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Shane van Gisbergen, Connor Zilisch Ready to Team Up in No. 91 Trackhouse TF Sport Chevrolet at Rolex 24

By Holly Cain, For NASCAR.com

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Not even one day into the Roar Before the 24 testing sessions last weekend at Daytona International Speedway, young NASCAR driver Connor Zilisch realized what he was dealing with in teaming with a pair of New Zealand champion drivers and a veteran sports car ace.

While Zilisch was turning his first laps, his teammates — NASCAR star Shane van Gisbergen, IndyCar standout Scott McLaughlin and American sports car ace Ben Keating — were having some fun with the 18-year old Zilisch’s cell phone, left innocently inside the scoring stand while he was in the car on track.

The result was a series of funny, candid selfies published on Zilisch’s own social media accounts.

It’s easy to have fun, when you know you are fast. And they are.

“They definitely mess with me, but I enjoy it and we have fun with each other,” Zilisch said, breaking into a grin. “It’s been so cool to get to know Shane and Scott and Ben — he’s got a lot of expertise and experience and a good sense of humor, too.

“It’s a great group of guys and we’re already having a lot of fun together and hopefully that translates to on-track success.”

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