NASCAR Xfinity Series Fans Responded to Sam Mayer Benefitting From Late Call, Claiming Drive For the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina In OT At Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course

Within a second of claiming his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race, driver Parker Kligerman eagerly anticipated his long-time-coming triumphant moment.

Within that moment, however, Kligerman debut trip to Victory Lane was suspended, then upended in overtime as Sam Mayer rallied to capture Saturday’s Drive For the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina at the new-look Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.

With Kligerman within yards of crossing the start/finish line, race officials waved the caution flag, signaling overtime.

“It really, really, really hurts,” Klignerman said, as reported by Frontstretch.com.

In another post-race interview, he told CW Sports: “It would’ve meant the world.”

X (Twitter) users replied to the emotions Kligerman must have felt after parking his machine with a P6 …

Kligerman lost his regulation-victory bid by this much …

Mayer’s winning OT move …

Mayer’s team celebrated the Round of 12 finale win and a spot in the Round of 8 that begins next Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mayer secured his third win, one off his career best. Not bad considering he crashed in three of his opening four outings this season …

Class act! Van Gisbergen, who did not advance to the next round of the playoffs, despite a P3 Saturday, took a moment to console a driver in need …

A disappointed Kligerman posted on X (Twitter) soon after departing the course …

The reconfiguration of the road course appeared to create some chaos …

The winner of the previous four Xfinity events at the Charlotte Road Course, AJ Allmendinger (19) earned the Stage 1 bonus points …

Xfinity playoff contenders Riley Herbst (98) and Sheldon Creed (18) were involved in chicane chaos on Lap 34. The mele was ignited when Anthony Alfredo (20) made contact with Herbst’s machine …

Justin Allgaier created a piece of circuit history Saturday …

Road-course racing without brakes? …

Road-course racing respect …

Xfinity Series trivia …

Tough road-course competitors …

Still, without a circuit win, Kligerman made his move with nine rotations remaining …

OT action …

Xfinity Series has its great eight …