Winner Connor Zilisch leaves on a stretcher in scary…

19-year-old Connor Zilisch was eager to celebrate another sensational victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The rising star earned his sixth win of the year at Watkins Glen in a dramatic finish.

Zilisch was climbing from the car in Victory Lane to celebrate the big win, but shockingly, he slipped and fell off the car. Zilisch, who had taken his helmet off at that point, hit the ground and The CW broadcast abruptly cut to commercial. When they returned, Zilisch was being carried away on a stretcher, and the car was being pushed out of Victory Lane.

Zilisch was speaking with medical workers after the incident, according to The CW. He was then loaded into an ambulance and taken to the infield care center for further evaluation. Zilisch was then transported to a local hospital, but he remains awake and alert.

UPDATE: In an update that came At 9:19pm EST, Zilisch revealed that he broke his collarbone in the fall, but CT scans for his head came back clear ... He will not compete in Sunday's Cup race, and Trackhouse has withdrawn the #87 car from the event.

Race recap

As for the race itself, Zilisch started from pole position, but the first caution flew just five laps into the race. Ryan Sieg lost control entering Turn 6, colliding with Josh Bilicki and causing both cars to spin. Bilicki became stuck in the gravel, forcing a yellow flag.

A similar incident took place later in the stage with Thomas Annunziata and Anthony Alfredo, but both kept their cars on the pavement, avoiding another yellow.

Zilisch and SVG were among those who pitted before the end of the stage in favor of gaining track position. This cleared the way for Justin Allgaier to claim the stage win over Taylor Gray.

At the start of the second stage, Zilisch cycled back to the lead while SVG fell back to fifth. The action was picking up throughout the pack, and Annunziata found trouble again as he backed it into the wall at Turn 7.

Zilisch went on to win the second stage with van Gisbergen second.

Stage 3

As the final stage got underway, everyone was focused on when the pit window opened for the final time. SVG chose to pit first before Zilisch, diving into the pits with 31 laps to go.

In some good fortune for SVG, a crash involving Sheldon Creed caused a yellow flag and allowed him to get ahead of Zilisch.

On the restart that followed, SVG was third and Zilisch restarted ninth. SVG quickly took over the lead as Zilisch sliced through the field. It wasn't long until the two teammates were locked in a tense battle for the win.

But with 18 laps to go, Zilisch got into SVG as he tried to get back onto the racing surface, sending the No. 9 hard into the outside wall.

The race got very wild after that, as Austin Hill muscled his way into the lead on the restart. Zilisch eventually reclaimed the lead, but the biggest incident of the race was about to take place as Hill got into Michael McDowell as they battled for second.

McDowell crashed heavily, and over a dozen cars were involved in the ensuing chaos. The race was red flagged as the track was blocked and the guardrail was damaged.

When things got back underway, Zilisch managed to fend off both Sam Mayer and Sammy Smith for the race win.

Photos from Watkins Glen - Race

Cla	Driver	#	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Interval	Pits
1	C. ZilischJR Motorsports	88	Chevrolet	82	2:27'28.422		4
2	S. MayerHaas Factory Team	41	Ford	82	+2.326 2:27'30.748	2.326	5
3	S. SmithJR Motorsports	8	Chevrolet	82	+3.247 2:27'31.669	0.921	6
4	A. HillRichard Childress Racing	21	Chevrolet	82	+3.603 2:27'32.025	0.356	5
5	C. KvapilJR Motorsports	1	Chevrolet	82	+3.885 2:27'32.307	0.282	7
6	J. AllgaierJR Motorsports	7	Chevrolet	82	+4.068 2:27'32.490	0.183	6
7	A. GreenJordan Anderson Racing	32	Chevrolet	82	+6.854 2:27'35.276	2.786	7
8	C. EckesKaulig Racing	16	Chevrolet	82	+7.971 2:27'36.393	1.117	6
9	B. JonesJoe Gibbs Racing	20	Toyota	82	+8.022 2:27'36.444	0.051	6
10	H. BurtonAM Racing	25	Ford	82	+8.926 2:27'37.348	0.904	8
11	K. GralaSam Hunt Racing	24	Toyota	82	+9.111 2:27'37.533	0.185	8
12	B. PooleAlpha Prime Racing	44	Chevrolet	82	+10.827 2:27'39.249	1.716	6
13	D. ThompsonSam Hunt Racing	26	Toyota	82	+11.188 2:27'39.610	0.361	8
14	J. LoveRichard Childress Racing	2	Chevrolet	82	+12.799 2:27'41.221	1.611	10
15	J. ClementsJeremy Clements Racing	51	Chevrolet	82	+13.336 2:27'41.758	0.537	7
16	J. BurtonJordan Anderson Racing	27	Chevrolet	82	+14.346 2:27'42.768	1.010	11
17	D. DyeKaulig Racing	10	Chevrolet	82	+15.022 2:27'43.444	0.676	8
18	T. GrayJoe Gibbs Racing	54	Toyota	82	+15.250 2:27'43.672	0.228	8
19	S. ParsonsAlpha Prime Racing	45	Chevrolet	82	+17.195 2:27'45.617	1.945	6
20	A. HillJoey Gase Motorsports	53	Chevrolet	82	+17.474 2:27'45.896	0.279	6
21	G. ReenJoey Gase Motorsports	35	Toyota	82	+23.644 2:27'52.066	6.170	8
22	P. RetzlaffAlpha Prime Racing	4	Chevrolet	82	+35.743 2:28'04.165	12.099	5
23	B. PerkinsJordan Anderson Racing	31	Chevrolet	80	+2 Laps 2:27'47.858	2 Laps	8
24	N. SanchezBig Machine Racing Team	48	Chevrolet	75	+7 Laps 2:14'15.841	5 Laps	8
25	M. McDowellKaulig Racing	11	Chevrolet	73	+9 Laps 2:06'16.428	2 Laps	4
26	W. SawalichJoe Gibbs Racing	18	Toyota	73	+9 Laps 2:06'17.632	1.204	5
27	J. BilickiDGM Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports	91	Chevrolet	73	+9 Laps 2:06'20.979	3.347	7
28	R. SiegRSS Racing	39	Ford	73	+9 Laps 2:06'22.560	1.581	9
29	R. EllisDGM Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports	71	Chevrolet	73	+9 Laps 2:06'24.160	1.600	6
30	K. SiegRSS Racing	28	Ford	73	+9 Laps 2:06'24.510	0.350	9
31	S. van GisbergenJR Motorsports	9	Chevrolet	64	+18 Laps 1:45'06.762	9 Laps	5
32	A. AlfredoYoung's Motorsports	42	Chevrolet	63	+19 Laps 2:27'48.056	1 Lap	11
33	M. DiBenedettoViking Motorsports	99	Chevrolet	52	+30 Laps 1:30'39.335	11 Laps	6
34	P. PardusSS-Green Light Racing	07	Chevrolet	52	+30 Laps 2:27'58.157	57'18.822	15
35	S. CreedHaas Factory Team	00	Ford	50	+32 Laps 1:21'37.466	2 Laps	4
36	R. HerbstJoe Gibbs Racing	19	Toyota	39	+43 Laps 1:00'10.023	11 Laps	6
37	T. AnnunziataCope Family Racing	70	Chevrolet	24	+58 Laps 41'16.175	15 Laps	6
38	G. SmithleySS-Green Light Racing	14	Chevrolet	3	+79 Laps 4'02.703	21 Laps	3