At 17 years previous, Connor Zilisch is barely sufficiently old to drive a road automotive. He cannot drink or gamble, however the younger racing phenom is already making waves within the NASCAR world.
Zilisch gained the pole for Saturday’s XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas, posting a lap that was greater than seven-tenths of a second sooner than second-place qualifier Corey Heim. Not solely did Zilisch win the pole, he set a brand new monitor file for COTA as nicely, posting a lap at 93.012 miles per hour. Zilisch is the sixth driver in Truck Sequence historical past to win the pole for his first collection begin.
The Truck Sequence pole award provides to what has already been an unimaginable yr for the younger driver, who additionally gained the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, two of probably the most prestigious racing occasions on the planet.
