NASCAR
Sam Mayer Parked for Phoenix after Post-Race Wreck at Martinsville
NASCAR announced in their weekly penalty report on Tuesday that Sam Mayer will not be competing at Phoenix Raceway. This suspension follows a post-race altercation in turn one at Martinsville Speedway last Saturday, where Mayer turned Jeb Burton into the outside wall. NASCAR officials say that Mayer violated Rulebook Sections 4.4.B: NASCAR Member Code of Conduct.
Both Mayer and Burton shared reactions after this incident to TSJSports’ Noah Lewis.
Sam Mayer says “that sounds great to me!” when told Burton intended to fight post-race.
“That dude doesn’t have the ‘it factor’ he has the ‘shit factor.’ #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/v4Y94MiZqt
— Noah Lewis (@Noah_Lewis1) October 26, 2025
.@JebBurtonRacing sounds off about @sam_mayer_
“He’s a punk and everyone knows it.”
Jeb was hoping to get to Sam post-race but was stopped at the opposite end of pit road.
He says there would not have been much talking. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/rPtriIx8Sx
— Noah Lewis (@Noah_Lewis1) October 26, 2025
Haas Factory Team has also announced that fellow Ford Xfinity Series driver Ryan Sieg will pilot the No. 41 Mustang in Mayer’s absence.
Other penalties stemming from Martinsville include a two-race suspension for two crew members from Rick Ware Racing. The No. 51 Ford lost a wheel on track midway through Sunday’s Cup Series race. The suspension will be in effect Sunday at Phoenix and the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (Feb. 1, 2026).
A loose wheel on the No. 51 puts us back under caution on Lap 242. pic.twitter.com/XcUQLxkrbS
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) October 26, 2025
Shane Gray, the father of Saturday’s Xfinity Series winner Taylor Gray, was also given an indefinite suspension for an unspecified behavioral infraction. He also violated Rulebook Sections 4.4.B.
Written by Peter Stratta
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