NASCAR penalized Austin Hill for reckless driving after contact with Aric Almirola in the final laps of the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race on July 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Dale Earnhardt Jr. compared his 19-year-old star to Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. Could the NASCAR star who 'might be even rarer than that' soon run the Indy 500?

There’s hot, and then there’s Connor Zilisch right now in the Xfinity Series. The 19-year-old rookie raced his way to the checkered flag in Saturday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his third consecutive victory.

Connor Zilisch led the rain-interrupted practice Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race before heavy rain washed out the NASCAR Cup Series practice for the Brickyard 400.

Xfinity Series driver Connor Zilisch explains the accident that went down between Kyle Larson and Justin Allgaier at Indianapolis.

Sam Mayer claimed his first NASCAR Xfinity Series pole position of the 2025 season for the Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, July

Zilisch delivered victory No. 100 to JR Motorsports , the organization founded by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his sister, Kelly Earnhardt Miller.

Kvapil has had a reasonable performance throughout 2025. He has an average finish of 13.7 after 20 races with four top-five finishes and one stage victory. With six races left in the regular season, Kvapil sits seventh in the points standings with an 86-point cushion above the playoff cut line.