NASCAR Xfinity Series race ends in controversy with final-lap wreck: 'Absolute garbage'

Austin Hill picked up his 2nd triumph of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series play connected Saturday nighttime astatine Martinsville Speedway but it came with immoderate contention astatine the end.

The contention went to overtime and with 2 laps to go, Sammy Smith jumped retired successful beforehand and was battling Brandon Jones and Taylor Gray for the apical spot. Hill was extracurricular of the apical five. As the drivers made their mode toward the backstretch, a fewer cars got into the partition but nary yellowish emblem was waved.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series operator Austin Hill celebrates his triumph during the Marine Corp 250 astatine Martinsville Speedway successful Virginia, March 29, 2025. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)

Gray took the pb arsenic helium went into the last crook but had Justin Allgaier connected his bumper. It looked similar the contention was going to travel down to Gray, Smith and Allgaier, but successful the last crook the driving got much aggressive.

Smith slammed into the backmost of Gray successful the last crook and moved him up the way and retired of archetypal place. Jones past got into the backmost of Gray and Allgaier tried to determination up the way into first. But their cars slid up the way arsenic good and it was Hill who snuck to the wrong with a small propulsion from Sheldon Creed to prime up the win.

A monolithic wreck occurred arsenic the cars crossed the start-finish line.

Nobody appeared to beryllium pleased with however the contention finished. NASCAR Cup Series prima Denny Hamlin fto his thoughts beryllium known with hours to spell earlier his contention astatine Martinsville began.

Austin Hill aft his triumph during the Marine Corp 250 astatine Martinsville Speedway connected March 29, 2025. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)

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"Absolute garbage," helium wrote connected X. "God I privation I were successful the booth. Id get fired but I damn definite would telephone these idiots out."

Gray told CW Sports helium felt similar helium had "the champion car each day."

"It’s unfortunate. It’s the aforesaid communicative I’ve lived present for 2 years, for 2 Martinsville (races) successful a row," helium said. "It sucks, but it is what it is."

The Athletic caught a confrontation betwixt Smith and Gray extracurricular of the infield attraction center. Harrison Burton besides confronted Smith.

Smith talked astir the last laps with reporters.

"I cognize everyone is going to beryllium huffy and upset astatine maine and accidental I'm a soiled driver, but I don't attraction due to the fact that everybody does it," helium said, via FOX Sports. "And if I was conscionable going to judge it and decorativeness 2nd today, past that conscionable wasn't going to beryllium good with me."

Taylor Gray takes the pb precocious during the Marine Corp 250 astatine Martinsville Speedway, March 29, 2025. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)

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Darlington Raceway is adjacent connected the Xfinity Series schedule. Allgaier inactive holds the points pb with Sam Mayer successful 2nd and Hill successful third. Creed is successful 4th and Jesse Love is successful fifth.

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