The final four drivers in the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series came to Phoenix, ready to put it all on the line. Looking at them, smiling and waving at the crowd, just 30 minutes before the most important race of their lives, it is easy to wonder… what is going on inside their head?

Well, that is what we wondered during the pre-race announcements and decided to put together this piece.

First up, we had Connor Zilisch, the 19YO rookie, who’s been dominating Xfinity with 10 wins. Despite a couple of rough finishes in the last two races, Zilisch had all the reasons to stay cool and confident. “I think momentum is a thing in sports, but not when you’re going to Talladega and a Martinsville cutoff race,” Zilisch said. “I’m not going to let those finishes change the way I think or feel about how

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