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At 19 years old, Connor Zilisch is doing things drivers double his age and experience could only dream of. Zilisch, the Xfinity Series rookie, took the checkered flag in this past Saturday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his third consecutive victory.

From there, Zilisch returned to the U.S. and began his climb to NASCAR, including stints in IMSA sports car racing, ARCA and eventually into a development program with Trackhouse Racing that included being “loaned” to JRM for Xfinity competition.