Tempers flared between NASCAR Xfinity drivers Jeb Burton and Sam Mayer throughout Saturday’s playoff race at Martinsville Speedway. The Jordan Anderson Racing driver even went forward and fired photographs at Mayer via his in-car radio.
By spinning out and slicing his left-rear tire on Lap 92 in Stage 2, Burton introduced out the fourth warning of the day after a number of side-by-side battles for monitor place. Though not within the playoff image, Burton was upset.
As reported by Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic, Burton instructed his workforce,
“Go forward and inform the 41 (Sam Mayer) that he is carried out. He is carried out once I get to him. F*** him and his championship”
Mayer, who had entered the race ranked seventh in standings and 22 factors beneath the cutoff line, wanted to win to make the Championship 4. However he might solely bag a P7 end. Jeb Burton completed the race sixth, marking his eighth top-10 of this season.
Taylor Grey, driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, received the 250-lap occasion, adopted by Sammy Smith, Brandon Jones, Sheldon Creed, and Aric Almirola within the high 5. Notably, it was Grey’s first profession win within the NASCAR Xfinity Collection.
With the remaining two spots going to Jesse Love and Carson Kvapil, the sector for the upcoming championship race has now been set. Scheduled for this coming Saturday, November 1, the 200-lap race will likely be televised on CW (7:30 pm ET onwards) with stay radio updates on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Jeb Burton’s return to Cup Collection thwarted by ongoing NASCAR lawsuit
Jeb Burton was speculated to compete within the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, however he couldn’t. It was all because of the ongoing antitrust lawsuit that 23XI Racing and Entrance Row Motorsports filed towards NASCAR over its constitution system.
It began with the house owners of the groups denying their signatures on the most recent constitution settlement, arguing that NASCAR ought to dispose of monopolistic practices whereas ending its traditional cartel habits. The ultimate trial is scheduled for December 1. If 23XI and FRM lose, they must compete as open groups. If NASCAR loses, a decade-old enterprise mannequin will collapse.
“I used to be speculated to be on this race immediately, had all of it signed and carried out,” Jeb Burton wrote on social media. “However this lawsuit state of affairs made it very troublesome for us to have the ability to go and make the race so we backed off. Hopefully subsequent 12 months.”
Jeb Burton competed in simply six Cup Collection races up to now 9 years. His first full season within the Cup Collection was again in 2015, when he used to drive for the now-defunct Brad Keselowski Racing. His most up-to-date Cup Collection occasion was the 2024 Cup Collection Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway, the place he completed thirty eighth.
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Edited by Tushhita Barua
