The final elimination race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs at Martinsville Speedway, the IAA and Richie Bros. 250, was supposed to be a tight, emotional fight for the championship spots, but it ended in pure chaos. While Tayler Gray celebrated his first career Xfinity Series victory, securing a win that also vaulted rookie Carson Kvapil into the Championship 4, the real drama unfolded behind him.

The simmering tension of the playoff contention boiled over into a full-scale assault, with Sam Mayer intentionally wrecking Jeb Burton into the outside wall. The bad blood had been brewing all night, dating back to Mayer aggressively forcing Burton out of the groove on an early Stage 1 restart. Burton retaliated late in the race, giving Mayer a slight bump to pass him for 6th place. N

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