Connor Zilisch joins Spire for NASCAR Truck race at Watkins Glen
All three Trackhouse Racing drivers will be taking part in the upcoming road course race in NY
Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing
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Earlier this week, Shane van Gisbergen to run NASCAR Truck race at Watkins Glen, driving the No. 4 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet alongside Cup Series teammate Ross Chastain.
On Thursday, Spire Motorsports announced that Connor Zilisch will also be running the event, driving the No. 71 Chevrolet for the team with sponsorship from 'Trackhouse Labs.'
Watkins Glen is the site of Zilisch's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts debut in 2024, winning from pole position, and won the race again in 2025. He also won the ARCA race there in 2024, nearly leading every lap.
Zilisch has 12 wins in the O'Reilly Series and five in ARCA, but still remains winless in the Truck Series. In eight starts, his best finish came in his debut at COTA, placing fourth after winning pole position. He ran the Watkins Glen race there last year for Niece, finishing eighth.
The Truck Series heads to Watkins Glen on May 8 in the series first road course race of the 2026 season.
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