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🇺🇸 Sam Mayer

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Xfinity. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Sam Mayer
Born
26 June 2003(b. 2003)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Xfinity
Status
Active
Championships
12020
Career wins
22
Career podiums
59
Career starts
229
Career DNFs
6
Racer Rating
5,108
Sam Mayer
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,108
Rank 1030 of 38,983 indexed, -471 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Sam Mayer is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Xfinity. Mayer is a one-time champion (2020), with 22 wins and 59 podiums from 229 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,108 ranks Mayer 1030th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-08NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at IowaNASCAR XfinityP21−53
2026-07-25NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at IndianapolisNASCAR XfinityP13+19
2026-07-11NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at AtlantaNASCAR XfinityP31−136
2026-07-04NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at ChicagoNASCAR XfinityP8+61
2026-06-27NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at SonomaNASCAR XfinityP8+63
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+140NASCAR Xfinity Series at Charlotte Road Course 2024NASCAR XfinityP1
+129NASCAR Xfinity Series at Circuit of the Americas 2022NASCAR XfinityP5
+126NASCAR Xfinity Series at Richmond 2022NASCAR XfinityP3
+125NASCAR Xfinity Series at Martinsville 2021NASCAR XfinityP4
+125NASCAR Xfinity Series at Circuit of the Americas 2025NASCAR XfinityP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Circuit of the Americas4 starts+46
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Miami4 starts+39
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Watkins Glen5 starts+37
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Nashville4 starts+36
Struggles
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Talladega8 starts-69
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Michigan4 starts-45
Bristol Motor Speedway4 starts-41
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Portland4 starts-34
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸NASCAR Xfinity2302000P12−4705,108
2025▸NASCAR Xfinity3219000P4+5375,579
2024▸NASCAR Xfinity3336000P8−4635,042
▸ARCA Menards WestSPS / GMS Fabrication / Spencer Clark (Joe Farre)111010P15+42
2023▸NASCAR Xfinity3349000P5+1145,463
2022▸NASCAR Xfinity3304000P7+7425,348
2021▸NASCAR Xfinity1800000P21+504,607
▸ARCA Menards SeriesQPS Employment Group ( Stacy Holmes )501200P12−364
▸NASCAR Truck500000P26+57
▸ARCA Menards EastQPS Employment Group (Stacy Holmes)201100P13−139
▸Trans-Am TA2211000P8+71
2020▸ARCA Menards SeriesQPS Employment Group ( Maury Gallagher )13511110P3+4984,699
▸ARCA Menards EastEnd Stigma. Save Lives. (Maury Gallagher)656020P1+357
▸NASCAR Truck611000P18+80
▸ARCA Menards WestA&A All the Way Foundation (Maury Gallagher)211110P9−100
▸Trans-Am TA2101000P8+51
2019▸ARCA Menards SeriesChevy Accessories ( Maury Gallagher )805100P8+4774,558
▸NASCAR Truck300000P34↑180−109
2018▸ARCA Menards SeriesQPS Employment Group ( Matthew Miller )200000P24↑1,212+1243,870
2016▸SKUSA SuperNationals100000—+8132,163
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Mayer finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Brandon Jones5,657176948253%
🇺🇸 Ryan Sieg4,7911731086562%
🇺🇸 Jeb Burton4,2951731136065%
🇺🇸 Justin Allgaier5,7661725511732%
🇺🇸 Austin Hill5,155172779545%
🇺🇸 Jeremy Clements4,2281721234972%
🇺🇸 Sheldon Creed5,659171779445%
🇺🇸 Anthony Alfredo4,7001551134273%
🇺🇸 Josh Williams4,1261511064570%
🇺🇸 Kyle Sieg4,0961451054072%
🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion6,83296395741%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,83153260%
🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 2× champion6,68593633%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,020🇮🇹 Giorgio RodaAsian Le Mans Series5,114
1,021🇮🇹 Matteo BobbiFIA GT Championship5,114
1,022🇺🇸 Stan WattlesIndyCar5,114
1,023🇫🇷 Cathy MullerInternational Formula 30005,113
1,024🇫🇷 Emmanuel CléricoFIA GT Championship5,113
1,025🇫🇷 Olivier GrouillardFIA GT Championship5,111
1,026🇧🇷 Maurizio Sandro SalaFIA GT Championship5,110
1,027🇩🇰 Michael JensenAsian Le Mans Series5,110
1,028🇪🇪 Kevin KorjusGP3 Series5,109
1,029🇮🇹 Alessandro ZampedriFIA GT Championship5,108
1,030🇺🇸 Sam MayerNASCAR Xfinity5,108
1,031🇺🇸 James GueIMSA WeatherTech5,106
1,032🇮🇹 Massimo MontiInternational Formula 30005,106
1,033🇮🇹 Constantino JuniorFIA GT Championship5,104
1,034🇩🇰 Noah StrømstedFormula 35,104
1,035🇧🇪 David SaelensInternational Formula 30005,103
1,036🇫🇷 Romain DumasWEC5,103
1,037🇵🇱 Tymek KucharczykIndy NXT5,103
1,038🇮🇹 Gino MunaronFormula 15,102
1,039🇦🇺 Joey MawsonS50005,102
1,040🇺🇸 Rajah CaruthNASCAR Xfinity5,102
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Synthesized from 2 sources, updated 707h ago

Sam Mayer is a professional stock car racing driver rated 5,340, placing him in the established professional band; this means a full-time seat at the top level of his discipline, capable of winning in strong fields and beating semi-professionals routinely. Mayer has spent his nine-season career almost entirely in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, where he started in 2021 and has accumulated 168 starts, 8 wins, and 30 podiums through 2026. He holds an FIA Silver grading, the professional classification for sportscar and endurance racing that denotes a driver early in a full-time career. Mayer's record in the Xfinity Series represents sustained competition against a field of capable professional rivals; he has finished ahead of Justin Allgaier, a former champion rated 5,813, in 114 of their 168 shared races, and has a winning record against Austin Hill, another former champion at 5,515, taking 90 of 167 head-to-heads. He also holds winning records against established peers including Brandon Jones (5,659) and Ryan Sieg (5,156), though trails Jeremy Clements (4,516) and Jeb Burton (4,521) in their respective matchups.[1]

Mayer has occasionally competed outside the Xfinity Series. He made 14 starts in the NASCAR Truck Series between 2019 and 2021, scoring 1 win and 1 podium, and added 3 Trans-Am TA2 starts in 2020 and 2021 with 1 win and 2 podiums; his most recent recorded activity was a Trans-Am TA2 outing in 2021 where he finished eighth with 1 win and 1 podium across 2 rounds. His average finishing position across all 186 career starts stands at 15th.[2]

Mayer has faced elite opposition in the Xfinity Series, recording individual victories against several FIA Gold and Platinum graded drivers including Kyle Larson, a two-time champion rated 6,882; he beaten Larson on four occasions, though such results are isolated against the span of their competition. Recent headlines indicate Mayer has been competitive in 2026, capturing pole position for the NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Atlanta in July.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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16 Aug 2026
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Two-time Iowa winner Sam Mayer seeks first 2026 victory at track[3]
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