By: Ashley McCubbin

With four wins and 13 top-five finishes, Sam Mayer was solid in his second full-time season of NASCAR Xfinity Series competition en route to being one of the four in contention for the championship at Phoenix Raceway. After coming up short, the Wisconsin native returns with JR Motorsports in hunt for his first title. 

Mayer recently spoke with NEWS FROM THE PITS about his thoughts entering the upcoming year.