Sam Mayer’s Promising Darlington Race Ends with Flat Tire, Spin While Leading
Mayer was unable to make up the ground he lost and could only muster a 28th-place finish.
Stephen Stumpf is the NASCAR Content Director for Frontstretch and is a three-year veteran of the site. His weekly column is “Stat Sheet,” and he formerly wrote "4 Burning Questions" for three years. He also writes commentaries, contributes to podcasts, edits articles and is frequently at the track for on-site coverage.
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