Connor Zilisch gives an emotional post-race interview after netting his first career Xfinity Series win in the No. 88 Chevrolet at Watkins Glen International.
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00:00And Connor Zilich is going to salute to the fans with a checkered flag, wins in his debut
00:07in the NASCAR XFINITY series.
00:10Man, oh, man.
00:13Welcome to the NASCAR XFINITY series, Connor.
00:15How did you do it?
00:16How did you save enough fuel for those double overtime restarts?
00:20I don't even have words.
00:23I worked so hard for this one.
00:26I've been working for this one for months.
00:29It's so special to me, man.
00:34I don't even have words.
00:35I don't know how I saved enough.
00:36I sputtered up the hill with two to go.
00:38I didn't think I was going to make it back to the line.
00:40I was saving the last two laps.
00:42I'm going to enjoy this one for a while.
00:45That's special.
00:47I can't say enough about junior motorsports, everyone who supports me, team track house,
00:52silver hair racing, Carolina car ports for coming on board on my debut, all the fans
00:56for showing out today.
00:57Thank you, guys, so much.
00:58101, not bad.
00:59Your primary mentor is Josh Wise.
01:00Of your evolution, he said, I hope Connor makes mistakes.
01:01That's how you learn as a race car driver.
01:02That's how you evolve.
01:03There were some mistakes made today despite the win.
01:04How much was this a learning experience for next year?
01:05Coming in today, I just wanted to run all the laps.
01:06I ran all the laps and I came home with a win, too.
01:07I can't complain about that.
01:08Josh Wise, he's done so much for me.
01:09Not only the race car drivers.
01:10He's done so much for the team.
01:11He's done so much for the team.
01:12I can't complain about that.
01:13Josh Wise, he's done so much for me.
01:14Not only the race car drivers.
01:15He's done so much for the team.
01:16I can't complain about that.
01:17Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:18I can't complain about that.
01:19Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:20I can't complain about that.
01:21Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:22I can't complain about that.
01:23Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:24I can't complain about that.
01:25Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:26I can't complain about that.
01:27Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:28I can't complain about that.
01:29Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:30I can't complain about that.
01:31Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:32I can't complain about that.
01:33Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:34I can't complain about that.
01:35I can't complain about that.
01:36Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:37I can't complain about that.
01:38Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:39I can't complain about that.
01:40Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:41I can't complain about that.
01:42Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:43I can't complain about that.
01:44Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:45I can't complain about that.
01:46Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:47I can't complain about that.
01:48Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:49I can't complain about that.
01:50Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:51I can't complain about that.
01:52Josh Wise, he's done so much for the team.
01:53I can't complain about that.