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NASCAR Reviewing Sam Mayer’s Post‑Race Wreck of Jeb Burton at Martinsville

The case follows a Martinsville feud rooted in Talladega bad blood, with tensions heightened by an early‑race shove.

Overview

  • After the checkered flag in Turn 1, Sam Mayer appeared to hook Jeb Burton into the wall, prompting a formal review for potential penalties.
  • The incident capped a race-long dispute that began when Mayer moved Burton on an early restart, an exchange layered over lingering frustration from Talladega.
  • Burton finished sixth and Mayer seventh, with both cars sustaining damage in the post-race contact.
  • Mayer defended his actions and blasted Burton’s racecraft, while Burton labeled Mayer’s move childish and predicted trouble from officials.
  • Team owner Jordan Anderson confronted Mayer in the garage about the torn-up No. 27, saying he wants NASCAR to address the post-race wreck.