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Friday night's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway was high-contact, as the track's brand of short track beating and banging was on full display with 16 yellow flags. And drivers beating on each other extended well past the checkered flag, with two of the series' young stars getting into an ugly brawl on pit road.
On the final lap, Ty Gibbs lost the lead to Brandon Jones in the final corner and attempted a final drive off the corner when Sam Mayer ran into Gibbs from behind, moving him up the racetrack and creating a three-car logjam for second place. Mayer ended up driving Gibbs into the wall, relegating the driver of the No. 54 to an eighth-place finish after leading much of the race.
Gibbs expressed his displeasure by running into Mayer after the checkered flag, and things escalated once the two stopped on pit road. Gibbs quickly confronted Mayer, and the two exchanged words and shoves before Gibbs began punching and grabbing Mayer by the head. The two went down in a pile before being separated.