Nascar Driver Falls From Roof Of Car While Celebrating Race Win And Breaks Collarbone

Nascar rookie Connor Zilisch has been ruled retired of nan Cup Series title astatine Watkins Glen International successful New York aft breaking his collarbone erstwhile he fell disconnected nan tile of his car connected Saturday.

The 19-year-old won nan Mission 200 astatine nan Glen Xfinity Series title and climbed retired of his No 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to celebrate. He had 1 ft connected nan tile and 1 connected nan ledge of nan model and was posing for photographs erstwhile he mislaid his equilibrium and tumbled to nan crushed head-first.

He was taken disconnected nan way connected a backboard and to nan infirmary via ambulance. Later connected Saturday, Zilisch took to societal media and said he did not person a caput wounded arsenic feared.

“Thank you everybody for reaching retired today. I’m retired of nan infirmary and getting amended already,” he posted to X. “Thankfully, CT scans for my caput are clear, I conscionable person a surgery collarbone. Thankful for each nan medics for speedy attraction and grateful it wasn’t immoderate worse.”

The triumph was nan sixth of nan play for Zilisch. He was owed to thrust successful nan Go Bowling astatine The Glen connected Sunday afternoon, but Trackhouse Racing announced that Zilisch’s No 87 Chevrolet had been withdrawn.

Nascar confirmed he was “awake and alert” arsenic he was receiving aesculapian attention.

Zilisch had a engaged play planned astatine New York’s Watkins Glen. He vanished eighth connected Friday successful nan Truck Series title and qualified 25th for nan Cup Series race.

It is expected Zilisch, a North Carolina native, will move full-time to nan Cup Series successful 2026.