NASCAR's late caution call upends Xfinity Series race as Sam Mayer wins The Roval at Charlotte

NASCAR's late caution call upends Xfinity Series race as Sam Mayer wins The Roval at Charlotte

(NEXSTAR) - The NASCAR Xfinity postseason playoff field has now been dwindled down from 12 drivers to the final eight. The Drive for the Cure 250 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway saw a thrilling finish with some late race dramatics featuring Parker Kligerman. NASCAR waited to call a caution and did not throw the yellow flag until Kligerman was inches away from claiming his first career Xfinity Series victory and advancing in the playoffs.  Klige…

NASCAR’s late caution call upends Xfinity Series race as Sam Mayer wins at Charlotte

By Jenna Fryer, The Associated PressCONCORD, N.C. — Sam Mayer won on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a controversial overtime finish Saturday that allowed Mayer to advance in the Xfinity Series playoffs.

Controversial call upends Xfinity race; Mayer wins

Sam Mayer won Saturday’s race at Charlotte after a controversial late caution cost Parker Kligerman his first Xfinity Series win.  Read Morewww.espn.com – TOPThe post Controversial call upends Xfinity race; Mayer wins appeared first on Local First Media Group.

Sam Mayer Denies Parker Kligerman the Roval Crown as SVG Falls Off Playoff Picture

JR Motorsports driver Sam Mayer came up with a big clutch performance at Roval to lock himself in the Round of 8 in the playoffs. However, this was far from a straightforward finish for Mayer in the No. 1 Chevy, as his patience was tested by Parker Kligerman throughout the very last lap of the race. Nothing but a win would see Mayer through to the next round, and he certainly rose to the occasion. Although Kligerman managed to keep the #1 Chevy …

“You Got Robbed”: Fans Bash "Incompetent” NASCAR Officiating After Parker Kligerman Loses Xfinity Series Win

Just a whisker away from winning his first-ever NASCAR Xfinity Series race, Parker Kligerman saw his dreams crash in the blink of an eye at the Charlotte Road Course on Saturday. The driver of the No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevy, who is ready to hang up his helmet after this season following 118 Xfinity starts since 2009, found his potential swan song interrupted with two laps remaining in the race. Leland Honeyman’s No. 42 car crashed into a ti…

Sam Mayer capitalizes in overtime for wild Xfinity victory at Charlotte Roval; Playoff’s Round of 8 field set

The 21-year-old Mayer from Franklin, Wisconsin, led 13 of 72 over-scheduled laps and overtook Parker Kligerman during an overtime shootout to notch his third Xfinity victory of 2024 and race his way into the Playoff's Round of 8.