Sam Mayer finished fourth in the CarShield 200 Presented by CK Power at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway on Sunday.
Mayer's top-five finish, the first time he has achieved that result this year, added 45 points to his season total.
Mayer started in 15th position and led 24 laps in the race, holding the lead a total of two times. The second-year driver has never finished inside the top 10 in his career.
The Franklin, Wisconsin native's starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting five spots higher than his career mark of 20.2 and completing the race 15 places ahead of his 18.8 career average finish.
Mayer's fourth-place finish was against a field of 33 drivers. The race endured five cautions and 23 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were seven lead changes.
Sheldon Creed finished first in the race, followed by Brett Moffitt in the No. 2 spot and Austin Hill in third place. Mayer took fourth in front of Stewart Friesen's finish to secure fifth.
Todd Gilliland got off to a strong start in the race, winning Stages 1 and 2, but couldn't hold on to end up in Victory Lane.
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