Connor Zilisch vs Shane van Gisbergen is turning into quite a rivalry. For the third time this season, both drivers battled it out on a road course in the Xfinity Series, having won a race each on previous occasions. But despite competing for the same team, the JR Motorsports drivers got involved in an incident with 18 laps to go in the Misson 300 at Watkins Glen, much to Dale Earnhardt Jr’s dismay.

But at just 19 years old, Zilisch still needs to develop his racecraft, even though he has already secured six wins this season. And Dale Jr. has come to the rookie’s defense, sharing a surprise take about the ‘generational talent’ that might reveal a side of him that we haven’t seen much of yet.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. reveals an eye-opening Zilisch theory

It was a battle between generations. Ve

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