NASCAR announced Tuesday afternoon that Haas Factory Team driver Sam Mayer has been suspended from Saturday’s Xfinity Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway (7:30 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
After the checkered flag in last weekend’s playoff race at Martinsville Speedway, the No. 41 Ford driver spun Jordan Anderson Racing driver Jeb Burton into the outside wall. The two had prior contact earlier in the event, and Mayer offered pointed words about Burton in his post-race interview.
NASCAR deemed the on-track maneuver from Mayer to be in violation of Section 4.4.B of the NASCAR Member Code of Conduct. Mayer was eliminated from Championship 4 contention at Martinsville after finishing seventh.
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On the Cup Series side, two crew members from the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing team have been suspended for two races after the right-rear wheel detached from Cody Ware’s car during Sunday’s race at Martinsville.
Wheel detachments are a safety violation in the NASCAR rule book, and jackman De’Quan Hampton and rear-tire changer Marquill Osborne will sit out Sunday’s Cup Series championship race and February’s Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
This story will be updated.
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