NASCAR penalty report from Martinsville Speedway
Over the weekend, NASCAR raced at Martinsville Speedway with a lot on the line. The half-mile hosted the final playoff elimination race and set the Championship 4 drivers for this coming weekend at Phoenix Raceway.
View the NASCAR penalty report from Martinsville Speedway below.
Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race saw drama after crossing the finish line. Sam Mayer drove into Jeb Burton sending him into the wall. He was showing frustration after the race was over.
In the post race interview, Mayer admitted to his actions. While that’s great for the fans, this only gave NASCAR more reason to issue a penalty.
Mayer was aware of that as he stated, “I’m probably going to get in trouble for this interview already. Just trying to make up for it.”
Watch the full Sam Mayer interview here
NASCAR has been harsh on similar moves in the past. Earlier this season, Austin Hill was suspended one-race for intentionally crashing Aric Almirola. However, that situation was arguably less of an infraction than this one as it occurred during race conditions.
Earlier today, NASCAR hinted that a penalty was on the way.
“Having those types of incidents after the checkered flag is not something we’re going to tolerate,” Elton Sawyer told Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
NASCAR hints at a penalty for Sam Mayer after crashing post-finish
It was never a question of if Sam Mayer would be penalized or not. However, there was question as to how steep the penalty would be.
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Penalties
Driver/Team: Sam Mayer No. 41
Date: 10/25/2025
Level: Behavioral
Infraction: (Section 4.4.B) NASCAR Member Code of Conduct
Penalty: Driver (Sam Mayer) has been suspended from NASCAR for the next points event, through Phoenix Raceway, November 2, 2025.
Sam Mayer crashes Jeb Burton (Video)
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