PORTLAND, OREGON - JUNE 01: Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 RTIC Outdoors Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway on June 01, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) | Getty Images
PORTLAND, OREGON - JUNE 01: Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 RTIC Outdoors Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway on June 01, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Noah Gragson, Brandon Jones, Sam Mayer competing in ARCA West race at Sonoma

When it comes to road-course racing, extra laps are never a bad thing.

That’s why it’s common to see at least one full-time competitor in one of NASCAR’s national divisions join the ARCA Menards Series West when it visits Sonoma Raceway, one of NASCAR’s most difficult road courses.

This year, the number of national series competitors joining the West Series field at Sonoma is three. Noah Gragson, Brandon Jones and Sam Mayer are entered in Friday’s General Tire 200 (6:30 p.m. ET on FloRacing).

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