Dale Earnhardt Jr. has shared an encouraging message to Connor Zilisch after JR Motorsports confirmed that he will sit out of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Zilisch has been suffering with a back injury since a wreck with Jesse Love at Talledega last weekend.

There are those weekends when things just don’t go as planned. That’s pretty much what Connor Zilisch is living through right now. After a scary last-lap crash at Talladega left him with a injured lower back,

Phenom Connor Zilisch will miss the Xfinity Series race at Texas due to a back injury, and will be replaced by one of NASCAR's top drivers.