Prior to Friday's Cup Series session was practice in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Corey Day is back in the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet this weekend and was fast off the truck, turning in the fourth-best lap time at 28.143 seconds.

NASCAR eyes a penalty for Sam Mayer after a post-race crash at Martinsville. See what’s next in the Sam Mayer Martinsville NASCAR penalty case.

NASCAR Investigates Sam Mayer and Jeb Burton Feud After Xfinity Clash as Elton Sawyer Promises Fair Review of On-Track Incident

“Having (that) type of incident after the checkered flag, it’s just not something we’re going to tolerate,” Sawyer said Tuesday morning on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “We’ll get with our team today, discuss it and see what the next steps are.” Any penalty could come later today.

It seems very likely that Sam Mayer’s season will have ended a week early due to his r etaliatory intentional crash of Jeb Burton after the checkered flag on Saturday following the Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway.

Elton Sawyer, Senior Vice President of Competition for NASCAR, says he believes that something will come from post-race contact from Sam Mayer and Jeb Burton.

Corey Heim claims the 2025 NASCAR championship at Phoenix Raceway after dramatic overtime, thrilling fans—Corey Heim NASCAR championship 2025.

NASCAR senior vice president of competition Elton Sawyer has confirmed that officials are reviewing Sam Mayer’s post-race retaliation against Jeb Burton at Martinsville Speedway.

Hamlin, Briscoe and then Byron all won to earn their spots in the field, while Larson failed to win in the playoffs and earned the final berth through points. Even so, he likes how the No. 5 Chevrolet is running the last nine week and likes his chances Sunday.