Sam Mayer
Mayer at Pocono Raceway in 2023
BornSamuel Adam Mayer[1]
(2003-06-26) June 26, 2003
Franklin, Wisconsin, U.S.
Achievements2019, 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Champion
2017 INEX Legends Car Young Lions National Champion
2019 Bobby Isaac Memorial Winner
Awards2018 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
81 races run over 3 years
Car no., teamNo. 1 (JR Motorsports)
2023 position3rd
Best finish3rd (2023)
First race2021 Pocono Green 225 (Pocono)
Last race2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win2023 Road America 180 (Road America)
Last win2023 Contender Boats 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
4 42 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
14 races run over 3 years
2021 position100th
Best finish27th (2020)
First race2019 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Last race2021 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
First win2020 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 5 0
ARCA Menards Series career
28 races run over 4 years
Best finish7th (2020)
First race2018 Fans With Benefits 150 (Iowa)
Last race2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
First win2020 Menards.com 200 (Toledo)
Last win2020 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
5 23 1
ARCA Menards Series East career
26 races run over 4 years
Best finish1st (2019, 2020)
First race2018 United Site Services 70 (Loudon)
Last race2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
First win2019 Zombie Auto 150 (Bristol)
Last win2020 Pensacola 200 (Pensacola)
Wins Top tens Poles
9 21 5
ARCA Menards Series West career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish16th (2020)
First race2018 Casey's General Store 150 (Iowa)
Last race2020 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
First win2020 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 2 2
Statistics current as of October 14, 2023.

Samuel Adam Mayer (born June 26, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports. His father is the founder of QPS Employment Group, and former IndyCar Series driver, Scott Mayer.[2]

Mayer is the 2019 and 2020 East Series champion. He drove for GMS Racing (the other Drivers Edge Development team) both of those years in their No. 21 car and also won the inaugural championship of the ARCA Menards Series Sioux Chief Showdown in 2020. Mayer started his NASCAR career driving for Jefferson Pitts Racing and MDM Motorsports in 2018 before joining GMS, JRM, and Chevrolet as a development driver in 2019.

Racing career

Mayer in victory lane at his first Midwest Truck Series start

Mayer got off to an early start in racing, competing in go-kart events at the age of four.[3] Although his father, Scott Mayer, was an open-wheel racer, Sam chose in his preteen years to focus on stock car racing.[4] Over the course of the 2017 summer, during which Mayer turned fourteen, he spent the summer in Charlotte to race Legends cars; he won the Young Lions division of the Charlotte Motor Speedway Summer Shootout.[5] He also raced in a Limited Late Model and won at Greenville-Pickens Speedway to become the track's youngest winner.[6] He came back to Wisconsin and won a September Midwest Truck Series race at Dells Raceway Park in his first series start.[6]

In 2017, Mayer came in touch with industry veteran Lorin Ranier, who eventually landed Mayer a late model ride with JR Motorsports in the CARS Tour for 2018. Mayer's late model racing also brought him to the World Series of Asphalt, where he finished second to Stephen Nasse.[4] Ranier also led Mayer to MDM Motorsports for a limited slate in the ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in the back half of 2018, with age restrictions being a factor in which races Mayer could run, as both series only let 15-year-old competitors race on certain tracks.[4] In his first ARCA race, Mayer ran as high as third and finished inside the top-ten.[7] After the CARS Tour season was over, Mayer was voted the series' Most Popular Driver for 2018. The CARS Tour season included one victory, at Wake County Speedway.[8]

Mayer's K&N East car on pit road at Dover International Speedway in 2018

On December 5, 2018, it was announced that Mayer would run a full NASCAR K&N Pro Series East schedule with GMS Racing as part of a 2019 schedule that would also include seven ARCA races and four NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series races with the team. All four of the Truck races will come after Mayer turns sixteen; his debut is slated to be at Bristol Motor Speedway in August. That race would be followed by appearances at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Martinsville Speedway and ISM Raceway.[3]

Mayer scored his first K&N East win at Bristol on April 6, 2019, leading every lap.[9] He nearly scored his first ARCA Menards Series win at Gateway in June after a late pit gamble, but was moved up the track by Ty Gibbs in the final set of corners and was relegated to third.[10] In October, he won the 2019 K&N East championship to become the youngest NASCAR champion at 16 years, 3 months, and 8 days; the previous record was 16 years and 5 months by Todd Gilliland in 2016. Mayer ended the 2019 season with four wins and top tens in all but one race.[11]

While racing in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East in 2020, Mayer made a TA2 Trans-Am start at Road America and suffered a hairline fracture in his wrist during a race-ending crash.[12] The injury forced Colin Braun to sub in for Mayer midway through the AMS race at the Daytona International Speedway road course.[13] Mayer later won ARCA's first trip to Lebanon I-44 Speedway.[14]

On September 15, 2020, Mayer and JR Motorsports announced an agreement to have him drive one of the organization's NASCAR Xfinity Series cars part-time in the latter portion of 2021 and full-time in the 2022 season.[15] Two days later, Mayer swept the night at Bristol, winning both the Truck Series and ARCA race.[16] He overcame a pit miscue to claim the checkered flag in the ARCA event.[17] Mayer won the East finale at Five Flags Speedway to capture the series championship with an average finish of 1.2 on the season.[18]

Mayer's Xfinity Series car at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2021

On January 14, 2021, defending ARCA champion Bret Holmes announced he would begin fielding a part-time Truck Series team, the No. 32, for himself and Mayer for the upcoming season. In addition, Mayer would also drive select races in Bret Holmes Racing's No. 23 car in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East.[19] Three days later on January 17, it was also announced that Mayer would run seven races in the No. 75 for Henderson Motorsports in the Truck Series, beginning at the Daytona Road Course, which would end up being his only start with Henderson Motorsports.[20]

On January 4, 2022, it was confirmed that Sam Mayer would drive the JR Motorsports No. 1 in 2022, replacing Michael Annett. At the Martinsville spring race on April 8, Mayer finished fifth after doing a bump and run on Ty Gibbs on the final lap. After the race, Gibbs attempted to spin Mayer out during the cool-down laps before both drivers engaged in a fistfight on pit road.[21] Mayer would go on to finish seventh in the final points standings with a best result of second at Talladega.

On August 9, 2022, it was announced that Mayer would return for the 2023 season.[22] He started the 2023 season with a 27th place finish at Daytona, where he flipped down the backstretch on the final lap. Mayer scored his first career win at Road America.[23] He followed it up with his second win at Watkins Glen.[24] During the playoffs, Mayer won at the Charlotte Roval and at Homestead to make the Championship 4.[25][26] Mayer finished fifth at Phoenix and third in the points standings.[27]

Personal life

Mayer's father Scott Mayer is the founder of QPS Employment Group and Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions, Mayer's primary sponsor in the Xfinity Series. As of 2023, the company has 57 branches across 8 states and employs thousands of associate employees, one of the largest employment firms in the midwest.[28]

Mayer is in a relationship with Amelia Sawalich, the sister of fellow driver William Sawalich.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2021 JR Motorsports 8 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC
18		 ROA
35		 ATL
9		 NHA
39		 GLN
10		 IRC
27		 MCH
33		 DAY
12		 DAR
39		 BRI
9		 LVS
34		 TAL
38		 ROV
10		 TEX
13		 KAN
8		 MAR
4		 PHO
13		 25th 338 [29]
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Chevy RCH
12
2022 JR Motorsports 1 Chevy DAY
30		 CAL
6		 LVS
25		 PHO
22		 ATL
21		 COA
5		 RCH
3		 MAR
5		 TAL
28		 DOV
5		 DAR
5		 TEX
3		 CLT
3		 PIR
38		 NSH
5		 ROA
20		 ATL
34		 NHA
15		 POC
6		 IRC
7		 MCH
33		 GLN
6		 DAY
34		 DAR
11		 KAN
9		 BRI
4		 TEX
8		 TAL
2		 ROV
11		 LVS
7		 HOM
5		 MAR
6		 PHO
34		 7th 2231 [30]
2023 DAY
27		 CAL
2		 LVS
7		 PHO
11		 ATL
9		 COA
7		 RCH
17		 MAR
31		 TAL
29		 DOV
9		 DAR
8		 CLT
35		 PIR
3		 SON
10		 NSH
3		 CSC
18		 ATL
5		 NHA
18		 POC
2		 ROA
1		 MCH
5		 IRC
2		 GLN
1		 DAY
19		 DAR
11		 KAN
37		 BRI
35		 TEX
38		 ROV
1*		 LVS
5		 HOM
1		 MAR
25		 PHO
5		 3rd 4032 [31]
2024 DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2019 GMS Racing 21 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI
21		 MSP LVS TAL MAR
28		 PHO
19		 HOM 50th 54 [32]
2020 24 DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV
15		 GTW
4		 DAR RCH
19		 BRI
1		 LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR
18		 PHO
17		 27th 179 [33]
2021 Henderson Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY DRC
37		 LVS ATL BRD 100th 01 [34]
Bret Holmes Racing 32 Chevy RCH
9		 KAN DAR COA
6		 CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN
9		 GTW DAR BRI
22		 LVS TAL MAR PHO

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2018 MDM Motorsports 40 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW
10		 ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP
7		 KAN 52nd 400 [35]
2019 GMS Racing 21 Chevy DAY FIF
15		 SLM
2		 TAL NSH TOL
5		 CLT POC MCH MAD
3		 GTW
3		 CHI ELK
3		 IOW POC ISF DSF SLM
5		 IRP
3		 KAN 14th 1650 [36]
2020 DAY PHO
20		 TAL POC
3		 IRP
2		 KEN
4		 IOW
2		 KAN TOL
1		 TOL
1		 MCH DRC
3		 GTW
3		 L44
1		 TOL
1*		 BRI
1*		 WIN MEM
2		 ISF KAN 7th 553 [37]
2021 Bret Holmes Racing 23 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC
22		 ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN
14		 MCH
4		 ISF MLW
2		 DSF BRI
29		 SLM KAN 27th 149 [38]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSEC Pts Ref
2018 Jefferson Pitts Racing 27 Ford NSM BRI LGY SBO SBO MEM NJM THO NHA
17		 IOW
17		 18th 200 [39]
MDM Motorsports 41 Toyota GLN
5		 DOV
4
12 GTW
11		 NHA
10
2019 GMS Racing 21 Chevy NSM
4		 BRI
1**		 SBO
2		 SBO
11		 MEM
4		 NHA
2		 IOW
1*		 GLN
3		 BRI
1		 GTW
4		 NHA
5		 DOV
1*		 1st 511 [40]
2020 NSM
1		 TOL
2		 DOV
1		 TOL
1*		 BRI
1*		 FIF
1		 1st 332 [41]
2021 Bret Holmes Racing 23 Chevy NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW MLW
2		 BRI
29		 29th 57 [42]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSWC Pts Ref
2018 Jefferson Pitts Racing 27 Ford KCR TUS TUS OSS CNS SON DCS IOW
17		 EVG GTW LVS MER AAS KCR 52nd 27 [43]
2019 GMS Racing 21 Chevy LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW MER AAS KCR PHO
2*		 37th 42 [44]
2020 LVS
1*		 MMP MMP IRW EVG DCS CNS LVS AAS KCR PHO
21		 16th 122 [45]

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