Connor Zilisch is one of the brightest up-and-coming talents in NASCAR, and last weekend he made his Cup Series debut at just 18 years old. With Red Bull sponsorship, he showed speed and was marching his way forward when he was unceremoniously sent careening into the wall. Driving through the smoke of a spinning Daniel Suarez, he slammed into his teammate and just like that, his debut was over after 49 laps.
“Yeah, we had a really fast No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet,” said Zilisch. “I’ve had so much fun preparing for this event. That second stage, driving from outside the top-30 to 14th, was a lot of fun. I was passing a lot of guys that I used to watch on TV growing up. Hopefully I’ll get the chance to come back and do this again. I had an absolute blast driving through the field, and I wish it didn’t end early.
