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Posted on 08/09/2025 10:17:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Auto racers have had their share of injuries from high-speed crashes over the years, but for Connor Zilisch, danger struck him after a victory.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series points leader broke his collarbone after a hard fall in victory lane at Watkins Glen International, according to the Associated Press.
After his series-leading sixth victory, Zilisch was climbing onto the roof of his No. 88 Chevrolet to celebrate. He slipped after apparently getting his left foot caught in the driver’s side window netting and tumbled awkwardly onto the asphalt.
What happened to Connor in victory lane. He's been taken to the infield care center at this time.#NASCAR https://t.co/cJLBWk4O1Y pic.twitter.com/LAZ0j2VTjY
— Speedway Digest (@speedwaydigest) August 9, 2025 Zilisch, who turned 19 in July, was taken on a backboard to the trackside medical center and then transported to a hospital for further evaluation.
He posted on X about two hours later that he had a broken collarbone, and that CT scans showed no head injury.
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Settled Science:
Some people are accident prone, and often have been that way throughout their lives. Think Dick Van Dyke tripping over his ottoman.
Gravity - the final frontier.
All this celebratory activity.... unnecessary....very few will remember the victory ..
Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.
“Here. Hold muh beer.”
I watched the race and that was a bad fall and could have broken his neck. He is one lucky young man for sure.
Vince Lombardi once chewed out a young receiver for celebrating a touchdown catch. He said he’d bench him if he ever did it again. He told him “we are the Green Bay Packers, we are professionals. Act like one. Seems Zillish needs him some Vince Lombardi counseling. Just saying.
The guy is lucky that He didn’t break His neck and/or get a concussion as well !!! Any bets on NUTSCAR making a new rule about Excessive Celebration/climbing up on the car/keeping Helmets on until they have exited Victory Lane ???
Maybe even waiting until a huge padded mat is put down around the car for someone to land on just incase...
He should of left his drink in the car.
Brought to you by Xfinity.
I wonder what thoughts were going through his mind as he was falling and then lay there without moving — probably heard something snap and then was relieved it wasn’t his neck. If he was uncertain about appearing on a highlight reel or top 10 list, he just made sure he’d appear.
Trackhouse has withdrawn his No. 87 2024 Chevrolet from today’s Go Bowling 355.
The Xfinity Series will take next week off as two of the next three Cup rounds will not have the series. They will be back in action two weeks from now at the Wawa 250 at Daytona (August 22, 1930, The CW) and then the Pacific Office Automation 150 at Portland, OR (August 30, 1930, The CW).
Zilisch will be evaluated sometime after next week’s NCS race to see if he’s clear or not. Earlier this season, he missed Texas because of a Talladega crash.
That Xfinity race was a good race, but Conner carried on the tradition of celebrating. Joey Logan stands on his car with the steering wheel in his hand, while Carl Edwards flipped off the roof of the car. Ross ‘The Watermelon Man’ Chastian, smashes a watermelon when he wins. Denny Hamlin says ‘I beat your favorite driver’ while he celebrates.
LOL! You are so right!!
You are right.
I am one of those.
Lots of scars to prove it.
It could be genetic.
In my case it is getting in to much of a hurry.
-I watched the race -
I wonder if God was rooting for SVG?
Nascar needs to remember how they got here!
@NASCARCASM SCORES LEGENDARY FIGHT AT THE 1979 DAYTONA 500
https://www.nascar.com/gallery/nascarcasm-scores-legendary-fight-at-the-1979-daytona-500/
Without surgerical repair, I say 4 weeks minimum, and even then driving a race car will put big strain on that healing fracture.
6 weeks with treatment (suppliments, etc.) He is young.
Not a Doc, but I can put on bandaids.
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