DOVER, Del. — Friday was his day, and 2019 was his season.
All Sam Mayer had to do to clinch the 2019 K&N Pro Series East championship was take the green flag. But after being quickest in practice and qualifying on the pole, he led all but two laps to close the season with a win and celebrate in style.
Sam Mayer is getting pretty comfortable in Victory Lane at Bristol Motor Speedway. Photo – Rusty Jarrett, NKP/NASCAR
BRISTOL, Tenn. — The end result was the same, but the race itself couldn’t have been more different.
Sam Mayer wound up in Victory Lane in Thursday’s Bush’s Beans 150 at Bristol Motor Speedway, sweeping the season at ‘The World’s Fastest Half-Mile’ and earning the third win of his career.
Sam Mayer celebrates in Victory Lane following the Casey’s General Store 150 at Iowa Speedway. Photo – Matt T. Thacker, NKP/NASCAR
NEWTON, Iowa. — The kid just keeps on impressing.
Sam Mayer earned his second victory of the 2019 season on Friday night at Iowa Speedway, leading all but eight laps from the pole en route to the victory.
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series Trophy from Iowa Speedway for the winner of the East meets West combination event on Friday, July 26, 2019. Photo – Jay Husmann for Fan4Racing Blog and Radio
Unlike other sports, division rivalries are rare in auto racing. But the NASCAR K&N Pro Series has changed that, bringing the West and East together for combo events annually. With two of these joint events on the 2019 schedule, the first being at Iowa Speedway for the Casey’s General Store 150 for the 17th time, the potential impact on the respective championship campaigns is tremendous, not to mention the bragging rights that go along with it. At least until the second combo event in August at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
Sam Mayer’s rookie stripes weren’t showing, s he was quickest in practice at Memphis International Raceway for the Memphis 150. Photo – Nigel Kinrade, NKP
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East drivers got an hour and a half for final practice this afternoon at Memphis International Raceway in preparation for the 3rd Annual Memphis 150 Presented by AutoZone.