CONCORD, N.C. — Connor Zilisch will race full time in JR Motorsports’ No. 88 Chevrolet in NASCAR’s Xfinity Sequence subsequent season, the following step for the promising Trackhouse Racing improvement driver following victories in a number of sequence this season.

Zilisch turned 18 on July 22 to grow to be eligible to race in NASCAR’s second-tier sequence. He set a observe file to win the pole and end fourth in his Truck Sequence debut at Austin, Texas, in March. He’s thought of one among racing’s up-and-coming drivers, with class wins on the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring and 4 ARCA sequence occasions.

Zilisch joins the workforce owned by retired NASCAR nice Dale Earnhardt Jr. that could be a perennial Xfinity title contender and has helped launch Cup Sequence careers for Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski, William Byron and Tyler Reddick, amongst others. He’ll make the primary of 4 Xfinity begins for JR Motorsports on Sept. 14 at Watkins Glen, New York, together with speedway begins at Kansas, Homestead-Miami and Phoenix.

Zilisch known as this “a tremendous second” in a launch and thanked Chevrolet, Trackhouse and ARCA workforce Silver Hare Racing.

“It’s mind-blowing to assume that I’ll drive for JR Motorsports and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who’s one among my heroes,” he stated. “I am able to put within the work.”

Trackhouse proprietor Justin Marks stated the pairing with JRM was intentional and added {that a} sponsorship deal will probably be introduced later this 12 months.