MEXICO CITY — Though 18, Connor Zilisch is an experienced road racer. He proved again Saturday during qualifying for this afternoon’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
The JR Motorsports Chevrolet driver turned a lap of 92.372 seconds at 94.314 mph to earn the pole for The Chilango 150.
It was Zilisch’s fifth pole in 18 Xfinity Series starts and his fourth of this season.
NASCAR Cup Series regulars Ty Gibbs and Christopher Bell claimed the second and third spots, respectively, aboard their Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas.
Another pair of JR Motorsports Chevrolets completed the top five, with Carson Kvapil and Sammy Smith claiming fourth and fifth.
Sam Mayer, Austin Hill, Taylor Gray, Nick Sanchez and Jesse Love completed the top 10.
