Connor Zilisch Shares Injury Update After Watkins Glen Fall Left Him Hospitalized

JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch has shared an injury update following a horrific fall at Watkins Glen. The 19-year-old driver fell as he climbed out of the No. 88 Chevrolet to celebrate his NASCAR Xfinity Series win.

Zilisch was immediately seen my medical personnel and the on-site medical center before being transported to a local hospital for further tests including CT scans. The driver has since shared an update to social media revealing that he has broken his collarbone.

“Thank you everybody for reaching out today. I’m out of the hospital and getting better already. Thankfully, CT scans for my head are clear, I just have a broken collarbone. Thankful for all the medics for quick attention and grateful it wasn’t any worse.”

Thank you everybody for reaching out today. I’m out of the hospital and getting better already. Thankfully, CT scans for my head are clear, I just have a broken collarbone. Thankful for all the medics for quick attention and grateful it wasn’t any worse.

— Connor Zilisch (@ConnorZilisch) August 10, 2025

Zilisch was also due to race in the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen later today with Trackhouse Racing, which would have been his fourth career start in the top series. The team, led by Justin Marks, has since confirmed that it has withdrawn the No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet from the event.

Zilisch led 60 of the 82 lap race in the Xfinity Series Mission 200 at Watkins Glen and his win contributed to him leading the series’ standings with 823 points, a seven point lead over Justin Allgaier in second.

2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series: Current standings

1. Connor Zilisch – 823
2. Justin Allgaier – 816
3. Sam Mayer – 799
4. Jesse Love – 731
5. Austin Hill – 690
6. Carson Kvapil – 660
7. Brandon Jones – 646
8. Sheldon Creed – 625
9. Taylor Gray – 624
10. Sammy Smith – 603
11. Harrison Burton – 578
12. Nicholas Sanchez – 555
13. Jeb Burton – 548
14. Ryan Sieg – 540
15. Christian Eckes – 506
16. Dean Thompson – 496
17. Daniel Dye – 465
18. Brennan Poole – 439
19. Jeremy Clements – 406
20. William Sawalich – 397
21. Josh Williams – 376
22. Anthony Alfredo – 345
23. Matt DiBenedetto – 344
24. Aric Almirola – 338
25. Parker Retzlaff – 335
26. Kyle Sieg – 310
27. Blaine Perkins – 305
28. Ryan Ellis – 284
29. Josh Bilicki – 210
30. Kris Wright – 177
31. Leland Honeyman – 157
32. Garrett Smithley – 155
33. Joey Gase – 126
34. Mason Massey – 122
35. Austin Green – 115
36. Corey Day – 92
37. Thomas Annunziata – 86
38. Alex Labbe – 85
39. Justin Bonsignore – 80
40. Nick Leitz – 77
41. Mason Maggio – 66
42. Brad Perez – 50
43. Ryan Truex – 39
44. CJ McLaughlin – 33
45. Caesar Bacarella – 31
46. Jordan Anderson – 30
47. Myatt Snider – 26
48. Logan Bearden – 25
49. Kasey Kahne – 23
50. Patrick Staropoli – 23
51. Will Rodgers – 23
52. Jeffrey Earnhardt – 23
53. Jake Finch – 20
54. David Starr – 19
55. Dawson Cram – 18
56. Jesse Iwuji – 17
57. Austin J Hill – 17
58. Glen Reen – 16
59. Carson Ware – 15
60. Sage Karam – 15
61. Vicente Salas – 13
62. Preston Pardus – 12
63. JJ Yeley – 9
64. Lavar Scott – 9
65. Jack Perkins – 5
66. Andre Castro – 4
67. Tyler Tomassi – 3
68. Baltazar Leguizamón – 1
69. Ruben Rovelo – 1

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