Connor Zilisch won the NASCAR Xfinity race at Watkins Glen, scoring his 6th accomplishment of the 2025 Xfinity season. In the last 8 races, he had actually handled to win 5. Following his success on Saturday (August 9, 2025), a stunning scene unfolded after Zilisch climbed up from the cars and truck to commemorate his win and fell. Zilisch was awake and alert while being hurried to a regional medical facility, according to FOX Sports. There was no instant word on the degree of any injuries sustained by him.
“Connor is conscious and back to himself and in the infield care center. Off to the hospital for further evaluation, but is not in any danger,” his daddy, Jim, published on the social networks platform Facebook. The 19-year-old Zilisch leads the Xfinity Series standings, driving for JR Motorsports while on loan from Trackhouse Racing with a prepared transfer to Cup (not yet revealed) in 2026. He is set up to begin 25th in the Cup race Sunday at Watkins Glen in a 4th Trackhouse Racing automobile.
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Zilisch, 19, tops the Xfinity Series standings driving for JR Motorsports while on loan from Trackhouse Racing, with a prepared (not yet revealed) dive to the Cup in 2026. He’s set to begin 25th in Sunday’s Cup race at Watkins Glen, driving a 4th Trackhouse Racing entry.
The event occurred after Zilisch protected a success in his 6th race of the season when he fell awkwardly after putting one foot on the motorist’s window sill and another on the roofing system in leaving his automobile to commemorate in triumph lane.
After Zilisch declared his 6th win of the season, he left his automobile to commemorate in success lane and awkwardly fell, positioning one foot on the chauffeur’s window sill and the other on the roofing as he climbed up out. According to NBC Sports, Zilisch was put in a neck brace and stayed up in the ambulance. Zilisch, ranked No. 1 on FOX Sports’ current list of Cup potential customers, had actually missed out on a race previously this year with a back injury after a difficult crash at Talladega.