Zilisch opens TA2 season with another pole at Sebring

Connor Zilisch, in the No. 7 Silver Hare Racing Chevrolet Camaro, set pole for the season-opening Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series race at Sebring International Raceway. He was TA2’s winningest driver in 2023, earning five victories and four pole awards, and added to that tally Friday with a 2m05.062s lap.

“It feels really good to be on the pole,” said Zilisch. “This is a brand new car; we didn’t get the chance to test at all because I’ve been so busy the last few weeks, so this is just a testament to all the people at Silver Hare and the work that they put into these cars in the off-season. We’ve got two cars in the front two rows, so we’ve got a really good chance to get on the podium tomorrow as a team and have a good first race to the season. I’m really proud of everyone at Silver Hare Racing. We ended last year really well and wanted to come back here to Sebring and start the season really well. I haven’t had a lot of success here in the past, unfortunately, but we’re starting in a good place tomorrow. I’ve got a lot of confidence that we’ll be able to keep it up front and, hopefully, end our Sebring weekend with a win to start the season off strong.”