After executing a last-lap pass, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Sam Mayer held off Ryan Sieg by .002 seconds, claiming the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.
The margin of victory marked the second-closest finish in circuit history. It also helped signify Mayer, who has placed first and second in the past two events, has shaken off a slow start, lowlighted by four finishes of 30th or worse in four of his opening six starts.
Mayer’s team also cashed in with a Dash 4 Cash run.
“That’s absolutely unreal,” Mayer told Fox Sports. “The adversity we’ve had to fight this entire year so far.
“It took every ounce of me to do that.
Sieg rallied from 10th place over a four-lap segment before the final caution and paced the field for 17 laps. On the final turn, Sieg pressured Mayer from the inside but came up short of securing RSS Racing’s first win in 342 outings. Sieg’s family owns the garage.
Justin Allgaier earned a P3 after leading 117 of the event’s 200 laps.
Entering Saturday’s Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, both Allgaier, who sits in fourth place in the Xfinity points standings, and Sieg (No. 11) remain winless but in playoff contention.
A PHOTO FINISH at @TXMotorSpeedway!! 📸 pic.twitter.com/l8QTyrzcM6
— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) April 13, 2024
NASCAR National Series Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR national series events this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway (All Times ET):
Friday
- 4 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series practice
- 5:30 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying
Saturday
- 10:30 a.m.: NASCAR Cup Series qualifying
- 12:30 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series General Tire 200 race
- 4 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 race
Sunday
- 3 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 race
History has been made. pic.twitter.com/R6rrzu4UFq
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 13, 2024
NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 Entry List
Entry, Driver, Team, Car No.
- 1, Cole Custer, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 00 Ford
- 2, Sam Mayer, JR Motorsports, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 3, Jesse Love, Richard Childress Racing, No. 2 Chevrolet
- 4, Dawson Cram, JD Motorsports, No. 4 Chevrolet
- 5, Anthony Alfredo, Our Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 6, Garrett Smithley, JD Motorsports, No. 6 Chevrolet
- 7, Patrick Emerling, SS GreenLight Racing, No. 07 Chevrolet
- 8, Justin Allgaier, JR Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 9, Sammy Smith, JR Motorsports, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 10, Brandon Jones, JR Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 11, Josh Williams, Kaulig Racing, No. 11 Chevrolet
- 12, Mason Massey, SS GreenLight Racing, No. 14 Chevrolet
- 13, Hailie Deegan, AM Racing, No. 15 Ford
- 14, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 15, Sheldon Creed, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 18 Toyota
- 16, Taylor Gray, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 19 Toyota
- 17, Ryan Truex, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota
- 18, Austin Hill, Richard Childress Racing, No. 21 Chevrolet
- 19, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Sam Hunt Racing, No. 26 Toyota
- 20, Jeb Burton, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 27 Chevrolet
- 21, Kyle Sieg, RSS Racing, No. 28 Ford
- 22, Blaine Perkins, RSS Racing, No. 29 Ford
- 23, Parker Retzlaff, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 24, Jordan Anderson, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 32 Chevrolet
- 25, Joey Gase, Joey Gase Motorsports, No. 35 Toyota
- 26, Matt DiBenedetto, RSS Racing, No. 38 Ford
- 27, Ryan Sieg, RSS Racing, No. 39 Ford
- 28, Leland Honeyman Jr., Young’s Motorsports, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 29, Ryan Ellis, Alpha Prime Racing, No. 43 Chevrolet
- 30, Brennan Poole, Alpha Prime Racing, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 31, Caesar Bacarella, Alpha Prime Racing, No. 45 Chevrolet
- 32, Parker Kligerman, Big Machine Racing, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 33, Jeremy Clements, Jeremy Clements Racing, No. 51 Chevrolet
- 34, David Starr, Motorsports Business Management, No. 66 Chevrolet
- 35, Chandler Smith, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 81 Toyota
- 36, Kyle Weatherman, DGM Racing, No. 91 Chevrolet
- 37, Josh Bilicki, DGM Racing, No. 92 Chevrolet
- 38, Shane van Gisbergen, Kaulig Racing, No. 97 Chevrolet
- 39, Riley Herbst, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 98 Ford
Hard to find the right words when you lose a race by an inch. Thankful for a great car, great engine, and a great team. Thankful for the opportunity to race each week and all the sacrifices my parents and family make to make it possible. Thankful for a great sponsor in Sciaps. pic.twitter.com/tobNwCzbr9
— Ryan Sieg Racing (@RyanSiegRacing) April 14, 2024
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