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🇺🇸 Connor Zilisch

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Connor Zilisch
Born
21 July 2006(b. 2006)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Championships
22024, 2025
Career wins
48
Career podiums
83
Career starts
199
Career DNFs
4
Racer Rating
5,519
Connor Zilisch
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,519
Rank 593 of 38,983 indexed, -1093 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Connor Zilisch is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Zilisch is a two-time champion (2024, 2025), with 48 wins and 83 podiums from 199 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,519 ranks Zilisch 593th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-09NASCAR Cup Series at IowaNASCAR Cup SeriesP11+100
2026-07-26NASCAR Cup Series at IndianapolisNASCAR Cup SeriesP34−82
2026-07-19NASCAR Cup Series at North WilkesboroNASCAR Cup SeriesP32−87
2026-07-12NASCAR Cup Series at AtlantaNASCAR Cup SeriesP28−53
2026-07-05NASCAR Cup Series at ChicagoNASCAR Cup SeriesP38−139
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+160Daytona International Speedway 2024IMSA WeatherTechP1
+148NASCAR Xfinity Series at Watkins Glen 2024NASCAR XfinityP1
+147NASCAR Xfinity Series at Circuit of the Americas 2025NASCAR XfinityP1
+136Sebring International Raceway 2024IMSA WeatherTechP1
+127Road America 2022Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Road America6 starts+27
Road Atlanta9 starts+24
St- Petersburg Street Course4 starts+24
Daytona International Speedway9 starts+15
Struggles
Circuit of the Americas4 starts-39
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino6 starts-29
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course4 starts-20
VIRginia International Raceway5 starts-15
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸NASCAR Cup Series2600000P27−1,4805,519
▸NASCAR Xfinity923000P10+182
▸NASCAR Truck202000P17+143
▸IMSA WeatherTechCadillac Whelen101000P17+61
2025▸NASCAR Xfinity321016000P1+6806,612
▸NASCAR Cup Series300000P39↑875−83
▸NASCAR Truck200000P27+11
▸IMSA WeatherTechTrackhouse by TF Sport100000P29↑29−21
2024▸ARCA Menards EastChevrolet Performance / Silver Hare Developme (Mark Webb)846120P1−645,121
▸ARCA Menards SeriesChevrolet Performance ( Mark Webb )857120P4+103
▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinBSI Racing814000P7−345
▸NASCAR Truck600000P25−238
▸IMSA WeatherTechEra Motorsport524000P5↑659+290
▸NASCAR Xfinity411000P18+421
▸SCCA Majors222000P25+29
▸Trans-Am TA2211000P14−47
▸ARCA Menards WestPristine Auction (Mark Webb)111000P15+62
2023▸Trans-Am TA21244000P2+1124,251
▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinHixon Motor Sports1047000P2+343
▸ARCA Menards SeriesChevrolet Performance ( Mike Bursley )101000P24+106
▸SCCA Majors111000P48+24
▸Trans-Am111000P10+112
2022▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinHixon Motor Sports1446000P2+7303,555
▸Trans-Am TA21001000P8+106
▸SCCA Majors726000P5+205
▸SKUSA SuperNationals200100—−254
▸SCCA Runoffs100000—−239
2021▸SCCA Majors833000P13−2803,008
▸NASAMazda Miata202000P95+30
▸SKUSA SuperNationals200100—+2
▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinHixon Motor Sports200000P16−55
▸SCCA Runoffs101000—+44
2020▸Trans-Am TA2100000P21↑739−1333,017
2019▸SKUSA SuperNationals201000—+1613,267
2018▸SKUSA SuperNationals201000—+1,1502,500
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Zilisch finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 William Sawalich5,03369511874%
🇺🇸 Austin Hill5,15557362163%
🇺🇸 Dean Thompson4,74655431278%
🇺🇸 Thomas Annunziata4,3305243983%
🇺🇸 Jesse Love5,27951331865%
🇺🇸 Taylor Gray5,07051371473%
🇺🇸 Justin Allgaier5,76650302060%
🇺🇸 Sammy SmithFIA Silver5,58348341471%
🇺🇸 Brandon Jones5,65747331470%
🇺🇸 Anthony Alfredo4,7004743491%
🇮🇹 Andrea Kimi AntonelliFIA Platinum, 3× champion8,09821150%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,659110100%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,381292277%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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586🇫🇷 Michel TrolléInternational Formula 30005,524
587🇦🇷 Oscar LarrauriFormula 15,524
588🇮🇹 Antonio TamburiniInternational Formula 30005,521
589🇺🇸 Matt KensethNASCAR Cup Series5,521
590🇦🇺 Chaz MostertSupercars Championship5,520
591🇺🇸 Ed ElisianFormula 15,520
592🇧🇷 Iori KimuraSuper GT5,520
593🇺🇸 Connor ZilischNASCAR Cup Series5,519
594🇯🇵 Kazuya OshimaSuper GT5,519
595🇯🇵 Rikuto KobayashiSuper GT5,516
596🇯🇵 Satoru NakajimaFormula 15,515
597🇸🇪 Johan KristofferssonNürburgring 24 Hours5,514
598🇮🇹 Corrado FabiInternational Formula 30005,512
599🇭🇰 Ho-Pin Tung24H Series5,511
600🇺🇸 Colton HertaFormula 25,510
601🇬🇧 Lance MacklinFormula 15,510
602🇲🇽 Adrián Fernández GonzálezNASCAR Xfinity5,509
603🇪🇸 Dani ClosGP2 Series5,509
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Connor Zilisch is an established professional competing full-time in NASCAR Cup Series for Trackhouse Racing, part-time in NASCAR Xfinity for JR Motorsports, and part-time in NASCAR Truck for Spire Motorsports; he also races the GT3 and prototype classes in IMSA WeatherTech for Cadillac Whelen. He holds an FIA Gold grade, the strongest professional classification in endurance and sportscar racing. His rating of 5,519 places him among established professionals.[1]

Zilisch won the 2024 ARCA Menards East championship and the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity championship. In Xfinity he has taken 13 wins and 20 podiums across 45 starts, with the bulk of his activity on ovals; in ARCA Menards he won five times in nine starts and claimed four wins and six podiums in eight Menards East rounds. His earlier racing included nine wins in 34 Mazda MX-5 Cup rounds with BSI Racing from 2021 to 2024, eight wins in 18 SCCA Majors starts, and five wins in 25 Trans-Am TA2 starts. In IMSA WeatherTech he has taken two wins from seven starts. His full record across 199 starts in all series carries 48 wins and 83 podiums.[2]

In his most frequent competition, Zilisch typically finishes ahead of William Sawalich, a 2023 ARCA Menards East and 2024 ARCA Menards champion, and runs closely matched with Austin Hill, the 2020 NASCAR Truck champion who has raced 169 times in Xfinity alone. He has also finished ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli, a generational driver now racing Formula 1 after winning three junior single-seater titles, and Alex Palou, an elite professional and four-time IndyCar champion. In 2026 he signed a multiyear deal with Hendrick Motorsports beginning in 2028.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Connor Zilisch’s Future Is Set, But What Happens to Everyone Else?[1]
Frontstretch
18 Aug 2026
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Hendrick Motorsports signs Connor Zilisch for 2028 NASCAR season[2]
Daytona Beach News-Journal
17 Aug 2026
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Hendrick Motorsports signs Connor Zilisch to multiyear deal starting in 2028[3]
NASCAR.com
17 Aug 2026
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