NASCAR Xfinity Series' Connor Zilisch gets the pole position after Friday night’s qualifying session for Saturday's Focused Health 250 at COTA.

Rookie Connor Zilisch scored his first NASCAR Xfinity Series pole position of the 2025 season for the fifth annual running of the Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas,

Yet, Connor Zilisch will be taking the field driving the No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet Camaro for Trackhouse racing in what will be his third NASCAR series debut over the last 12 mont

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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.

On Saturday, the third race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season will take place at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Zilisch, 18, is doing double duty as he will be qualifying again on Saturday for his Cup Series debut with Trackhouse Racing. Earning the pole for Saturday’s race is just the first checkbox of the weekend for the Mooresville native.

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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