Zilisch’s father confirmed that he is concious and “not in any danger”
It was a scary afternoon at Watkins Glen for multiple reasons, but none more so than a horrific post-race fall for NASCAR Xfinity Series race-winner Connor Zilisch that resulted in him needing to be stretchered to a nearby ambulance.
Zilisch was leading the Mission 200 at the Glen, with the 19-year-old chasing down what would be his sixth win of the season with under 10 laps to go. At that point, the race was red-flagged because of a massive crash started by contact between Austin Hill and Michael McDowell, who were battling for second place behind Zilisch.
Once the race got back underway, Zilisch took the checkered flag, securing his sixth win and his second straight win at Watkins Glen.
But that’s when things got really scary.
Zilisch pulled into Victory Lane and got out of his car. That’s something we’ve all seen drivers do countless times. However, Zilisch lost his footing and fell off his car and hit the ground hard.
Heads-up: this is a bit tough to watch.
The CW broadcast cut to commercial, and when they returned, lap-by-lap commentator Adam Alexander shared that Zilisch had been placed on a backboard and could be seen getting carried away from Victory Lane by emergency responders.
It was reported that he was talking to responders, and he was also seen sitting up once loaded into the ambulance.
Still, there was plenty of concern watching Zilisch fall as hard as he did, but Zilisch’s father provided a positive update Saturday night, which was relayed by Fox Sports’ Bob Pockrass.
According to Zilisch’s father, the driver is conscious and not in any danger.
Obviously, we’ll wait for future updates, but that’s certainly very promising.
It’s a major damper on an impressive win by one of NASCAR’s biggest young stars, and we’re all wishing Connor a speedy recovery.
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