A little over a month ago, Sam Mayer notched a big achievement. The 22-year-old driver broke off Connor Zilisch’s invincible streak, defending his crown at Iowa Speedway. After taking control following a lap 221 restart, he led all the way to clinch the first-ever victory for Haas Factory Team. This elevated HFT’s status as a young team that came into existence barely a year ago. Now, Mayer is taking the team’s fame to greater heights – in a crossover.
While Sam Mayer prepares for the highly anticipated Xfinity Series championship, he is dabbling in off-track pursuits as well. Mayer’s 3rd-place finish in Bristol marked his 13th top-five finish of the year. So, Mayer can comfortably devote time to some funny exchanges with a WWE athlete.
Sam Mayer turns a myth into reality
WWE NXT TV has hosted a unique face since last summer. That is none other than Joe Hendry, the Scottish wrestler who won the British Senior National Championships in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Presently, he is a darling in WWE, being a big part of the TNA-WWE partnership. Fans on American soil are getting to know him for an iconic dialogue. “Say his name, and he appears.” So the legend goes that if you say Hendry’s name, he will be there for you. And NASCAR Xfinity Series star Sam Mayer wanted to test this saying – and was flabbergasted by the result.
In a video posted by The CW on X, a group of WWE stars, featuring Andre Chase and Kale Dixon, huddled together talking about an unlikely topic. Chase said, “So today I brought in two guys who know a little bit about going fast while keeping it under control.” And then, Sam Mayer and Cole Custer appeared on the screen – but mind you, Custer’s face is invisible inside his helmet. Then we heard Mayer professing his love for Joe Hendry. He said, “Dude, I’m a huge fan, I love this, it’s awesome, so honored to be here. And I loved that whole deal where you say his name like he just appears. That was awesome,” Yet Mayer held his doubts: “But I have to ask you, is it real?”