Dale Earnhardt Jr. has shared an encouraging message to Connor Zilisch after JR Motorsports confirmed that he will sit out of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Zilisch has been suffering with a back injury since a wreck with Jesse Love at Talledega last weekend.

Phenom Connor Zilisch will miss the Xfinity Series race at Texas due to a back injury, and will be replaced by one of NASCAR's top drivers.

Xfinity Series driver Connor Zilisch, one of NASCAR’s top rising stars, will miss Saturday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway due to lower back injuries from a hard crash during last week’s race.