Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Shriners Children's 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 19, 2023 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NASCAR: Mayer spins out Gibbs to win Xfinity race

Ty Gibbs, led 70 of 86 laps, but a late caution bunched up the field and gave Mayer a shot to spin out Gibbs and win the Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday.

In NASCAR, if you are not talented enough to win on merit, you can just spin out your opponent and take the win, and you get to keep it.

Mayer took advantage by nudging Gibbs out of the way as they entered the first turn. Mayer said the contact was accidental [of course he would say that].

“I wheel-hopped it,” said Mayer, whose first Xfinity victory came last month at Road America. “I feel bad for doing that, obviously.

“You don’t want to take out a Gibbs car like that or any car like that. But just trying to get another win in the Xfinity Series. I got a lot of catching up to do.

“I was in there. I put my nose in there. That’s part of it. Fenders are fenders. It’s an accident, but I think everyone can agree that it’s OK for a Xfinity Series regular to win this race.”

Sheldon Creed finished second, with Parker Kligerman, Ross Chastain and Connor Mosack rounding out the top five.

Ty Gibbs, driver of the #19 He Gets Us Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Shriners Children's 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 19, 2023 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK – AUGUST 19: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #19 He Gets Us Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Shriners Children’s 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 19, 2023 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Xfinity Race Results

Fin Str No. Driver Team Laps Led Status
1 5 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 86 8 Running
2 13 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 86 0 Running
3 14 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet 86 0 Running
4 17 91 Ross Chastain(i) Protect Your Melon #BUCKLEUPNY Chevrolet 86 0 Running
5 19 24 Connor Mosack Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota 86 0 Running
6 12 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota 86 0 Running
7 4 0 Cole Custer HighPoint Ford 86 1 Running
8 18 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 86 0 Running
9 2 17 Alex Bowman(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 86 4 Running
10 25 27 Jeb Burton Honoring All First Responders Chevrolet 86 0 Running
11 24 9 Brandon Jones Menards/MagickWoods Chevrolet 86 0 Running
12 32 6 Brennan Poole TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 86 0 Running
13 33 4 Kyle Weatherman TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 86 2 Running
14 11 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 86 0 Running
15 21 45 Sage Karam Rich Mar/Lakewood Vineyards Chevrolet 86 0 Running
16 3 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 86 1 Running
17 1 19 Ty Gibbs(i) He Gets Us Toyota 86 70 Running
18 9 18 Sammy Smith # Pilot Flying J Toyota 86 0 Running
19 37 28 Kyle Sieg SFWW/LOTZE Ford 86 0 Running
20 7 8 Josh Berry Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet 86 0 Running
21 26 39 Ryan Sieg Ford 86 0 Running
22 36 38 Joe Graf Jr. G-coin Ford 85 0 Running
23 6 11 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 84 0 Running
24 22 8 Alex Labbe Refology Chevrolet 83 0 Running
25 28 7 Josh Bilicki Burdicks All Season Roofing Ford 83 0 Running
26 29 31 Parker Retzlaff # Funkaway Chevrolet 82 0 Running
27 8 10 Kyle Busch(i) LA Golf Chevrolet 78 0 Transmission
28 15 26 Kaz Grala Island Coastal Lager Toyota 78 0 Accident
29 20 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 66 0 Suspension
30 35 43 Ryan Ellis Costa Oil Chevrolet 65 0 Running
31 27 78 Anthony Alfredo BOTTICELLI Chevrolet 61 0 Axle
32 38 35 Stanton Barrett Horeseheads Brewing Toyota 56 0 Suspension
33 23 44 Stefan Parsons AAN Adjusters/Gilreath Farms Chevrolet 45 0 Brakes
34 31 96 Max McLaughlin Randco Chevrolet 43 0 Accident
35 10 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 37 0 Suspension
36 34 92 Josh Williams Nordic Logistics/Alloy Chevrolet 23 0 Accident
37 16 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric/One Stop Chevrolet 21 0 Suspension
38 30 2 Blaine Perkins # Gratis Chevrolet 11 0 Transmission