No. 1 Xfinity NASCAR Chevy Holds Off Ford At Iowa 2024: Video

Sam Mayer, driver of the No. 1 NASCAR Chevy Camaro SS in the Xfinity Series, outdueled Ford driver Riley Herbst to win at Iowa Speedway on June 15^th, 2024.

Mayer and Herbst, who drives the No. 98 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, restarted on the front row together after a late-race caution set the stage for a NASCAR Overtime finish. At first, Mayer couldn’t shake Herbst, who ran abreast of him heading into Turn 1 before Mayer was able to get the advantage. He didn’t look back, leading to the checkered flag with Herbst in tow, just 0.146 seconds back.

“We struggled (Friday in practice), and the team went to work,” said Mayer, who started fifth after qualifying was rained out on Saturday. “Obviously, we did pretty good overnight, making different changes on this race car. I feel really good. I could do another 100 laps – with a race car like this, it would be a lot of fun.”

Herbst, meanwhile, felt that Mayer had wronged him and raced him dirty throughout the event.

“I like racing Sam, but Stage 1 or 2 he just absolutely brooms me,” Herbst said. “We were racing clean for fourth, and he takes us back to 10^th and then doors me down the back straightaway before the green-white-checker. It’s just frustrating the way he wants to do that.”

Corey Heim’s No. 26 Toyota TRD Supra finished third, followed by the No. 8 NASCAR Chevy of Sammy Smith in fourth. The No. 18 Supra of Sheldon Creed rounded out the top five.

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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