The 2021 Cup Series champion will take Connor Zilisch’s position at this weekend’s race in Texas after the teenage driver was disqualified from last week’s Xfinity Series race at Talladega due to a late wreck. At the conclusion of Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, Zilisch had a rough wreck in Talladega after being spun out into the inside barrier by Jesse Love, resulting in a caution that ended the race. ‘Tell Connor he’s f***ing severely breaking the Bro Code right now’ was Love’s radio remark earlier in the race, which Zilisch and Love referenced in a tweet that the young driver cited after the race.
“Connor Zilisch will be replaced by Kyle Larson behind the wheel of the No. 88 Chevrolet this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway as Zilisch continues to recover from a lower back injury sustained last weekend at Talladega,” Trackhouse Racing stated on Wednesday. After the race on Saturday, Zilisch told the journalists, “Thank goodness, I’m all right. It’s one of those wrecks where you merely move your legs and tingle your toes to make sure you’re okay. I’ll be sore, and it hurt, but I’m glad I was able to leave. “X-rays were all good,” he continued. Everything compresses after a hard hit like that, and you can feel it. So, yes, I am doing fine. The child commented on social media about Larson filling in for him, saying: “Thank you to Kyle Larson for stepping up for me this weekend and everyone who has helped me through this process. Doing everything I can to be back as soon as possible.”
