Two-time Iowa winner Sam Mayer seeks first 2026 victory at track

NASCAR Cup Series drivers have raced at Iowa Speedway only twice. For the NASCAR O‘Reilly Auto Parts Series, however, Iowa is familiar territory.The latter series will race at the 0.875-mile short track for the 23rd time in Saturday‘s Hy-Vee Perks 250 (5 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).After a four-year absence, the O‘Reilly Series returned to the short track in Newton, Iowa, in 2024. Sam Mayer won that race and successfully defended his victory last year, gi