Connor Zilisch entered Watkins Glen riding a wave of momentum. The teenage phenom was eyeing yet another Xfinity Series triumph in what has been a breakout season. And that’s exactly the form he took into the race. From the moment he secured pole position, the 19-year-old star looked untouchable. He led 60 of 82 laps and fended off every late challenge to take the checkered flag in a comfortable fashion. But the celebrations quickly turned into chaos. As Zilisch climbed onto his No. 88 in Victory Lane, a slip sent him crashing to the ground, resulting in a broken collarbone. With all this happening a day before the big race, Justin Marks revealed the reason they could not field another driver in his place.

While the injury explained why Zilisch could not drive, it did not explain why the

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