Hendrick Motorsports rekindled its youth movement by signing 20-year-old Connor Zilisch to the No. 48 car for the 2028 Cup Series campaign.

Rick Hendrick found himself in a familiar spot when it came to signing Connor Zilisch.“It was just like Jeff Gordon when I saw [him] in Atlanta,” Hendrick said Tuesday.Gordon’s story, of course, goes that Hendrick saw the talented young driver making laps and was confident there was something there.

After Hendrick Motorsports announced Connor Zilisch as its next No. 48 Chevrolet driver for the 2028 Cup Series season on Monday, August 17, the team released photos from the contract signing.

Corey Day has two wins, 15 top-10 finishes, and a spot secured in the Chase of the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. He sits fifth in the standings with one race left in the regular season.

Check out what Connor Zilisch, Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon had to say at a press conference at NASCAR Productions on Tuesday.

Kyle Larson has admitted Hendrick Motorsports may not look like a championship favourite heading into the final stretch of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. Larson has gone more than a year without a win,

Hendrick Motorsports isn’t used to being anywhere except the top of the NASCAR pyramid. After Rick Hendrick first entered the NASCAR Cup Series in 1984, his team has ascended to the most wins (322), top-five finishes (1,

Chase Elliott started the Cook Out 400 from 13th, battled his way through the field, and eventually finished fifth. It wasn’t the kind of result a legendary organization like Hendrick Motorsports would outright celebrate.