Connor Zilisch

Connor Zilisch
Zilisch at Richmond Raceway in 2024
Born	Connor Jackson Zilisch (2006-07-22) July 22, 2006 (age 18) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements	First American to ever win the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy 2024 24 Hours of Daytona LMP2 Winner 2024 12 Hours of Sebring LMP2 Winner 2020 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy Winner 2021 Mazda MX-5 Cup Scholarship Winner
Awards	2022 Mazda MX-5 Cup Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
Car no., team	No. 87 (Trackhouse Racing)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 1 year
Car no., team	No. 88 (JR Motorsports)
Best finish	33rd
First race	2024 Mission 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race	2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win	2024 Mission 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 3 1
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
6 races run over 1 year
First race	2024 XPEL 225 (COTA)
Last race	2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 2
ARCA Menards Series career
9 races run over 2 years
Best finish	15th (2024)
First race	2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race	2024 Reese's 150 (Kansas)
First win	2024 General Tire 150 (Dover)
Last win	2024 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles 5 8 2
ARCA Menards Series East career
8 races run over 1 year
Best finish	2nd (2024)
First race	2024 Pensacola 150 (Pensacola)
Last race	2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
First win	2024 General Tire 150 (Dover)
Last win	2024 Circle City 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles 4 7 2
ARCA Menards Series West career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	37th (2024)
First race	2024 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)
First win	2024 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 1 0
Statistics current as of November 8, 2024.

Connor Jackson Zilisch (born July 22, 2006) is an American professional racing driver. He is signed as a development driver for Trackhouse Racing as of 2024. Under that agreement, Zilisch competes in select races across multiple racing series, including the NASCAR Cup Series (for Trackhouse), the NASCAR Xfinity Series (for JR Motorsports), the CARS Tour, the Trans-Am Series (for Silver Hare Racing), the IMSA SportsCar Championship (for Era Motorsport) and the Global MX-5 Cup. He is also a Red Bull athlete.

After an early career in karts, culminating in winning the Karting Academy Trophy in 2020, Zilisch began racing sports cars in 2021, adding stock cars to his program the next year. Zilisch broke onto the racing scene in 2024, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in the LMP2 class in his first attempts and winning in his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series start in September at Watkins Glen, less than two months after his 18th birthday.