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- The Connor Zilisch signing looked like the simplest deal in NASCAR until somebody raised the Red Bull question. Zilisch is a Red Bull athlete on a driver-specific deal rather than a Trackhouse one, which means it travels with him — and Hendrick Motorsports has its own energy partner in Phorm Energy. Pressed on it at the announcement press conference, Jeff Gordon took the microphone before Zilisch could answer, saying those conversations haven't happened, that Hendrick respects Zilisch's longtime relationship with Red Bull, that he'll continue representing them at Trackhouse while Hendrick stands behind Phorm, and that both agreements will be respected until maybe those contracts are up. Zilisch called being a Red Bull athlete one of his favorite jobs. We break down what Gordon's phrasing actually leaves open, why he answered first, and the much larger problem this creates for a completely different race team that nobody is talking about.
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