The Repco Supercars Championship driver, Will Brown, was lately featured in Brodie Kostecki’s Fortunate Canine podcast, the place he shared his ideas concerning the rumors of Connor Zilisch making his Supercars debut. This information made it to the headlines after Group Penske driver Austin Cindric confirmed his debut with the BP Adelaide Grand Closing in November 2025.
Cindric will make a wildcard entry and drive a automotive he is conversant in, the Ford Mustang supplied by Tickford Racing. Additionally, it will mark the Group Penske driver’s first begin within the collection, however he has prior expertise racing in Australia.
Beforehand, he competed within the Bathurst 12 Hours in 2015, the place he completed seventh within the class and twenty first total. Moreover, Cindric additionally drove a Supercar earlier than and expressed his curiosity in competing within the collection.
Following Group Penske’s wildcard entry, there have been supposed rumors about NASCAR rising expertise Connor Zilisch as one other wildcard entry in the identical race. Reflecting on the identical, Will Brown acknowledged (by way of Speedcafe.com):
“There was additionally discuss, and I don’t know, however I assumed somebody was speaking about Connor Zilisch possibly doing a wildcard. This was getting thrown round a bit after we had been over there. A couple of individuals requested us, ‘Is Connor truly popping out and doing a wildcard [in Supercars]?’”
Connor Zilisch debuted within the Xfinity Collection within the 2024 season with JR Motorsports and received his debut race at Watkins Glen Worldwide. He then secured a full-time seat with the staff in his sophomore season. Moreover, he has dominated the 2025 season with 9 wins to this point.
“So our purpose stays the identical”: Connor Zilisch bought candid about getting into his maiden postseason
JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch has had a spectacular season this 12 months. He clinched the regular-season championship in his full-time rookie season, marking his dominance within the collection. He secured his playoff spot within the early 2025 season after profitable the Circuit of the Americas race.
Zilisch then went on a profitable streak on a number of events this season. He received 4 races in a row from Iowa Speedway to World Large Expertise Raceway, and his 9 wins made him the rookie with probably the most wins in Xfinity Collection historical past.
Reflecting on his 2025 season, Connor Zilisch is assured of constructing it to the Spherical of 8 within the postseason. He additional instructed SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90:
“I really feel like I must have three actually dangerous days to, to not make it to at the very least the spherical of eight. And particularly with the roval in there, I really feel like that is going to be a very good race for us, one other highway course for me. Simply with how briskly our vehicles have been recently, I really feel like so long as we do our job and execute, we’ve got the prospect to go get extra playoff factors for the following spherical.”
“So our purpose stays the identical. We’ll present up each week and attempt to win the race and do our greatest to steer laps and run up entrance. I really feel like that is labored for us the final three or 4 months, so I do not see why we would change it,” he added.
Connor Zilisch wrapped the primary race of the Spherical of the 12, the Meals Metropolis 500, held at Bristol Motor Speedway, in P5. Moreover, he leads the NASCAR Xfinity Collection factors desk with an 85-point buffer over the cutoff line.
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Edited by Tushhita Barua
