Bob Pockrass
FOX Motorsports Insider
Connor Zilisch broke his collarbone Saturday after falling off his automobile whereas celebrating his Xfinity Sequence victory at Watkins Glen.
The 19-year-old Zilisch leads the Xfinity Sequence standings driving for JR Motorsports whereas on mortgage from Trackhouse Racing with a deliberate transfer to Cup (not but introduced) in 2026. He was scheduled to begin twenty fifth within the Cup race Sunday at Watkins Glen in a fourth Trackhouse Racing automobile however as a substitute shall be recovering from his harm after being launched from the hospital.
Trackhouse Racing withdrew the Cup automobile from the race Sunday. No timeline for Zilisch’s return to racing was instantly introduced.
The incident occurred after Zilisch had simply received his sixth race of the season when he fell awkwardly after placing one foot on the driving force window sill and one other on the roof in getting out of his automobile to rejoice in victory lane.
Zilisch, ranked No. 1 on FOX Sports activities’ latest record of Cup prospects, had missed a race earlier this yr with a again harm following a tough crash at Talladega.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports activities. He has spent many years masking motorsports, together with over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seashore) Information-Journal. Comply with him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
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