Watch: Taylor Gray, Sammy Smith exchange words after last-lap contact Austin Hill won the race while Smith finished tenth and Gray was 29th.

Smith, the JR Motorsports driver, slammed into race-leader Taylor Gray on the final corner, taking them both out of contention and allowing Austin Hill to drive by to take the checkered flag.

He finished in 10th place. Taylor Gray was 29th, so a points penalty just to even things out could potentially be viewed as appropriate. "I’m not proud of what I did," Smith said.

Smith initiated contact on the final lap of Saturday\\\"s Marine Corps 250 with race leader Taylor Gray, speeding his No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet into the back bumper of Gray\\\"s No. 54 […] ...

JR Motorsports will not appeal the penalty to Sammy Smith after the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville. Smith was docked 50 points for taking out Taylor Gray at the end of the race.

Unfortunately, the conflict continued off-track when Gray and Smith nearly came to blows outside the care center, but security intervened at the right moment. Smith was penalized with 50 points ...

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Sammy Smith cleared out Taylor Gray from behind going into Turn 3, causing Gray to spin. That also ended up ruining Smith’s chance to win, as he got caught up in the wash.

Sammy Smith cleared out Taylor Gray from behind going into Turn 3, causing Gray to spin. That also ended up ruining Smith’s chance to win, as he got caught up in the wash.

Tuesday evening, NASCAR released its weekly penalty report and announced that JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith has been fined $25,000 and docked 50 championship driver points for his retaliatory ...