Connor Zilisch, 18, could not avoid teammate Daniel Suarez, who spun out ahead of him Sunday in the NASCAR COTA race.

Daniel Suarez is off the a rough start in 2025, with the pressure of potentially racing for his job in the NASCAR Cup Series with Trackhouse Racing weighing on his shoulders. While Suarez was the team’s original wheelman,

Rookie Connor Zilisch found midrace trouble in his NASCAR Cup Series debut Sunday, crashing after a collision with Trackhouse Racing teammate Daniel Suárez at Circuit of The Americas.Zilisch started 14th in the 37-car field in Sunday’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix and rallied after sustaining damage in a Turn 1,