CONCORD, N.C. — Sam Mayer won on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a controversial overtime finish Saturday that allowed Mayer to advance in the Xfinity Series playoffs.
It came at the expense of Parker Kligerman , who not only was denied his first career Xfinity Series victory in regulation by a NASCAR scoring call, but also was eliminated from the playoff field.
Kligerman was leading headed toward the white flag that would have signified the final lap of the race when Leland Honeyman ran into the tire barrier. NASCAR could have thrown the caution immediately — that’s how deep into the tire barrier Honeyman was — but the yellow inexplicably didn’t flash until the split second Kligerman was about to cross under the white flag that would have made the race official.
Kligerman’s team was celebrating on pit road when NASCAR ruled the driver had not taken the white flag and the race would go to overtime. It was a record-tying 14th overtime race of the Xfinity Series this season.