Connor Zilisch, driver of the No. 87 NASCAR Chevy, is favored to win COTA on March 2nd, 2025, which would make him the youngest Cup Series winner.

The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: Connor Zilisch, the 18-year-old phenom who will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Circuit of the Americas while driving for Trackhouse Racing.

Few NASCAR prospects have ever had the allure of Connor Zilisch. As Zilisch prepares for his NASCAR Cup Series debut in Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas, he enters the weekend with more hype around him than any debutant over the last decade.

Trackhouse Racing was planning for Connor Zilisch to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut later in the year. The 18-year-old, however, had other ideas and convinced the organization that Circuit of

Connor Zilisch is quickly climbing the NASCAR national series ranks, and he will knock off another milestone as he makes his NASCAR Cup Series debut on Sunday at Circuit of The Americas (3:30 p.m. ET,

What were you doing at the age of 18? Chances are you weren't preparing for a debut in the NASCAR Cup Series. That's where Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing's y

Connor Zilisch made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut with a 27th-place finish at the United Rentals 300 in Daytona. Now, he is set to make his Cup Series debut next month under the label of Trackhouse Racing.