| Connor Zilisch | |||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Zilisch at Richmond Raceway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | Connor Jackson Zilisch July 22, 2006 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | First American to ever win the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy 2024 24 Hours of Daytona LMP2 Winner 2024 12 Hours of Sebring LMP2 Winner 2020 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy Winner 2021 Mazda MX-5 Cup Scholarship Winner | ||||||
| Awards | 2022 Mazda MX-5 Cup Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 88 (JR Motorsports) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Mission 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| First win | 2024 Mission 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 7 (Spire Motorsports) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 XPEL 225 (COTA) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Clean Harbors 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 28 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
| Best finish | 68th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| First win | 2024 General Tire 150 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last win | 2024 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 28 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| First win | 2024 General Tire 150 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last win | 2024 Circle City 200 (IRP) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of September 14, 2024. | |||||||
Connor Jackson Zilisch (born July 22, 2006) is an American professional racing driver. He is signed as a development driver for Trackhouse Racing as of 2024. Under that agreement, Zilisch competes in select races across multiple racing series, including the NASCAR Xfinity Series (for JR Motorsports), the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (for Spire Motorsports), the ARCA Menards Series (for Pinnacle Racing Group), the CARS Tour, the Trans-Am Series (for Silver Hare Racing), the IMSA SportsCar Championship (for Era Motorsport) and the Global MX-5 Cup.
After an early career in karts, culminating in winning the Karting Academy Trophy in 2020, Zilisch began racing sports cars in 2021, adding stock cars to his program the next year. Zilisch broke onto the racing scene in 2024, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in the LMP2 class in his first attempts and winning in his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series start in September at Watkins Glen, less than two months after his 18th birthday.