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Connor Zilisch addresses rumors of rare NASCAR weekend triple

Originally posted on 5 GOATs | By Nick Geddes | Last updated Aug 3, 2025 3:14 PM ET

This coming weekend at Watkins Glen International could be a busy one for Connor Zilisch. The Xfinity Series points leader will compete in Saturday’s Mission 200 at The Glen, before making his fourth Cup Series start of the year in Sunday’s Go Bowling at The Glen.

But that might not be it for Zilisch. There has been speculation he could run in Friday’s Truck Series race at Watkins Glen as well. While it’s common for drivers to pull double duty, doing the weekend triple is a bit rarer. Zilisch addressed the possibility of doing all three while speaking after Saturday’s race at Iowa Speedway.

Connor Zilisch didn't win his fourth consecutive Xfinity race but now has finished top-5 in the last 10 Xfinity races. How he views the last month as well as possibly doing the three national series races next week at Watkins Glen (he quite possibly will run a Niece truck). pic.twitter.com/iBdzubolxC
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) August 3, 2025

“That sounds like a blast,” Zilisch told Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports. “I love Watkins Glen. I would love to win all three, but I think that’s a little outside my expectations. It would be a lot of laps and a lot of track time. I don’t know the entire truck deal yet — I just drive, and I haven’t heard too much. If I do get the opportunity to run the truck, that would pretty cool. Obviously, it’s gonna be a long weekend if that’s the case.”

Pockrass said that Zilisch could run the Truck race for Niece Motorsports. Zilisch made six Truck starts last season but has zero under his belt in 2025.

Connor Zilisch stays hot in Xfinity Series race at Iowa

Zilisch, 19, is coming off a fourth-place finish in Saturday’s race, his 10th consecutive top five result. In that time, he’s won four races, including three in-a-row at Sonoma Raceway, Dover Motor Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Zilisch cruised to his fifth stage win of the season in Stage 1 at Iowa, before a pit road miscue cost him some valuable track position. He raced his way back to the front, but ultimately, he was unable to get back to the lead.

“It was a long day, you know, we had that loose wheel at the end of Stage 1, which really hurt kind of our whole day,” Zilisch said. “We struggled in dirty air. I think everybody did. It was tough to make passes. Once we got back up front and got some clean air, we were really fast. It just took too long to get up there, and then at the end, the restarts, you know, we couldn’t get one to go our way.”

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