Sam Mayer spins Ty Gibbs on overtime restart; wins Xfinity race at Watkins Glen: JR Motorsports driver Sam Mayer survived a full-contact afternoon at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International – contributing his own bump and run on the final restart to take the lead in overtime and hold off the field for his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win Saturday in the Shriners Children’s 200 at The Glen.(Read more)(8-19-2023)

Lining up in third for an overtime restart, #1-Sam Mayer clashed with #19-Ty Gibbs, sending Gibbs around. #2-Sheldon Creed escaped with the lead, but #1-Mayer got back by coming to the white flag where he went on to score the victory. It’s the second win of Mayer’s career, both coming in the last four races.
#2-Creed took the checkered flag in second, his best finish of the season. #48-Parker Kligerman placed third, with #91-Ross Chastain and #24-Connor Mosack, who earned his best career finish, rounding out the top five.
#20-John Hunter Nemechek ended up sixth, as #00-Cole Custer, #16-Chandler Smith, #17-Alex Bowman and #27-Jeb Burton completed the top 10.
#19-Gibbs won both stages and led a race-high 70 laps, but finished 17th after spinning in Turn 1.
There were nine lead changes among six drivers and five cautions for 18 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 86.857 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Watkins Glen Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Watkins Glen:
Sam Mayer won the Shriners Children’s 200, his second victory in 74 Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Watkins Glen International.
Sheldon Creed (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Watkins Glen International. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
Parker Kligerman (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Watkins Glen International. It was his 12th top-10 finish in 2023.
Chandler Smith (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.

Xfinity Series Standings after Watkins Glen (Race 23 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill (4 wins, regular season championship leader)
2)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (5 wins)
3)#00-Cole Custer (2 wins)
4)#1-Sam Mayer (2 wins)
5)#7-Justin Allgaier (1 win)
6)#16-Chandler Smith (1 win)
7)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win)
8)#27-Jeb Burton (1 win)
9)#8-Josh Berry 713, +106
10)#11-Daniel Hemric 635, +28
11)#2-Sheldon Creed 629, +22
12)#98-Riley Herbst 610, +3
Currently below playoff cutline
13)#48-Parker Kligerman 607, -3
14)#9-Brandon Jones 549, -61
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #00-Cole Custer, #17-Alex Bowman, #25-Brett Moffitt, #31-Parker Retzlaff (all unapproved adjustments).

Pit Stall Selection

#19-Ty Gibbs followed up his Indianapolis win by winning the pole for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International. Gibbs ran a speed of 125.019 mph to win the pole.
Making his first start of the season, #17-Alex Bowman will lineup second (124.721 mph). #7-Justin Allgaier will start third (124.469 mph) with #00-Cole Custer (124.131 mph) and #-Sam Mayer (123.483 mph) rounding out the top five.
#11-Daniel Hemric, #8-Josh Berry, #10-Kyle Busch, #18-Sammy Smith and #98-Riley Herbs make up the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #53-Patrick Emerling, #74-Casey Cardon
See the complete Watkins Glen Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Watkins Glen
Ty Gibbs(i) won the Pole Award for the Shriners Children’s 200 with a lap of 70.549 seconds, 125.019 mph.
This is his ninth pole in 59 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in three races at Watkins Glen International.
Alex Bowman(i) (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2023 and his first in two races at Watkins Glen International.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Watkins Glen International. It is his 17th in 23 races this season.
Sammy Smith (ninth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Explore The Shriners Children’s 200 Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International is complete. After 20 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#7-Justin Allgaier 122.841 mph
#10-Kyle Busch 121.877 mph
#21-Austin Hill 121.754 mph
#17-Alex Bowman 121.748 mph
#1-Sam Mayer 121.652 mph
Slowest: #74-Casey Carden 114.604 mph
Most laps run: #2-Sheldon Creed, #20-John Hunter Nemechek, 15
Notes: Halfway through the session #1-Mayer spun in the carousel. #4-Kyle Weatherman slid deep into the tire barriers in the carousel.
See full Watkins Glen Practice Results

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 40 cars on the entry list for the Shriners Children’s 200 Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International. Two drivers/team will fail to qualify.
Notables: #4-Kyle Weatherman, #07-Josh Bilicki, #08-Alex Labbe, #10-Kyle Busch, #17-Alex Bowman, #19-Ty Gibbs, #24-Connor Mosack, #35-Stanton Barrett, #44-Stefan Parsons, #45-Sage Karam, #74-Casey Carden, #91-Ross Chastain, #96-Max McLaughlin.
See the full entry list on the Watkins Glen Entry List.

TandemDraft Stats – Watkins Glen Xfinity

Watkins Glen At-Track Schedule