Bob Pockrass
FOX Motorsports Insider
Connor Zilisch suffered a decrease again damage Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, an damage that can hold him out of the Xfinity Sequence race this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
Cup Sequence driver Kyle Larson will substitute Zilisch within the JR Motorsports No. 88 automobile.
Each Larson and Zilisch have gained Xfinity races this 12 months. Zilisch, who’s sixth within the sequence level standings, gained at Circuit of the Americas. Larson, the 2021 Cup champion and second within the present Cup Sequence standings, has two begins within the sequence this 12 months and gained in his most up-to-date Xfinity begin at Bristol. A Cup driver is allowed a most of 5 races within the Xfinity Sequence annually.
The 18-year-old Zilisch was concerned in a late wreck battling for the lead at Talladega, the place he tried to dam a run by Jesse Love and was turned, sliding head-first into the within wall.
He complained about his again to his crew on the in-car radio after the crash however mentioned after exiting the medical heart that x-rays have been clear.
“Only a huge hit like that, every thing compresses and you are feeling it,” Zilisch mentioned. “I’m all good.”
Zilisch mentioned he would comply with up along with his medical doctors this week, and the crew despatched out a press release Wednesday evening that he would miss Texas. Trackhouse Racing wouldn’t touch upon the extent of the decrease again damage and if he does have any fractures.
The Xfinity Sequence has two weeks off after Texas because it doesn’t run on the upcoming Kansas and North Wilkesboro weekends. Zilisch is scheduled to run each the Xfinity and Cup races throughout Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte.
Zilisch would want a waiver from NASCAR to stay eligible for the playoffs whereas additionally lacking a race in the course of the common season. NASCAR routinely grants a waiver for medical circumstances.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and IndyCar for FOX Sports activities. He has spent a long time protecting motorsports, together with over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seashore) Information-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
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