Connor Zilisch, driver of the No. 87 NASCAR Chevy, is favored to win COTA on March 2nd, 2025, which would make him the youngest Cup Series winner.

Trackhouse Racing was planning for Connor Zilisch to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut later in the year. The 18-year-old, however, had other ideas and convinced the organization that Circuit of

The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: Connor Zilisch, the 18-year-old phenom who will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Circuit of the Americas while driving for Trackhouse Racing.

Connor Zilisch made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut with a 27th-place finish at the United Rentals 300 in Daytona. Now, he is set to make his Cup Series debut next month under the label of Trackhouse Racing.

Generally speaking, the NASCAR Cup Series is no place for the young and inexperienced. Statistics show that Cup drivers are generally at their best in their 30s -- perhaps even their late 30s. That stands in stark contrast to other sports,