Daytona Beach – Nascar opportunities continue to present themselves Connor Zilisch.
The 18 -year -old runner, who will participate in Rolex24 has Daytona International Automobile Circuit this weekendannounced its debut in Cup Series on Thursday.
On March 2, he ran the Grand Prix Echopark Automotive on the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. This will happen with Trackhouse Racing in the Chevrolet Red Bull n ° 87.
“It’s just a different level in the Cup Series”, Zilisch “Said on Thursday at a Rolex 24 press conference.” Obviously, I want to get into it as soon as possible and understand what my future might look like. I’m really excited for that. It will be very fun.
He added that no discussion on other Cup Series races had yet taken place.
Last year was a record season for Zilisch.
He dominated the Arca with five victories, made his debut in the Truck Series and jumped into the Xfinity Series with a victory during his first race.
He will pilot full -time for Jr Motorsports by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Xfinity series this season.
“Things have progressed very quickly,” said Zilisch. “The last 18 months have been quite hectic, but I had a lot of fun. I’m just trying to step back and enjoy it all.
During the Rolex 24, Zilisch will pilot the GTD Pro N ° 91 machine from Trackhouse, joining Ben Keating, Scott McLaughlin and Shane Van Gisbergen.
This article was initially published in the Daytona Beach News-Journal: Rolex 24: Connor Zilisch ready for his debut in Nascar Cup Series in the COTA race
