Connor Zilisch did just about everything except win the title at the secondary level of NASCAR in 2025.
The teenager was a rookie in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, but that didn’t stop him dominating the field. He won 10 races, including a summer stretch where he won seven of eight races he entered. Zilisch’s year was marred by a back injury at Talladega and a broken collarbone in a shocking Victory Lane fall at Watkins Glen, but it didn’t slow him.
