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JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch shared an injury update after a horrible fall to Watkins Glen. The 19 -year -old driver fell as he left the Chevrolet n Β° 88 to celebrate his victory in the Nascar Xfinity series.
Zilisch was immediately seen my medical staff and the medical center on site before being transported to a local hospital for other tests, including computed tomography. The driver has since shared an update of social media revealing that he broke his collarbone.
βThank you all for having stretched their hand today. I am outside the hospital and I am already improving. Fortunately, the CT scans for my head are clear, I just have a broken collarbone. Thanks to all the doctors for your quick and grateful attention that it was not worse.β
Thank you all for contacting today. I am outside the hospital and I am already improving. Fortunately, the CT scans for my head are clear, I just have a broken collarbone. Recognizing for all doctors for their rapid attention and recognizing that it was not worse.
β Connor Zilisch (@connorzilic) August 10, 2025
Zilisch also had to race in the next series of the Nascar Cup Go Bowling at Glen later during the day with Trackhouse Racing, which would have been his fourth career in the upper series. The team, led by Justin Marks, has since confirmed that it had removed the Red Bull Chevrolet n Β° 87 from the event.
Connor Zilisch, pilot of the # 88 RΓ©gistix Chevrolet, showed fans while walking on stage during the pilot intros before the Mission 200 of the Nascar Xfinity series at the Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 09, 2025 in Watkins Glen, New York.
Sean Gardner / Getty images
Zilisch led 60 of the 82 -round race in the 200 series mission of the XFINITY series in Watkins Glen and his victory contributed to him by leading the ranking of the series with 823 points, a seven points advance on Justin Allgaier in the second.
2025 Nascar Xfinity Series: Current class
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- Jesse Love β 731
- Austin Hill β 690
- Carson Kvil β 660
- Brandon Jones β 646
- Sheldon Creed β 625
- Taylor Gray β 624
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- Jeremy Clements β 406
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- Matt Dibenedetto β 344
- Aric Almirola β 338
- Parker Retzlaff β 335
- Kyle Sieg β 310
- Blaine Perkins β 305
- Ryan Ellis β 284
- Josh Bilicki β 210
- Kris Wright β 177
- Leland Honeyman β 157
- Garrett Smithley β 155
- Joey Gase β 126
- Mason Massey β 122
- Austin Green β 115
- Corey Day β 92
- Thomas Annunziata β 86
- Alex Labbe β 85
- Justin Bonsignore β 80
- Nick Leitz β 77
- Mason Maggio β 66
- Brad Perez β 50
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- CJ McLaughlin β 33
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- Jordan Anderson β 30
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- Logan Bearden β 25
- Kasey Kahne β 23
- Patrick Stopoli β 23
- Will Rodgers β 23
- Jeffrey Earnhardt β 23
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- David Starr β 19
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- Jessa β 17
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