TransAm TA and TA2 VIR Winner Connor Zilisch returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. He'd spent the weekend making Trans Am history winning both the TA and TA2 category races at Virginia International Raceway.  Zilisch is just 17-years-old and the first Trans Am driver to ever win two races in different classes in a single weekend.  Zilisch is changing the future of motor racing even as we spoke to him Sunday night.  He says he want to go into NASCAR and has already received calls from team owners.  Listen...

Connor Zilisch on Winning, Old Timers & NASCAR

Guests: TransAm TA and TA2 VIR Winner Connor Zilisch, NHRA Worldwide Technology Raceway Top Fuel Winner Clay Millican, Lucas Oil Stabilizer Monster Truck Driver Cynthia Gauthier

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 10/08/2023

TransAm TA2 Sebring Winner Connor Zilisch won Saturday in Sebring racing for Silver Hare Racing.  Despite his success at 17-years of age, Zilisch is fighting to maintain a level of humility when taking with the media.  But he's also preparing to race for Trackouse Racing in NASCAR, maybe later this season.  Zilisch is satisfied to be racing in the TA2 category in TransAm and he explained why to The Freaks.  Listen...

Connor Zilisch on TA2 Competition, Humility, TrackHouse

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 02/25/2024

17-year-old Connor Zilisch (and a surprise/unexpected guest) join Davey Segal this week (7:15) on the heels of his impressive NASCAR national series debut at Circuit of the Americas. Zilisch explains what went wrong in Turn 1 from the pole, dives into the wildly successful season he's had to date, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona, where his Rolex watch is, why the 12 Hours of Sebring was a different kind of gratifying and how he got hooked up with Justin Marks and Trackhouse Racing.

Zilisch explains how and why his time spent overseas karting in Europe was beneficial to his young career, learning the fundamentals of race craft, how teammates and team members treat him given the large gap in age, balancing homeschooling and racing, adjusting to oval track racing and his upcoming Truck and Xfinity Series events. Plus, why he doesn't care if people mispronounce his last name.

Davey also discusses William Byron's second win of the season and dominant performance at COTA, Papa Segal pays homage to a country music legend and more.

Episode 219: Connor Zilisch

Fresh off his first win as a NASCAR national series crew chief, Andrew Overstreet joins Davey Segal (7:30) to debrief and discuss the JR Motorsports No. 88 teams dominant win at Watkins Glen and Connor Zilisch's masterclass of a debut. He explains how he was in awe of Zilisch going quicker when asked to back off, his poise to withstand a chaotic finish and what his potential is moving forward.

He also discusses Carson Kvapil's limited starts in the No. 88 this year, his time at JR Motorsports over the last several years and how it compares to his various stops along the way, working at Hendrick Motorsports while in college under Chad Knaus with Greg Ives, how simulation implementation was in the early/mid 2000s, climbing the ladder to a race engineer and more.

Plus, his friendship with Ryan Blaney that was forged at Penske and the Wood Brothers, his Petty fandom as a child that helped accelerate his professional career, how a middle school science teacher helped give him the push to pursue motorsports as a career, stories from his win with Nelson Piquet Jr. at Michigan in the Truck Series, working alongside his brother, Tyler, in the sport, what his 2025 plans may look like and trying to go back-to-back with Dale Earnhardt Jr. back in the seat this weekend at Bristol.

Davey also discusses Chris Buescher's win at Watkins Glen, the playoff leaderboard heading into Bristol to end the Round of 16 and Papa Segal pays homage to an iconic site of many land speed records.

Episode 244: Andrew Overstreet

The Freaks are back and chomping at the bit to get into the stellar snooze fest that was NASCAR at Martinsville. Crash joins the show from "the paperclip," as the crew dives into Denny's dominance and the wild Xfinity Series spectacle from Saturday. Hear from one of the most exciting young talents across motorsports in Connor Zilisch on his journey to this point, Rico Abreu following High Limit's first race at Arizona, as well as a very blunt Graham Rahal on the state of IndyCar.

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 03/30/25

Kenny and Crash catch up with motorsports next rising superstar Connor Zilisch to talk about his journey from racing Trans Ams to jumping into NASCAR. The 18-year-old breaks down working for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Justin Marks, while also comparing the stresses of racing in Europe vs. the United States. Find out who the youngster tries to emulate on track and why two-time champion Kyle Busch sought him for some advice.

Connor Zilisch stays true to himself through rise to stardom

It was a Freakin' historic day in motorsports, and the crew has you happy bastards covered with everything! From SVG's unsurprisingly dominant day at Watkins Glen, to a wild Will Power win at Portland, where Alex Palou secured his imminent three-peat, there's no shortage of greatness over these two hours. NBC Sport Reporter Dustin Long drops by to give listeners an inside scoop on Connor Zilisch's scary injury from Victory Lane, while Tristan McKee also joins the show, following his win as the second-youngest driver ever to do it in the ARCA Menards Series.

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 08/10/25

It's with heavy hearts that SpeedFreaks dedicates this show to Forrest Lucas -- Founder of Lucas Oil and friend of the Freak Nation for nearly 25 years. The crew, led by Kenny and Crash, are still buzzing over NASCAR's wild regular-season finale at Daytona, in a weekend that spawned many headlines. Did Kyle Larson and Hendrick Motorsports manipulate the outcome to get Alex Bowman into the playoffs? It it too soon for Connor Zilisch to go Cup racing, and should he have chosen F1 over NASCAR? Christian Rasmussen drops by after his gritty victory over Alex Palou, as well as Ross Chastain and Sarah Fisher with her 11-year-old son Danny. 

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 08/24/25

Thomas Annunziata joins Davey Segal this week (2:25) to discuss his racing background and current happenings as a part-time Xfinity Series/Trans-Am driver. He dives into how he got started racing in parking lots in New Jersey, how his dad helped with a racing background of his own, the spec miata success he had and what he learned in that discipline, moving up to Trans-Am, competing against and with drivers he's doing the same with now, like Connor Zilisch, Brent Crews, Connor Mosack and more.

Plus, he dives into his runner-up finish over the weekend in Portland, his Lime Rock Park victory in the ARCA Menards Series, improvement on ovals in the Xfinity Series, his 2026 plans, goals for the future and more, including where the nickname "Hollywood" came from, why he doesn't like Italian food and things he's learned now living by himself in North Carolina.

Davey also recaps Chase Briscoe's dominating Southern 500 win from Darlington Raceway and looks ahead to Gateway, Race No. 2 of the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Playoffs.

Episode 286: Thomas Annunziata

Hold onto your butts ... It's nearly two hours of motorsports mayhem with The Freaks! Kenny and Cole call in from World Wide Technology Raceway, following a wild race that saw Denny Hamlin score his fifth with of the season, catapulting him into the Round of 12. Richie and Crash join from the Lucas Oil Studio, where the crew debate the merits of the divisive, champion-less driver. Connor Zilisch checks in from the track after dominating for his fourth consecutive win and ninth of his rookie campaign, as well as Hendrick Motorsports hot shots William Byron and Alex Bowman. Strap on in for a massive show with The Freaks!

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 09/07/25

Connor Zilisch simply can't be stopped! The generational talent joins Kenny and Cole moments after his win at World Wide Technology Raceway, which happened to be the ninth of his NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie campaign and fourth-in-a-row. Find out just how much fun the 19-year-old is having, if he can comprehend his dominance and the names he's cementing himself among, as well as if he feels he is ready to go racing at the sport's top level in 2026. 

Connor Zilisch Keeps Winning, But Not Ready for Cup Racing?

NASCAR may be done for, but The Freaks are still going strong! While most other motorsports outlets choose to go into offseason hibernation, SpeedFreaks keeps the fun rolling by recapping the fallout from championship weekend, sharing exclusive content from IndyCar's test at Phoenix Raceway and way-too-early 2026 title predictions. It's a star-studded show with appearances from 2025 champions Kyle Larson and Corey Heim, title contenders Chase Briscoe and Connor Zilisch, as well as 1-on-1's with Alexander Rossi and Scott Dixon! Let's Freakin' Go!

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 11/09/25

Connor Zilisch makes a quick pit stop into the Freak Nation to debrief with Kenny and Crash on his crushing 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship loss to best friend Jesse Love. 

Pit Stop with Connor Zilisch, following Championship Heartbreak

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