What happens when you field a total of 44 Super-Late Model cars on the Five Flags Speedway to compete for the Snowball Derby crown? You expect the drivers to give it their all on every lap to clinch the iconic race win. However, the constant beating and banging of the cars on the short oval does lead to chaos and wrecks, and after a stretch of 80-plus laps, the first caution has stopped the racing at the 57th running of the annual Snowball Derby.

Ty Majeski, for the most part, was leading the charge of the field after starting on the pole. However, the race was put to a halt with a competition caution after completion of 75 laps. Now, by this time, every team and driver knew what they had in terms of their race setups, and chaotic restarts were perhaps their best shot to gain track position. As the field went green, the constant tussling for position led to a major stack-up, which eventually led to a big one. Multiple cars being involved in the wreck brought out the red flag, thus putting a pause on the thrilling race action.

Conner Jones, Billy Van Meter, John Bolen, Conner Jobes, Cayden Lapevich, Nick Loden, Buddy Shepherd, and Nicholas Nuagle were all involved in the pile-up that happened at the tail end of the field. “I really don’t know, I guess they all jumbled up the front. I could see nothing up. I wouldn’t say it’s the tires fault. I think it’s more than that, it’s low grip, try and save the bunch as possibly can. It’s hard at the back to come up to the front.” Conner Jones said this to Matt Weaver after the crash.

However, the fans couldn’t miss this opportunity and aimed digs at the Truck Series driver Jones. And going by the update online on social media, he had spent $175,000 on his race car. This has become a topic of discussion and allowed fans to question his racing talents after being involved in the wreck.

Fans mocked Conner Jones for ending his expensive rodeo prematurely at the Snowball Derby

Usually, teams and drivers spend around $50,000 on their Super-Late model stock cars. This is again for the big events like the Snowball Derby, Winchester 400, or the All-American 400. Now spending big bucks on the race car doesn’t necessarily translate to success, and seeing Jones crash out early from the race, he became a laughing stock among the fans. “Connor Jones literally stated they spent 175,000 on his Super Late. That’s absolutely insane. #SnowballDerby.”

The reason behind Jones’s lavish spending on his race cars is the funding he received from his family. His father is a full-service underground utility and fiber optic construction contractor. And for the most part, the company Jones Utilities Construction Inc. funds the driver’s races. Therefore, taking a dig at Jones after he wrecked out of the race, a fan replied, “Did Connor Jones just complain about the price of something?”

Many drivers did take hard hits as a result of the big wreck. This race fan was concerned about John Bolen’s well-being after he incurred a nasty hit. But he was glad that Conner Jones was out of the race as a part of the pile-up. It looks like this fan was still not over how Matt Mills had to suffer because of Jones’ reckless driving at Homestead Miami. “Bolen took a hell if a hit; thankful Conner Jones was taken out, though.”

Jones did apologize for his actions that sent Mills to the hospital: “I would like to extend my sincerest apologies to Matt, Niece Motorsports, NASCAR, and my entire ThorSport Racing team for my unsportsmanlike behavior.” However, it seems like it is going to take a while before the fans forgive him for his wrongdoings. “The next time Connor Jones runs a clean race will be the first time.”

For some fans, this was another opportunity to throw shade at Jones for not being able to deliver the goods despite being in the best equipment. In 22 starts in the Craftsman Truck Series, he is yet to register a top 10 result. P11 is his best finish so far at the national level, which came at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Now, that he came short again at the Snowball Derby has allowed a few of his critics to make a mockery of his current situation. “EVERYONE POINT AND LAUGH AT CONNER JONES AGAIN.”

The only way Conner Jones can evade such comments is to focus on his racing and get more opportunities to be better at his craft.