NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Connor Zilisch has been released from a local hospital after falling off of his No. 88 Chevrolet in victory lane at Watkins Glen International.
The JR Motorsports driver posted on X Saturday evening and said that the CT scans on his head were clear. However, he shared that he had broken his collarbone in a post-race incident.
Zilisch, who had scored his sixth win of the season, lost his balance while standing on the window sill of his car. His foot caught in the door and he landed on the ground. The camera angle did not show which part of his body impacted first.
The CW cameras showed Zilisch motionless on the ground as medical crews came to his assistance. The cameras quickly cut away as the broadcast went to break. Upon its return, pit reporter Dillon Welch said that Zilisch was alert and communicating with the medical personnel.
This group of professionals loaded Zilisch onto a backboard and carried him out of victory lane to a waiting ambulance. They transported him to the infield care center for further evaluation. According to NBC Sports reporter Dustin Long, Zilisch sat up while in the ambulance.
NASCAR later issued a statement saying that Zilisch went to a local hospital for further evaluation. He was awake and alert.
"Thank you everybody for reaching out today," Zilisch wrote on X. "I'm out of the hospital and getting better already.
"Thankfully, CT scans for my head are clear, I just have a broken collarbone. Thankful for all the medics for quick attention and grateful it wasn't any worse."
As a result of the accident, Trackhouse Racing has decided to withdraw the No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet from Sunday's Cup Series race. Zilisch had originally qualified 25th.
— Trackhouse Racing (@TeamTrackhouse) August 10, 2025
Prior to the fall, the JR Motorsports driver had led a race-high 60 laps at Watkins Glen International after starting from the pole position. He won a stage and worked his way back to the front of the pack after multiple incidents on the track.
The list of incidents included contact from Austin Hill that knocked Zilisch out of the lead on one restart. Contact with two other drivers also damaged both sides of the No. 88 on another restart. Zilisch's car also sustained front fender damage after contact with Shane van Gisbergen, which wrecked the New Zealand native.
Zilisch ultimately took the lead for the final time on a late restart with four laps remaining in the road course race. He built up a lead of nearly two seconds over Sam Mayer in second, and he won his sixth race of the season.