Connor Zilisch stormed to the NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Pocono Raceway after he passed Jesse Love in the final laps. It was his first non-road course win and second overall win of the 2025 season.
Counting the Tricky Triangle, his last three oval races are the win and two runner-ups, and those results have vaulted him into championship contention.
Is Zilisch a championship favorite in Xfinity, or is his 2025 season too boom-or-bust?
Frontstretch’s Kevin Nix answers this week’s question for NASCAR Mailbox on Frontstretch’s YouTube channel.
Kevin Nix has been with Frontstretch since February 2023. Hailing from Gilbert, Arizona, his dream is to be in the NASCAR media sphere full-time. He is a video assistant, working on the back end to streamline video and audio quality of all at-track interviews. Nix also writes about news every Monday for the site.
Nix graduated with a Master's Degree in Sports Journalism from ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix, Arizona. He also has bachelor's degrees in Communications and Political Science. In his downtime, he likes to read, play video games and take walks in the Arizona weather - when it's not too hot.