The 19-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, led 19 of 100-scheduled laps and outdueled Taylor Gray with two laps remaining to notch his fifth Xfinity victory in 2025 and deliver the milestone 100th victory for JR Motorsports.
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 three-time Supercars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, led a race-high 27 of 50 laps and out-muscled teammate Connor Zilisch at the start of a two-lap dash to notch his second consecutive Xfinity victory at the Windy City.
Nick Sanchez held off Carson Kvapil by 0.139 seconds in the final seven laps to secure his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in Friday night’s Focused Health 250 at EchoPark Speedway.
Top Fuel’s Leah Pruett jumped to the top spot on the final pass of Friday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, taking the provisional No. 1 spot for Tony Stewart Racing at the 66th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
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