TC Daily Pit Stop: Zilisch Kicks Off NASCAR Cup Debut Weekend with Xfinity Pole at COTA; Saturday's TV Schedule
TC Daily Pit Stop: Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Connor Zilisch Drives to Second Career Xfinity Pole at COTA
Connor Zilisch is viewed as a favorite to win Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), so there’s no doubt he should be considered a favorite for Saturday’s Xfinity Series event.
The 18-year-old phenom delivered exactly what the world expected from him during Friday’s on-track activity for the Xfinity Series in Austin, Texas, leading practice and winning the pole for the Focused Health 250.
Posting a lap of 97.262 seconds (88.832mph), Zilisch was able to collect the second pole position of his NASCAR Xfinity Series career against Ross Chastain and William Byron, a pair of NASCAR Cup Series regulars.
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Saturday’s NASCAR TV Schedule
11:00 AM ET: NASCAR Cup Practice (Prime Video)
12:30 PM ET: NASCAR Cup Qualifying (Prime Video)
2:30 PM ET: NASCAR Xfinity Race (The CW)
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