Connor Zilisch, other leaders penalized for painful bus stop mistake at Watkins Glen

Disaster for Connor Zilisch in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut. Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer led him astray and he’s paying for it. The 18-year-old followed Gibbs and Mayer as they cut the bus stop under caution.

With a rare caution falling during green flag runs, Connor Zilisch was in a good position. He had moved himself to P3 and had a real shot to race for the win at the end. Now, that doesn’t look like it will be possible with just over 30 laps to go.

For some reason, Gibbs and Mayer thought they could cut the bus stop and Zilisch followed. That’s going to put all three drivers to the rear of the field.

This is a developing story…

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