Nineteen-year-old Connor Zilisch is thankfully on the mend and "grateful to be walking" after breaking his collarbone over the weekend, the NASCAR driver said on the most recent episode of the Door Bumper Clear podcast (via USA Today ).

NASCAR Xfinity Series points leader Connor Zilisch had surgery this week to repair a broken collarbone suffered in a fall while celebrating a win last weekend.

NASCAR driver Connor Zilisch has undergone surgery on the collarbone that he broke while celebrating his victory at Watkins Glen on Saturday. Zilisch was climbing onto the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in Victory Lane when he appeared to slip on the window net and tumble hard onto the concrete.