By the point Lap 4 of Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Sequence race on the Charlotte Roval rolled round, Sam Mayer’s possibilities of successful and advancing within the 2024 Xfinity Sequence playoffs appeared very slim.
A penalty dealt to Mayer for leaping the beginning pressured him to do a pass-through penalty, and whereas he had a quick automobile beneath him, he must carve via the sector so as to discover the entrance.
He did simply that because the race went on, however discovered himself in second place when the white flag flew, far sufficient again of race chief Parker Kligerman that he could be unable to make even a desperation transfer for the checkered flag.
All of a sudden, Mayer was gifted a yellow material from the heavens, as a warning flag was thrown seconds earlier than Kligerman took the white flag. With NASCAR extra time on deck, Mayer had yet one more shot to win the race and maintain his season going.
Simply as he did on the Roval in 2023, Mayer got here up clutch when he wanted to, getting round Kligerman with two laps to go and holding on to attain his third victory of the 2024 season.