Connor Zilisch underwent collarbone surgery Tuesday morning, the No. 88 JR Motorsports driver announced on social media. The 19-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series star broke his collarbone Saturday afternoon in Victory Lane at Watkins Glen International after scoring his sixth win of 2025.

The pivotal moment in this past Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International came with 18 laps remaining. Doing everything he could to stay in the lead, Shane van Gisbergen got tagged by Connor Zilisch entering Turn 6.

Sporting a smile with his left elbow in a black sling draped around his neck, Connor Zilisch was back at Watkins Glen International and recounting his scary fall in victory lane a day earlier.