Less than two weeks after a frightening incident in which he broke his collarbone after slipping and falling off his car celebrating a win, rising NASCAR star Connor Zilisch announced he has been medically cleared to return to racing following collarbone surgery last week. JR Motorsports announced that Zilisch will return to the seat of his No. 88 Chevrolet and start Friday night's Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway, where he will have Parker Kligerman on standby as a relief driver if necessary.

After earning his sixth win of the season at Watkins Glen, recording his 11th-straight top-five finish and taking the Xfinity Series points lead in the process, Zilisch had climbed out of his car and was standing on his door to celebrate in Victory Lane when he appeared to slip

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