Nascar penalized Sammy Smith 50 points and inflicted a fine of $ 25,000 for destroying Taylor Gray from the head in the last round of the Xfinity Series race last weekend in Martinsville Speedway.
The penalty goes to Smith from the sixth of the points to 13th row before the race on Saturday at Darlington Raceway.
AUTO: MAR 30 MAR NASCAR CUP COOK OUT 400 Series
Mars Nascar Cup classification: Christopher Bell climbs in first place
Advertisement
Christopher Bell won two of the five cup races in March and finished second in another race.
Smith transformed Gray’s car entering the 3 Tour 3 last weekend in Martinsville and sparked a multi-care accident while the land arrived at the finish line.
“I thought he would have done me the same,” said Smith after the race. “He moved me if I was in the lead. This is what you have to do. If you don’t do that, you’re going to be the one who will give you.
“I know that everyone is crazy and upset against me and say that I am a dirty driver, but I don’t care because everyone does. If I was just going to accept it and finish second today, then it just was not going to lead with me. ”
Nascar Xfinity Series US Marine Corps 250
The competitors express dissatisfaction in the race at the end of the Martinsville XFINITY event
Advertisement
Several late incidents and a multi-caughting crash on the last round have triggered strong emotions.
Smith’s actions have sparked the competitors about what he has done and the race in the Xfinity series.
The Denny Hamlin Cup pilot criticized the race and called Nascar to intervene during the race. Hamlin wrote on social networks that “Martinsville is a song that could use a” avoidable contact “penalty. He also wrote on social networks: “God, I would have liked to be in the stand (televised). ID (sic) is dismissed, but I would certainly call these idiots. »»
The winner of Xfinity, Austin Hill, said after the race: “I think that at the end of the day, when it is a green white during a race in Martinsville, respect and things are through the window and I hate to say that. path to Martinsville that we do. »»
Said Joey Logano on Tuesday on Siriusxm Nascar Radio on Smith’s actions in the last round: “Going from two car lengths and by moving someone directly. Not acceptable. It is not aggressive conduct. It is a demolition derby. It’s not professional. “
