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Zilisch Breaks Love's Heart On Final Lap At Watkins Glen
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Zilisch Breaks Love's Heart On Final Lap At Watkins Glen

Racing America On SI·Toby Christie·23 days ago
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Connor Zilisch and Jesse Love may be best friends, but the two drivers have delivered some heartbreaking blows to one another over the last year. Last November, Love defeated Zilisch in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race , shocking the JR Motorsports driver by scoring the series championship. Zilisch was the overwhelming favorite to take the title, as he had dominated the series that season. On Saturday afternoon at Watkins Glen International, it was Zilisch's turn to crush Love. On the final turn of the final lap, Zilisch would make a pass on Love for the win in Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Mission 200 at The Glen. Love, who had taken the lead late in the race due to a fuel strategy played by his crew chief, Danny Stockman Jr., had seen a 15-plus second lead evaporate over the final 19 laps of the race. Despite a hard-charging Zilisch bearing down on him, it looked like Love would still pull through for his first win of the season.…

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