Connor Zilisch capitalized on errors from Brent Crews and Kyle Larson within the closing laps of Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Elements Sequence race at Bristol Motor Speedway, pulling away to win the Suburban Propane 300.
The victory is Zilisch’s twelfth within the O’Reilly Sequence competitors and the primary within the NOAPS competitors for his crew chief, Cup Sequence champion Rodney Childers.
“That was superior,” Zilisch informed CW Sports activities. “It has been a troublesome previous few weeks for me within the Cup Sequence. Feels good to come back again down right here into the O’Reilly Sequence and keep in mind I can nonetheless do it. This feels good. We performed technique. [Crew chief Rodney Childers] made an ideal name to maintain us out.”
Larson swept the phases and dominated the race, however got here down pit highway after a warning with 30 laps to go. In the meantime, Zilisch, Crews and Corey Day stayed out, placing Larson again in fourth on the following restart.
Whereas Day pale instantly, Crews and Zilisch stayed up entrance. When the yellow flag flew once more, Zilisch and Crews have been nonetheless forward of Larson.
Crews and Zilisch had a spirited battle for the lead over the race’s last run, however Larson handed Crews for second after Crews hit the wall.
A number of laps later, nonetheless, Larson himself brushed the wall, enabling Zilisch to drive away into the Tennessee evening.
Notable outcomes
Larson, Crews, Justin Allgaier and Carson Kvapil rounded out the highest 5, with Sheldon Creed, polesitter William Sawalich, Day, Parker Retzlaff and Taylor Grey finishing the highest 10.
Different notable finishers embrace Ryan Sieg in eleventh, defending sequence champion Jesse Love in twelfth, Brandon Jones in nineteenth, Sam Mayer in twentieth and Austin Hill in twenty first.
Allgaier received the $100,000 Sprint 4 Money bonus by being the highest-finishing of the 4 Sprint 4 Money drivers.
