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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Anger dismay from nascar veterans as fallout from martinsville xfinity race continues - Caught on Camera

Martinsville Xfinity NASCAR Sammy Smith Christian Eckes Denny Hamlin Sam Mayer Taylor Gray NASCAR Xfinity Series

The NASCAR Xfinity race at Martinsville featured 14 cautions and one red flag, with 104 of 256 laps run under yellow flag conditions. It was a rough short track race with contact all around the half-mile, culminating in a controversial finish where Sammy Smith came from several car lengths back to wreck race leader Taylor Gray. The move triggered a massive accident that eliminated Smith from contention as well.

Afterwards, Smith claimed "it's what you got to do" in order to win, but several more experienced drivers disagreed. Here's a look at just some of their comments during and after the highly contentious race:

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