Sam Mayer — Driver Profile
Car: No. 41 | Team: Haas Factory Team | Manufacturer: Chevrolet Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere | Sponsors: Audibel, Andy's Frozen Custard, Char-Broil Status: Full-time | Hometown: Franklin, Wisconsin | Age: 22
2026 Season
Sam Mayer is the most volatile performer in the Haas Factory Team stable in 2026. Through eight races he has two poles — more than any other driver in the series — and 94 laps led, but also two DNFs that have dragged his average finish to 20.4 and left him 13th in points. His best result is a fifth at Phoenix; his worst is a 35th at Las Vegas. The gap between his raw pace (evidenced by poles and laps led) and his average finish is the defining storyline of his season.
2026 Stats (through 8 races): 13th in points (173 pts) | 0 wins | 1 top 5 | 3 top 10s | 6.1 avg. start | 20.4 avg. finish | 2 poles | 94 laps led
Career
Mayer joined Haas Factory Team after building his O'Reilly résumé through multiple programs, and has been one of the most naturally fast qualifiers in the series. The Wisconsin native has now demonstrated that the raw speed that made him a frequent pole contender can be channeled into front-running results — he just needs to keep the car together to cash in on the pace he regularly shows.
The Story
Mayer's 2026 season is the clearest speed-vs.-finish volatility story in the field. Two poles and 94 laps led tell you the No. 41 has genuine front-running capability. Two DNFs and a 20.4 average finish tell you the car isn't yet reliable enough to translate that speed into points. If Haas and Mayer can clean up the mechanical and incident issues, the underlying pace is championship-caliber. That's the gap they're trying to close in 2026.