Connor Zilisch broke his collarbone Saturday after falling off his car while celebrating his Xfinity Series victory at Watkins Glen.
The 19-year-old Zilisch leads the Xfinity Series standings driving for JR Motorsports while on loan from Trackhouse Racing with a planned move to Cup (not yet announced) in 2026. He was scheduled to start 25th in the Cup race Sunday at Watkins Glen in a fourth Trackhouse Racing car but instead will be recovering from his injury after being released from the hospital.
Trackhouse Racing withdrew the Cup car from the race Sunday. No timeline for Zilisch’s return to racing was immediately announced.
The incident occurred after Zilisch had just won his sixth race of the season when he fell awkwardly after putting one foot on the driver window sill and another on the roof in getting out of his car to celebrate in victory lane.
Zilisch, ranked No. 1 on FOX Sports’ recent list of Cup prospects, had missed a race earlier this year with a back injury following a hard crash at Talladega.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
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