The record book will list Connor Zilisch as the winner of the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. But it was part-timer Parker Kligerman who did the heavy lifting in Friday night‘s NASCAR Xfinity Series race,

Following his crash two weeks ago, Connor Zilisch started the Xfinity Wawa 250 at Daytona before being subbed in for by Parker Kligerman. In his first Xfinity start of 2025, Kligerman pulled off his first career win in his first year of retirement from full-time racing.

Connor Zilisch "won" the Xfinity race at Daytona, but another driver is staking his claim on the checkered flag. Here's what went down.