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Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen put on a show at the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway, demonstrating pure racing brilliance.

Shane van Gisbergen is ruling Cup road courses, but 18-year-old Connor Zilisch is emerging as his fiercest Xfinity rival.

Connor Zilisch held off Shane van Gisbergen over the final laps to win Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway. It ...

Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen.It’s a blossoming rivalry that will likely play out on the road courses for many years ...

Connor Zilisch was left impressed with Shane van Gisbergen's standard of ethics following their battle in Sonoma.

Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen delivered a thrilling 1-2 finish for JR Motorsports (JRM) in the 2025 Xfinity Series race at Sonoma.

With Dale Jr. sitting atop the No. 88's pit box, Connor Zilisch made a late-race pass on Jesse Love to win the Xfinity Series race at Pocono.

Connor Zilisch responds to SVG rivalry: "I'll take that." See how the JR Motorsports driver plans to tackle SVG's Sonoma edge ...

Connor Zilisch took a massive head-first shunt into the inside wall on the final lap of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega. Thankfully, the 18-year-old driver was able to walk away ...

Xfinity Series driver Connor Zilisch, one of NASCAR’s top rising stars, will miss Saturday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway due to lower back injuries from a hard crash during last week’s race ...

18-year-old Connor Zilisch celebrated his Xfinity Series win at Pocono in a manner that would have irked Dale Earnhardt Jr.