Sam Mayer grabs a shot on the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence playoffs with a win on the Charlotte Roval on Saturday within the Drive for the Treatment 250.
CONCORD, N.C. – Sam Mayer’s championship desires dashed – simply earlier than a mad sprint of his personal gave him one other shot at a title.
Sam Mayer Grabs a Shot on the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence Playoffs with a Win on the ROVAL
On a day that began with a lap 1 restart violation black flag – and nearly ended with a second-place end – perseverance was the important thing for Mayer, who handed fellow NASCAR Xfinity Sequence Playoff driver Parker Kligerman on the next-to-last lap throughout a green-white-checkered extra time end and held on to win Saturday’s Drive For The Treatment 250 introduced by Blue Cross and Blue Protect of NC on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL.
The 21-year-old from Franklin, Wisc., earned his seventh profession NASCAR Xfinity Sequence win and second consecutive ROVAL triumph. Mayer overcame a 13-point playoff deficit to begin the day after expertly shifting previous Kligerman throughout an extra time end. NASCAR dominated a late warning interval simply earlier than Kligerman, main on the time, took the white flag throughout regulation.
“Fortunately, [the caution light] got here on early.” mentioned the race winner, Sam Mayer, driver of the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. “The final restart was unbelievable. I simply turned beneath [Kligerman] on the exit of flip 7. It labored out very well. We wished to defend our race win from final 12 months. This one is certainly sweeter with all of the road-course aces within the subject. This was most likely the hardest Xfinity [Series] subject on the ROVAL™ and we got here out on high, so I’m tremendous happy with that.
“I mentioned this morning, ‘In the event you’re in my approach in flip 7, you’re not going to have a superb day,’ and I type of meant that for everybody besides [Kligerman]. I used to be in a position to put him in a foul spot there [after the last restart] after which type of drive away, however we raced one another clear. I believe this was one of many cleanest Xfinity races on the ROVAL™ in a very long time, too.”
For Kligerman, who completed sixth after struggling a tire rub in extra time, all he might do was sit in his window and watch Mayer’s celebratory burnout from pit street.
A.J. Allmendinger was second, with pole winner Shane Van Gisbergen in third, Austin Hill in fourth, and Chandler Smith in fifth.
“We had been on the road of, we had been in, but when we crashed we had been out.” mentioned AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. “I really feel dangerous for Parker. I believed he received it on the line there. I believed [Mayer] and [Kligerman], for what was at stake, I believed it was fairly truthful. It was cleaner than I anticipated.”
Justin Allgaier continues to guide the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence level standings into the Spherical of 8. Kligerman, Van Gisbergen, Sheldon Creed, and Riley Herbst had been eradicated from championship competition. That leaves eight drivers to battle for the title over the season’s ultimate 4 races. Justin Allgaier, who completed seventh, joined Mayer as a driver who started the day outdoors the championship subject however raced their approach in. Allmendinger received Stage 1 whereas Allgaier took Stage 2.
In his first playoff look, Australian, Shane Van Gisbergen took the elimination in stride along with his third-place end. He additionally received his first pole to begin the race from the entrance row.
“Our automotive velocity was actually, actually good.” mentioned Van Gisbergen, driver of the No. 97 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. “I didn’t know what the factors [standings] had been within the automotive [as the race unfolded]. I used to be doing the perfect I might. [If] you’re counting on individuals to take one another out, I don’t need to win that approach.”
Subsequent Up
The NASCAR Xfinity Sequence Spherical of 8 begins subsequent Saturday night time, October nineteenth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Ambetter Well being 302 begins at 7:30 pm ET. Protection is obtainable on CW, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
The defending winner is Las Vegas native, Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 Stewart Haas Racing Ford.
