Connor Zilisch is sitting out of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas for a lower back injury from Talladega. Zilisch complained about back pain immediately after hitting the inside wall on the backstretch last week.

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.

Connor Zilisch, driver of the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, will not compete in this weekend’s race at Texas Motor Speedway after a hard wreck on the final lap last week at Talladega Superspeedway.