Mike Joy is a longtime NASCAR broadcaster for Fox, covering the Cup Series for 25 seasons.
On Sunday, the 75-year-old announcer was in the booth with Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer at Martinsville, where Denny Hamlin dominated the final 73 laps and secured victory, finishing well ahead of Christopher Bell, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate.
This calm ending stood in stark contrast to the chaotic Xfinity Series race the day before at Martinsville.
On the final lap, Sammy Smith intentionally hit Taylor Gray from behind in Turn 3, sending Gray spinning and triggering a major multi-car pileup at the finish line.
During the Cup Series broadcast, Joy commented on the aggressive racing after Erik Jones bumped AJ Allmendinger’s No. 16 Kaulig Racing car, leading to retaliation.
Joy compared the Xfinity race to a “dumpster fire” but later revised his statement, saying a dumpster fire is at least contained, while the Xfinity Series is currently out of control.
