NASCAR Xfinity Series star Connor Zilisch suffered an apparent injury after slipping and falling off of his car in Victory Lane. Zilisch, 19, earned his sixth win of the 2025 season at Watkins Glen International. He has emerged as perhaps NASCAR’s brightest young star. Zilisch was climbing out of his car to stand on the driver’s door and celebrate when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, landing hard on the pavement by the side of his car.
Zilisch did not get up immediately afterwards and required medical attention. He was taken out of Victory Lane on a stretcher and carted to the infield care center for further evaluation. Per Dillon Welch of The CW, Zilisch had been speaking with medical personnel before being taken out of Victory Lane, and Dustin Long of NBC Sports shared that Zilisch was sitting up in the ambulance. The extent of Zilisch’s injuries are currently unclear.
Zilisch had just earned his sixth win of the 2025 season, continuing a hot streak that has seen him earn 11 top five finishes in a row and vault all the way to the top of the Xfinity Series standings. Zilisch is also scheduled to compete in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen, and he is widely expected to move up to the Cup Series full-time beginning in 2026.