection. Those crew chiefs include JR Motorsports No. 1 for Sam Mayer. 1’s Mardy Lindley, Richard Childress Racing No. 1 for race winner Austin Hill. RSS Racing No. 21 for Andy Street and Ryan Sieg. There was Joe Williams from ’39.

Officials also noted that the Spire Motorsports No. 1 driven by Rajah Caruth In ’71, he fined Truck Series crew chief Charles Walter $2,500 when a lug nut was found to be unsafe and unsecured.