{"id":60605,"date":"2024-07-13T22:14:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T03:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=60605"},"modified":"2024-07-13T22:14:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T03:14:24","slug":"fed-up-chandler-smith-rips-sam-mayer-takes-up-for-svg-after-pocono-confrontation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/fed-up-chandler-smith-rips-sam-mayer-takes-up-for-svg-after-pocono-confrontation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed-up Chandler Smith rips Sam Mayer, takes up for SVG after Pocono confrontation"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the NASCAR<\/a> Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway, Chandler Smith confronted Sam Mayer, yelling at him through his window. Smith and Mayer apparently got into it a few times on the track. <\/p>\n

Even though Sam Mayer was confused, Chandler Smith knew exactly why he was upset with the JR Motorsports driver. He put a lot of pressure on Smith going over the tunnel turn, the most treacherous part of the track. <\/p>\n

Eventually, Mayer did wreck Shane van Gisbergen. Another point that Smith brought up. <\/p>\n

\u201cI mean he sat on my door in the tunnel turn, three times and I about wrecked all three times, and then he wrecked the 97 [SVG]. He ain\u2019t gonna mess with me anymore, I can promise you that and if he does I guarantee he won\u2019t do it again. So, hopefully, he got the message.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if this was a long term issue, Chandler Smith said no, it was purely about what happened on the track at Pocono. <\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I\u2019ve never had anything go on with Mayer at all. We\u2019ve always raced each other clean, and respectful, and I\u2019ve had respect for him. I know a lot of other people in the garage have never really been on that same page with him. I\u2019ve always had good run-ins with him so I was like, \u2018Eh, it\u2019s whatever I guess. Just sucks to be you, right?\u2019 Today I got a glimpse of what they were talking about and I\u2019m not going to put up with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see if this turns into a JRM vs JGR rivalry here. Sam Mayer and Chandler Smith are up front often, this won\u2019t be the last time they race each other close. <\/p>\n

Sam Mayer unsure why Chandler Smith is upset <\/h2>\n

After he got a talking to from Chandler Smith, Sam Mayer was asked about the conversation<\/a>. Mayer wasn\u2019t sure what upset Smith so much. The No. 1 driver chalked it up to hard racing. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe can\u2019t handle being raced hard, I guess, I don\u2019t know,\u201d Sam Mayer said, according to\u00a0a video posted on Twitter by the NASCAR Xfinity Series<\/a>. \u201cThat was the last person I expected to be upset with me today. Huge apologies out to the 97 guys. I just messed up. I drove in a little too hard. Brake pedal started fanning a little bit and I didn\u2019t account for that, so that\u2019s on me there.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Chandler, I don\u2019t know, man. Not my problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sam Mayer and Chandler Smith are young. They can get hot-headed quickly. However, given what we saw from Mayer when it came to SVG, I am inclined to side with Smith on this one. Mayer was not making great judgment calls out there. Still some immaturity and experience to iron out. <\/p>\n

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