Sam Mayer Takes Xfinity Win at Charlotte ROVAL in Overtime, Makes Round of 8
Mayer scored the victory after a controversial final few laps that saw Parker Kligerman nearly win.
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Mayer scored the victory after a controversial final few laps that saw Parker Kligerman nearly win.
With the pole, van Gisbergen has swept the weekend at the Charlotte ROVAL.
Van Gisbergen has won in his other two starts from the pole.
Mayer now finds himself 13 points below the playoff cut line.
Smith survived a typically chaotic run to the finish for his second win in the Xfinity Series.
McDowell has won 5 straight poles on drafting tracks.
It is the fifth pole postion of Love’s rookie season in the Xfinity Series.
Aric Almirola started out Joe Gibbs Racing’s quest for the owners’ championship right with a victory in Kansas.
Christopher Bell will lead the field to green at Kansas for the third straight time.
It’s the 11th Xfinity Series pole overall for Jones.