Wisconsin native, Sam Mayer wins his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America in the Road America 180 on Saturday afternoon.
Sam Mayer took a dramatic double overtime victory in Saturday’s Road America 180 at the iconic Elkhart Lake, Wisc. road course – the 21-year-old hometown favorite claiming his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at his home race track; rolling into victory lane, climbing onto his driver’s side window, and pulling apart his driver’s suit like Superman to a happy and familiar crowd.
Eb’s Edge: What You Need to Know for NASCAR Xfinity at Road America is by our Fan4Racing crew member and contributor, Brian Eberly.
Race No. 20 of the 33-race NASCAR Xfinity Series season takes place on Saturday afternoon on the iconic 4.048-mile, 14-turn road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin aptly named Road America. This kicks off a critical time in the Xfinity Series season, as just seven races remain before the playoff field is locked in and three of the next four events will be contested on a road course, with Indianapolis and Watkins Glen coming on the heels of Michigan next weekend. Race No. 20 of the 33-race NASCAR Xfinity Series season takes place on Saturday afternoon on the iconic 4.048-mile, 14-turn road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin aptly named Road America. This kicks off a critical time in the Xfinity Series season, as just seven races remain before the playoff field is locked in and three of the next four events will be contested on a road course, with Indianapolis and Watkins Glen coming on the heels of Michigan next weekend.
Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for our RichmondNASCARWeekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound off with the Fan4Racing Crew!
In this episode…
In the first half-hour, we start with some Short Track news. Next, we preview the ARCA West race at Shasta Speedway. with a brief ARCA Menards and ARCA West Series update.
We preview the NASCAR Truck Series race at RichmondRaceway in the next half-hour. along with our preview of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at RoadAmerica.
In the third half-hour, we preview the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond along with any current news.
Stay tuned for our HotTopicsSound-Off discussion with the Fan4Racing crew.
In the first half-hour, we start with the latest Short Track news. Then, we review the ARCA Menards Series race at Pocono Raceway. We’ll include an ARCA East and ARCA West Series update.
In the next half-hour, we comment on the media interview with the ARCA Menards Series winner, JesseLove, driver of the No. 20 Venturini Motorsports Toyota. Afterward, we review the NASCAR Truck Series race at Pocono.
In our third half-hour, we review the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series races at Pocono.
We end this episode with the HotTopicsSound-Off conversation with the Fan4Racing crew!
Denny Hamlin grabs a controversial NASCAR Cup Series victory at Pocono Raceway in the HighPoint.com 400 on Sunday afternoon.
Denny Hamlin prevailed in a tight door-to-door bump-and-go pass on Kyle Larson with seven laps remaining to claim a historic all-time best seventh NASCAR Cup Series victory at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway – the win in Sunday’s HighPoint.com 400 which also marks Hamlin’s 50th career trophy and second of the 2023 season.
