Connor Zilisch

Connor Jackson Zilisch (born July 22, 2006) is an American professional racing driver. He is signed as a development driver for Trackhouse Racing as of 2025. Under that agreement, Zilisch competes in select races across multiple racing series, including the NASCAR Cup Series (for Trackhouse), the NASCAR Xfinity Series (for JR Motorsports), the CARS Tour, the Trans-Am Series (for Silver Hare Racing), the IMSA SportsCar Championship (for Trackhouse and TF Sport) and the Global MX-5 Cup. He is also a Red Bull athlete.

After an early career in karts, culminating in winning the Karting Academy Trophy in 2020, Zilisch began racing sports cars in 2021, adding stock cars to his program the next year. Zilisch broke onto the racing scene in 2024, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in the LMP2 class in his first attempts and winning in his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series start in September at Watkins Glen, less than two months after his 18th birthday.