Dale Earnhardt Jr. reacts to 100th win for JR Motorsports, performance from Connor Zilisch

Today, JR Motorsports got its 100th win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was in attendance to witness it. A very popular win among race fans. Connor Zilisch went out there and took it at the end of today’s race.

Connor Zilisch has won five races this season. He is starting to make it look easy out there. Late race situations are nothing for Zilisch at this point, or it at least seems that way.

In the last nine races, Zilisch has four wins and no finishes worse than P5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. knows he has a special driver behind the wheel of the 88 car.

“Yeah, I was, uh, a lot of people to thank,” Dale Jr. said after the race on The CW. “But he [Zilisch] did a good job, man. Just awesome driving to him. We got some help from Sam on the back straightaway. Just a good little driver. Hey, these races are tough on your heart. Up and down, up and down. 100 wins for our team. That’s a big deal. I know my sister and everybody’s very emotional, and we’re going to enjoy this one.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was asked what he thought at the end when Zilisch temporarily lost the lead. What was that like? Well, it wasn’t fun. But he had the right driver for the job.

“Oh man. He’s a hell of a driver,” Earnhardt continued. “You know, he just went up there and got it back. We’ve got great race cars, a good race car underneath him to do what he needed to do. So, it takes a lot of us and want to thank the engine shop. Hendrick Motorsports engine shop, that’s what wins races in places like this and at Dover. So, thank y’all for all the hard work, they’ve worked hard this year. And all the support we get from HMS, it’s important to our performance.”

While Connor Zilisch won, it could have easily have been Justin Allgaier. The 7 led the most laps, 37, on the day. However, an incident with Kyle Larson late ended Allgaier’s hopes of a victory. So, Zilisch picked up the pieces and delivered the 100th win to JRM.

When Dale Earnhardt Jr. goes to sleep tonight, he will have 100 wins to his name as an owner. What an accomplishment for that organization.