NASCAR will meet with Xfinity drivers before Darlington to discuss the rough racing that took place last weekend at Martinsville.

Denny Hamlin snapped his 31-race winless drought in epic fashion in Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway as he led a race-high 274 laps in the 400-lap

NASCAR's Elton Sawyer told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio: "There was a multitude of bad decisions that was made by a multitude of drivers throughout that event."

He’s the Martinsville master, so second to him is not that bad. I felt really bad at the end of the run. Qualifying really good was a big part of our success this weekend. Hopefully we can come back better in the fall and have a nice solid day.

Denny Hamlin ended an agonizing 10-year winless streak at Martinsville Speedway, holding off teammate Christopher Bell in his home state to secure a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Denny Hamlin is constantly finding ways to reinvent himself, and it’s led to a lengthy, successful career in NASCAR. That was on display once again this past weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

The heftiest penalty was toward JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith, who has been docked 50 points in the NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers standings and fined $25,000, following the end of Saturday’s (March 29) Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway.

NASCAR has penalized Sammy Smith 50 points and fined him $25,000 for wrecking Taylor Gray from the lead on the final lap of last weekend’s Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The penalty drops Smith from sixth in the points to 13th in the points heading into Saturday’s race at Darlington Raceway.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville was pure chaos—cars wrecking, tempers flaring, and a wild finish that had everyone talking. But the biggest controversy came on the final lap when Sammy Smith sent Taylor Gray spinning,