Sammy Smith of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Self -destroying Nascar career after the attack in MartinSville caused indignation

Do you still remember Daytona 500 in 2018? It was the last race, and Aric Almirola was leading. He saw an affected Austin Dillon running outside in Turn 3. Trying to block him, Almirola slipped to the right, just to be rotated and stabbed into the wall after Dillon did not lift his foot off the gas! Dillon won the race, and Almirola didn’t even finish. Ignoring the controversy, Almirola has made a very fair view of all those involved in Nascar:

“He didn’t drive too aggressively, he was trying to win at Daytona 500 like me.”And a recent Xfinity has witnessed something similar to some extent.

The outbreaks at MartinSville Speedway. ‘Half chaotic’ truly lived with its name at the US Marine Corps 250 in 2025 after a chaotic ending for the Xfinity Series race. Taylor Gray was very close to ensure his first victory in the second rank of Nascar, just to be destroyed by Sammy Smith in the last turn. What happened after that was a complete chaos, when many cars were scattered on the track, some passed the finish line while spinning, and a candidate was hard to win.

A boundary was not overcome in Martinsville, it was blown away! And the driver of Dale Jr., Sammy Smith, did not regret his actions, although the accident caused widespread criticism. The two riders were seen confrontation with each other later, no one was satisfied with the results of the race.

Sammy Smith is seeking revenge

It was a battle between Taylor Gray and Sammy Smith at MartinSville Speedway. Both riders are competing for a victory in the last two races at the US Marine Corps 250. Not afraid to dirty hands, both riders do not hesitate to exchange paint. Joe Gibbs is a collision and runs lightly before being stabbed by Smith’s 8th Chevy 8 in the last race.

This move is not as effective as Sammy Smith hopes that when the JR Motorsports racer crashed into the teammen Allgaier teammate in this process, forcing him to go to the 10th finish.

“I mean, unfortunately. You know, I am not proud of what I did. It’s just that he did not respect me, and he flipped me under the red flag, wriggling into my door. I moved him into (turn) one, then he still led twice to restart that, and walked on the straight line behind, I thought to myself, what he would do in this situation.”

No affection is lost between the two riders. Although Smith does not want to be labeled as a ‘dirty’ racer, fighting to win is his priority, even if that means he has to race his whole time in this process. Explaining his reasons, the Iowa person said:

“I mean, if I just let him go, I accept that I will go second today. I have tried my best for my team and myself to win. It is not not good enough.”

Sammy Smith went out to take revenge in the last race. He received a series of hand -to -hand gestures from Taylor Gray in a stop in the 232th round and wanted to take revenge. Unfortunately, the implementation of karma was ineffective with both riders, when racer Joe Gibbs Racing ended in the 29th position, while the prodigy of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Can not reach the top year.

Looking back at the incident with Sammy Smith, Gray said:

“I was a bit uncomfortable when he hit me for the first time, just because I felt like I didn’t cause a scratch for him for the whole year. He may have raced me a little better. But then, once again, it was Martinsville. I have to understand that it will happen. But what he has done when I am, I don’t need the brake. And just destroy me clearly. So I don’t know.Regardless of the incident, the results are available and cannot be done.

Finally, the winner from the chaos in the final round was Austin Hill, who went from Thursday to the first in the blink of an eye. Richard Children Racing has won the second year of the year, earning $ 100,000. The accident only showed that revenge was not always the answer, and perhaps Sammy Smith would be better if accepting a victory in second place. Will Taylor Gray seek retaliation at Darlington Raceway next week? Time will answer.

Taylor Gray yearn for redemption in Darlington

It is difficult not to feel sorry for Taylor Gray. The native of New Mexico led the best 87 rounds in MartinSville Speedway and deserved to win on one of the most difficult races in Nascar calendar. Instead, he ended with the second bad result in the season after his rotation in Turn 3 and 4. He also had a late incident with Christian Eckes at the ‘The Paperclip’ last year, leading to another confrontation on the pit road.

Despite two continuous heartbreaking, Gray now will force himself to stand up, brush off and towards the race in Darlington. Although the results may not be beneficial for him, the young man can draw a lot of positive things from his performance at MartinSville. Now, the XFinity Series victory seems to be within reach, the Toyota racer No. 54 will not miss any chance to get in the knockout round with a victory.

As for Sammy Smith, the Iowa people will also set the goal of breaking his 12 -match series. Can another controversy be possible? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section!