Bob Pockrass
FOX Motorsports Insider
Connor Zilisch broke his collarbone Saturday after falling off his automobile whereas celebrating his Xfinity Collection victory at Watkins Glen.
The 19-year-old Zilisch leads the Xfinity Collection 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 might be recovering from his damage 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 have fun in victory lane.
Zilisch, ranked No. 1 on FOX Sports activities’ current checklist of Cup prospects, had missed a race earlier this yr with a again damage following a tough crash at Talladega.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports activities. He has spent many years protecting motorsports, together with over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seaside) Information-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
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