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NASCAR Xfinity Series Fans Respond To Connor Zilisch Hitting Trifecta, Claiming Pennzoil 250 At Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Fans Respond To Connor Zilisch Hitting Trifecta, Claiming Pennzoil 250 At Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Connor Zilisch continues to stake a claim to not only rookie-of-the-year but as a true contender to points leader Justin Allgaier for the circuit championship.

Zilisch captured the Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, his third consecutive trip to Victory Lane. He has won a series-best five races this season and six during his brief career.

Like his win last week at Dover Motor Speedway, Zilisch survived a late rain delay and do-or-die restarts. Last Saturday, he became the youngest circuit pilot to compile five wins (18 years, 11 months, and 27 days), topping Kyle Busch’s previous record (19 years, three months, and 19 days).

X (Twitter) users responded to JR Motorsports reaching a milestone …

Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrated success with another protege …

At the start, the Xfinity Series competitors went green Saturday at the iconic Brickyard …

The first caution came early …

In the lead for the opening 30 laps, pole-sitter Sam Mayer claimed Stage 1, his third stage win of the season …

Nick Sanchez lost control and slammed into the Indy wall …

Allgaier added to this playoff point total with a Stage 2 win …

Race officials issued a weather watch to the teams. Some crew chiefs were starting to prepare for a Stage 3 postponement since the end of the first stage …

Taking advantage of Allgaier’s dust-up with Kyle Larson, Zilisch went from P4 to the lead and cruise to the win at the 2.5-mile asphalt track …

Zilisch hit the trifecta Saturday …

Iconic kiss …

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  
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