After a tearful loss within the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence championship race, plans to put Connor Zilisch within the upcoming World Endurance Championship (WEC) rookie take a look at at Bahrain Worldwide Circuit have been tabled.
By ending second within the championship within the one-race finale, Zilisch doesn’t possess the ACCUS (Vehicle Competitors Committee for america) license factors wanted to participate within the rookie take a look at. He wanted to win the title to achieve that mark, however misplaced the result in Jesse Love with 24 laps to go at Phoenix Raceway. The rookie driver had gained ten races total, together with a historic summer season stretch the place he gained seven out of eight occasions.
Following a report by Dailysportscar.com, Motorsport.com was in a position to independently verify with a consultant from Cadillac that Zilisch was conscious of this going into the Phoenix title-decider.
Zilisch was not on the provisional WEC entry listing submitted by Cadillac, however IMSA stars Jack Aitken and Ricky Taylor will pilot the Cadillac Hertz Crew JOTA Hypercar within the upcoming take a look at.
Zilisch isn’t any stranger to sports activities automotive racing, incomes an LMP2 class victory within the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona when he was simply 17 years previous. Quickly after, he additionally gained the Sebring 12 Hours, each with Period Motorsport. Moreover, he secured a podium end in Petit Le Mans that very same yr. This yr, he competed within the Daytona 24 with Trackhouse Racing, driving a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R entry within the GTD Professional class.
It is anticipated that Zilisch will nonetheless make an look on the IMSA take a look at at Daytona Worldwide Speedway, as he’s eligible to drive a GTP automotive because of the variation in necessities between the IMSA and FIA license techniques.
The complete entry listing for upcoming WEC rookie take a look at, scheduled for November ninth, will be discovered HERE.
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