JR Motorsports drivers Connor Zilisch and Justin Allgaier fell short of Saturday's Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.

For Connor Zilisch to end his stellar 2025 season without the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship is disheartening, a travesty in some people’s opinion, but it isn’t the first time the driver with the most victories in a single season has lost the title, and it probably won’t be the last.

Connor Zilisch is a young American racing talent who has quickly made a name for himself. At just 18 years old, he has already won the LMP2 class race at the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. shares his thoughts on Connor Zilisch’s standout 2025 Xfinity Series and the tough championship loss at Phoenix Raceway.

JR Motorsports team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had some strong advice to deliver 19-year-old Connor Zilisch after Phoenix heartbreak.

Heading into Saturday night’s Xfinity Series Championship race, Zilisch looked like the man to beat. The best friends, Connor Zilisch and Jesse Love, entered Phoenix Raceway with the score heavily tilted,

The NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship race will be aired on the radio by the Motor Racing Network. MRN has affiliates all across the country, and their feed can also be streamed on NASCAR.com as well as the NASCAR app. The race can also be heard on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

While the season statistics show NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Connor Zilisch with a 10-win trophy haul—more than twice as many as any other championship-eligible competitors—when it comes to this weekend’s title-deciding Phoenix one-mile oval,