The 19-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, will attempt to become the first Xfinity competitor in eight years to win at Indy in a first attempt and become the youngest-series' winner at the venue while extending his recent on-track dominance in the summer of 2025.
The 2019 ARCA Menards Series champion from Middletown, New York, will make his first Truck start of the 2025 season with MHR at Richmond Raceway in August before returning to race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September.
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing (MHR) revealed team changes to two of its four-truck roster ahead of this upcoming weekend's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in Brownsburg, Indiana.
Denny Hamlin survived and captured the win in Sunday's AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway by 0.310 of a second over Chase Briscoe.
Connor Zilisch claimed a series-best fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season in Saturday’s rain-shortened BetRivers 200 at Dover Motor Speedway.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 121.503 mph in 18.502 seconds for his second consecutive Truck pole of 2026 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
This weekend marks the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway since 1996, but Richard Childress Racing has a long and storied history at the track.