CHAPTER 384 Ft. Connor Zilisch
Gypsy Tales
Jase Macalpine
4.6 • 564 Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 139 minutes
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Summary
Connor Zilisch, NASCAR’s rising star, joins us for Chapter 384. His journey didn’t follow the traditional American racing path. It started in go-karts, where he became a world champion and beat drivers who now compete in Formula 1. Many believed his future was overseas chasing the F1 dream, but Connor’s road led him back home. Instead of Europe, he chose to build his career racing NASCAR here in America. Ten victories in his rookie Xfinity Series season later, he’s now making the jump to the Cup Series, stepping into the arena with the very best in the sport. This is the story of a young driver who took a different path and might just change NASCAR because of it.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:55 Welcome Conor Zilisch to the Podcast
00:05:39 Dixxon Flannel Ad
00:06:30 Why Conor's such a fan of two wheel Motorsports
00:10:44 Down FOrce in NASCAR and F1
00:16:06 What's Max Verstappen Really Like?
00:23:33 Conor's Path to NASCAR
00:31:37 The Pressure of the NASCAR Playoff Format
00:41:06 Motosport Ad
00:42:50 Go Karts to NASCAR - Unconventional Path
00:45:10 Racing Kimi Antonelli
00:54:15 How Connor Got Introduced to Go Kart Racing
01:03:17 Why NASCAR over Formula One!?
01:08:39 Connor's Relationship with His Parents
01:12:41 Adjusting to Oval Track Racing
01:21:49 FIST Handwear Ad
01:23:14 Breaking Records in NASCAR
01:33:02 The jump from Xfinity to the Cup Series
01:51:19 Destination Yamaha Ad
01:52:44 NASCAR Street Course Era
01:54:36 Winning a Rolex Dytona
01:59:00 The F1 Movie Ft. Brad Pitt
02:02:07 What It's Really Like Driving a NASCAR Cup Car
02:08:13 Will Connor ever Race Formula 1?
02:11:32 Connor Zilisch Goals for 2026
02:14:50 Druski at NASCAR
02:18:28 Closing
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| 0:00.0 | Speed. I am speed. |
| 0:04.0 | One winner, 42 losers. |
| 0:08.0 | I eat losers for breakfast. |
| 0:11.0 | Faster than fast, quicker than quick. |
| 0:15.0 | I am lightning. |
| 0:17.0 | Hey, lightning, you ready? |
| 0:20.0 | NASCAR is America's sport. Hey, Langdon, you ready? |
| 0:21.6 | NASCAR is America's sport. |
| 0:26.6 | And in the south, in places like North Carolina, drivers are raised on ovals, short tracks, |
| 0:32.6 | late models and dirt, with hopes of one day becoming a NASCAR driver. |
| 0:36.6 | But for Connor Zillich, the journey to |
| 0:38.5 | NASCAR took an unexpected route. Instead, his path followed another direction, one that usually |
| 0:44.8 | leads towards Formula One, go-cart racing. And I went over there with no expectations, and I |
| 0:50.0 | ended up winning the world championship. Nobody knew who I was and my team never expected it out of me. |
| 0:55.1 | Like they were giving me the C-class stuff. Like they were just giving me a carton motor and said, |
| 0:59.3 | here, go figure it out, and I end up winning. Few could have imagined that this North Carolina kid |
| 1:03.6 | would travel across Europe, racing the best in the world only to return home with an opportunity |
| 1:09.1 | in NASCAR. Conner's talent surfaced early. |
| 1:12.0 | In his rookie season, he dominated, setting new records in the NASCAR Xfinity series. |
| 1:17.4 | I don't think anybody, even myself, had expectations for me to go out and win 10 races. |
| 1:22.3 | It was eye-opening to figure out what my ceiling was. |
| 1:25.4 | Now, lining up with the sports elite, past champions, proven veterans, |
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