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Sam Mayer wins the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in an incredible photo finish, edging out Ryan Sieg by a mere 0.002 seconds. Mayer's last-lap maneuver secured his first win of the 2024 season, while Sieg narrowly missed out on his first Xfinity Series victory after 342 starts.
Sam Mayer won the Andy's Frozen Custard 300 race at Texas Motor Speedway by a mere 0.002 seconds, marking the second-closest finish in NASCAR Xfinity Series history. Mayer's final push on the last lap secured his fifth career win and first of the season, while Ryan Sieg finished just inches short of his first career win in 322 starts.
Despite social media chatter and Alex Bowman's in-car camera footage suggesting he won the Daytona 500, NASCAR's decision to award the victory to William Byron appears to be the correct call. NASCAR's caution protocol freezes the field, and upon reviewing the video evidence and photo released by NASCAR, it seems that Byron was indeed ahead of Bowman when the caution was called. Bowman's demeanor and the video evidence support NASCAR's decision, indicating that the right call was made.
Justin Allgaier overcame a pass-through penalty and a lap down to win the Daytona Xfinity race in a thrilling photo finish, clipping Sheldon Creed by 0.005 seconds. Allgaier's victory marked his second win of the 2023 season and his first-ever on a superspeedway. Daniel Hemric finished third, Parker Kligerman fourth, and Cole Custer rounded out the top five. The race saw multiple wrecks and overtime restarts, adding to the excitement of the event.