INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Saturday will be a day that NASCAR driver Connor Zilisch will never forget.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series driver for JR Motorsports won the Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“This is awesome,” Zilisch said in an IMS news release. “Those bricks look really kissable, and I’m ready to kiss them. Winning at Indy is awesome and getting 100 wins for JRM is pretty cool, too, so I consider this a pretty awesome day.”
It was his third straight win in the Xfinity Series, following victories at Dover and Sonoma.
The race aired on live on WISH-TV and the numbers are in. According to a post on X, formally known as Twitter, by The CW Sports:
Viewership was up +23% compared to last year’s 21st race from Michigan (which aired on USA)
Audience grew +6% over last week’s race from Dover
Viewership peaked at 1,333,000 total viewers from 7:15 – 7:30 p.m. EDT
Overall, the event had 1,108,000 viewers according to the post.
Zilisch actually spoke with News 8’s Cody Adams earlier this year on Life.Style.Live! ahead of the Xfinity Series’ race in Mexico. Click here to watch their full conversation.
The next NASCAR Xfinity Series race will be at Iowa Speedway on Saturday. The HyVee Perks 250 will begin at 4:30 p.m. EDT and can be seen live on WISH-TV. It will be one of five races remaining for the series before the Xfinity Series playoffs begin.
The following are the remaining races remaining ahead of the playoffs:
Saturday, Aug. 2 – Iowa Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 9 – Watkins Glen International
Friday, Aug. 22 – Daytona International Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 30 – Portland International Raceway
Saturday, Sept. 6 – World Wide Technology Raceway
The playoffs begin on Friday, Sept. 12 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Justin Allgaier leads the Xfinity Series standings by 21 points over Zilisch, although Zilisch has won five times this season compared to Allgaier’s three victories.
To re-watch Saturday’s Pennzoil 250 at IMS, click here.