Brad Keselowski calls out NASCAR team owners after Xfinity Series controversy at Martinsville

Following the poor racing in the Truck Series, but especially the Xfinity Series this weekend, Brad Keselowski is calling out NASCAR team owners. There is clearly something wrong with the development series.

Take away the final lap, overtime bomb that Sammy Smith threw in Turn 3 to take out Taylor Gray. Even without that incident, this race was sloppy. It was getting criticism from fans, drivers, and others in the industry before that last restart.

What happened in the Truck Series on Friday you can almost excuse. That series has been well-behaved since Daytona 2024 and that horrendous Phoenix championship race in 2023. But the Xfinity Series was inexcusable.

Again, it isn’t just about Sammy Smith. Brad Keselowski isn’t calling out one driver. Sam, Austin Hill, Connor Zilisch, and others had either blatantly bad moves or at least questionable decisions.

“I’ve been really quiet on this over the last few days but it’s clear this is important to fix and also clear that it’s bigger than 1 [one] race weekend,” Keselowski posted on X/Twitter.

“My 2 [two] centers – The solution needs to come from the car owners not NASCAR. Until the car owners are willing to park their drivers for getting this out of control, very little will change.

“I get that they are all scared to park a funded driver out of fear they will lose the money to continue [their] operations. However, at some point, that’s the risk you have to take to get this right. I believe if all of the teams do it together, it would work.”

I’ve been really quiet on this over the last few days but it’s clear this is important to fix and also clear that it’s bigger than 1 race weekend.

My 2 cents- The solution needs to come from the car owners not NASCAR. Until the car owners are willing to park their drivers for… https://t.co/JvJw1q4X4A

— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) March 31, 2025

Brad Keselowski has been a Truck Series owner. He is currently a co-owner of RFK Racing in the Cup Series. If anyone knows how this works from a driver and owner standpoint, it is Keselowski.

Something has to change with these young drivers. Short track racing is physical and aggressive. What we saw this past weekend was just over the top. It was akin to Austin Dillon at Richmond last season.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was posting about the race when Mayer ran over Christian Eckes and wrecked the entire Kaulig Racing trio. Denny Hamlin posted about the race before the end of it as well. 102 laps under caution on Saturday. Just awful racing.

Do team owners like Dale Jr. have to step in? NASCAR is weighing penalties and is reviewing the incident involving Sammy Smith on the last lap. But what if they don’t penalize him? Does JR Motorsports have a responsibility to set the record straight?