Over the weekend, Sam Mayer won his first race of 2025. It was enough to draw attention from Denny Hamlin on his podcast. Mayer now has eight wins in his NASCAR Xfinity Series career in less than 150 starts.

It was also the first win for team owner Gene Haas since Stewart-Haas Racing shut down and was reorganized into the Haas Factory Team. Mayer has eight career wins now, including back-to-back victories at Iowa Speedway ... with two different race teams.

Mayer, 22, of Franklin, Wisconsin, held off Reiley Herbst in overtime in the June 2024 Hy-Vee Perks 250 at the Iowa Speedway. On Saturday Aug. 2, Mayer cruised to his second-straight win in the Xfinity Series race after a late restart.