Dale Earnhardt Jr. has opened up on the serious conversation he had with his Xfinity Series driver Sammy Smith who was involved in the Martinsville controversy.

The Xfinity Series race at the iconic Martinsville Speedway turned into a disaster, thanks to Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 8 driver. Twenty-year-old Sammy Smith sparked the chaos when he rear-hooked then-race leader Taylor Gray into the wall on the final lap.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he’s never been more “disappointed and frustrated” leaving a racetrack than he was this past Saturday night at Martinsville. Earnhardt took issue with the lack of respect shown between drivers during the race,