The final round of 8 Xfinity Series race at the Martinsville Speedway ended with controversy for Richard Childress Racing. Two of their drivers who had a chance of making it through to the championship race came together on the track on the final lap. The resulting collision ruined both drivers’ chances of making it to Phoenix. The incident left fans shocked and Richard Childress absolutely fuming. Stunned by the incident, Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace made a candid comment.

It is not uncommon for teammates to fight on track, and teams do not usually discourage drivers from going for the win. With far too much at stake going into Martinsville, The worst part is that they lost whatever hope they had of winning the Xfinity Series championship title. While there were two drivers involved, the majority of the team’s ire fell on the one leaving the team at the end of the season.

Xfinity Series drama had Bubba Wallace in shock!

Going into the Martinsville race, RCR had Austin Hill in the top four, 10 points ahead of the cutline. Their second playoff driver, Sheldon Creed, was far behind and needed to win to make it to Phoenix. 

On the last lap of the race at Martinsville, Creed and Hill were locked in a battle for the win. As the driver of the 2 was already leaving the team, RCR might have been favoring the 21 more. But Sheldon Creed is a racer and when there is an opportunity to win a race, no racer will give it up. He made an aggressive move to get ahead of his teammate, which led Austin Hill to spin out and ultimately give up his hopes of the Championship 4. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Justin Allgaier swooped in from out of nowhere and snatched the victory. Eventually, Richard Childress was left with zero drivers in the final 4.

The team owner was left absolutely fuming as he said that Sheldon Creed was the stupidest driver to have ever worked for him. The driver of the #2 didn’t hold back either, as he accused the team of favoritism and revealed that to be one of the reasons why he was quitting. Given how the split was announced by both parties, it is safe to assume that they were not on amicable terms.

Reacting to the incident, Bubba Wallace could not contain his shock over what had transpired. He sent out a tweet that perfectly summarized how the NASCAR fandom felt when they saw the whole incident. “Holy 💩,” the 23XI Racing star tweeted.

The incident sent shockwaves across the NASCAR fandom. Richard Childress and Sheldon Creed both took shots at each other after the race. Fans were left stunned as they flocked under Bubba Wallace’s comments section to make their feelings known.

Fans lose their minds as Richard Childress Racing implodes in Martinsville

Fans at the venue described what it was like to witness the whole incident live, with one fan saying that the track looked like a junkyard afterward. “That was nuts from the stands lmao,” one fan commented.

“The front stretch looks like a literal junkyard,” quipped another.

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Some fans speculated how RCR was going to deal with the situation. One user even suggested that Sheldon Creed would not be a part of the Phoenix race next Saturday. “RCR gonna have an awkward meeting on Monday,” one fan wrote.

“Something tells me Sheldon won’t be in that 2 car next weekend,” commented another.

The Xfinity Series may be NASCAR’s second-tier competition, but it has often served up memorable moments that trump the Cup Series. This was one of them and some fans were ecstatic to see it all go down.

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“That was one of the best @NASCAR_Xfinity finishes ever!” one fan commented.

“God bless the xfinity series,” quipped another.

Whatever the result was, and whether it was right or wrong on Sheldon Creed’s part, is debatable. But that race had one of the best finishes of the 2023 season. Finishes like these are what make NASCAR one of the most entertaining motorsports competitions in the world.