Listen in as Sam Mayer reacts to winning his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America following a thrilling OT finish.
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00:00 14 for 14 here at road America.
00:04 Every little kid dreams, especially following in your dad's footsteps of winning and then
00:08 winning at your home track.
00:10 The dream, did it match reality today?
00:14 >> Oh, my God.
00:15 Oh, my God.
00:16 This car is as fast as a 6 minute 10G.
00:19 It was about getting track position.
00:22 We had it there at the end.
00:23 I lost it for a second.
00:26 All hell broke loose there at the end.
00:28 We ended up on top.
00:30 Oh, my God, this team is so special to get that first win.
00:32 I mean, that monkey off your back, that feels so good.
00:35 I felt it all day.
00:37 I felt like if I can do this one, I can do anything.
00:41 We came here today and did that.
00:43 >> Third to first, third to first, third, you made your way to second, and then back
00:46 to first.
00:47 How much did the speedy dry make the challenge even greater trying to get the win?
00:52 >> Yeah, because I was going to pass him off in the 13 or 12 or whatever, and it went straight.
00:57 There was no grip out there offline.
01:00 It was probably a stupid decision to go on the outside of someone like that, but all
01:05 is well that ends well, I guess.
01:08 >> Sam, first time winner in NASCAR's XFINITY series.
01:11 What better place to do it than your home turf right down the road from where you grew